Lady Gaga To Ring In 2012 In Times Square

Pop superstar Lady Gaga will lead the countdown to 2012 in New York’s Times Square.

The city’s mayor Michael Bloomberg selected Gaga as his special guest to push a Waterford Crystal button and drop the ball in Times Square at 11:59pm on Saturday, the New York Post reported Wednesday.

Each year, the mayor chooses a guest to help drop the ball and count down the year’s final minute.

Past choices have included Bill and Hillary Clinton, Colin Powell, Muhammad Ali and Rudy Giuliani.

The singer will also perform on ABC’s “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2012.”