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Rain did not hinder the midnight acorn drop and fireworks display. 



RALEIGH, N.C. — After a soggy Saturday afternoon, the skies cleared up in time for the 7p.m. and midnight acorn drops at WRAL First Night Raleigh, the annual New Year's Eve celebration in downtown Raleigh.

Early afternoon and evening rain prompted the cancelation of the People's Procession walking parade, which was scheduled to happen at 6 p.m. The rain didn't stop live music from starting on the main stage, though, with the Tray Wellington Band kicking off the night in City Plaza.

After an afternoon of rain, the showers moved out in time for the evening's two acorn drops and fireworks displays.

The early countdown and acorn drop happened as planned at 7 p.m., followed by fireworks. The midnight acorn dropped and fireworks also happened as planned.

Musician Paige King Johnson, a native of Angier, stopped by during WRAL's broadcast of First Night Raleigh.

NOW JUST ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF AWAY FROM THAT BIG ACORN DROP. WELL, NEW YEAR'S EVE IS THE NIGHT. WE ALL THINK ABOUT WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED AND WHAT'S AHEAD IN THE NEW YEAR. &gt;&gt; THAT'S WHY WRAL LOVES TO HIGHLIGHT LOCAL MUSICIANS ON THE WAY TO MAKING A BIG WRAL'S KEELY. ARTHUR AND DAN HAGGERTY JOINING US LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN RALEIGH WITH A SPECIAL GUEST WHO'S HAD QUITE A BIG YEAR THIS &gt;&gt; HEY, JULIE. AND THAT'S RIGHT. WE HAVE ONE OF THOSE AMAZING LOCAL RESISTANCE RIGHT HERE. PAGE CAME JOHNSON, YOU'RE A MANAGER. HOW ARE YOU DOING TONIGHT? I'M GOOD AT ACTUALLY NEVER BEEN TO THE WHOLE FIRST NIGHT, RALEIGH, 11. AND THIS IS A WHOLE EXPERIENCE. IT SO TOUGH AND WE'RE SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE. THANK YOU FOR HAVING TALK ABOUT EXPERIENCE YOUR 2022. HAS BEEN. &gt;&gt; AMAZING. YOU COME OUT WITH YOUR VERY FIRST ALBUM. YOU WORKED WITH CAN TELL. IT'S COUNTRY MUSIC. LEGENDS LIKE THAT. &gt;&gt; AND TELL US HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT 2022, WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR BIGGEST HIGHLIGHT YOU MAKING MUSIC VIDEOS NOW HAS TO BE A BIT SURREAL. CRAZY. I MEAN, THE DREAM IS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE YOUR MUSIC AND TO BE ABLE TO CALL THAT YOUR FULL-TIME JOB. AND I PLAYED 133 SHOWS US YEAR, TRAVELED ALL OVER NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, ALL OVER THE SOUTHEAST AND THAT THAT IS THE DREAM. SO I'M LIVING IT EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT YOU IS YOU'RE HERE. YOU'RE DOING THE MUSIC AND EVERYTHING IN OUR STATE LOCALLY AND THAT ALLOW YOU TO CREATE CONNECTIONS AND ARE SAYING YOU HAVE A SPECIAL CONNECTION WITH THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. TELL. YEAH, I'M THE FIRST OFFICIAL AMBASSADOR FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WHICH IS &gt;&gt; A DREAM I WANT TO YOU WANT TO DO GROUP ON A FARM IN ANGIER NORTH CAROLINA GRAPH SHOWING HORSES IN 4 H AND FFA AND SO AGRICULTURE'S ALWAYS BEEN A REALLY BIG PART OF ME AND TO BE ABLE TO FROM THIS WORLD WHERE MUSIC AND AGRICULTURE CAN KIND OF FUSE TOGETHER IS AMAZING. AND I GET TO TRAVEL AROUND AND VISIT SCHOOLS ALL OVER THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. &gt;&gt; WE RELEASED A MUSIC VIDEO AN ORIGINAL SONG FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE THIS YEAR WORKING WE'VE GOT TO BE IN SEE IS JUST SO FUN. GOOD IN BASSETT. YEAH, RIGHT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE MUSIC. YOU HAVE A SINGLE OUT NOW FAMOUS AND NOT YET. TELL US ABOUT THAT. SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE COMING DOWN THE LINE AND WILL PLAY THE MUSIC JUST SO FAMOUS. AND THAT WAS THE MOST RECENT SINGLE OFF OF THE ALBUM. AND IT HIT NUMBER. 25 ON THE BILLBOARD CHARTS JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO, WHICH I WAS SO GRATEFUL TO PAM TILLIS PRODUCE THAT MUSIC VIDEO FOR US AND IT CAME OUT ON CMT A FEW MONTHS AGO. AND SO IT'S JUST GREAT TO HAVE A SONG LIKE YOU KNOW, TO REMIND YOU STAY HUMBLE AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO, WHETHER YOU'RE SINGING OR WHETHER YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, JUST A GROCERY STORE CLERK OR WHATEVER IT IS. IT'S IT'S IMPORTANT. DON'T STAY TOO WHAT I'VE EATEN TO REACH THE BILLBOARD CHARTS HAD TO BEEN A MOMENT THAT YOU DRESSED UP. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT THAT FELT LIKE. YEAH. AND IT ALL STARTS FROM HOME. I MEAN, I HAVE SUCH GREAT FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND FRIENDS THAT ARE JUST AROUND HERE IN RALEIGH AND ALL AROUND THE TRIANGLE AREA. THEY'RE THE PEOPLE WHO CONTINUE TO CALL THE RADIO STATIONS AND ASK HIM, YOU KNOW, I HAVE GREAT SUPPORT FROM LOCAL STATIONS HERE AND ALL THE WAY SPANNING 2 FROM COAST TO COAST. AND SO IT'S JUST AMAZING THAT THE 12 YEAR-OLD LITTLE GIRL WHO STARTED PLAYING GUITAR IS NOW REACHING STATIONS AND PEOPLE EVER. YEAH, I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANY LIKE I NEED PAGE CAME RIGHT NOW. LET'S TAKE A LISTEN. &gt;&gt; AND SINCE HE AND A NECK AND NECK AND LIE. STUDENTS IN A NEW FRONT, ALL &gt;&gt; I'M SAYING THIS &gt;&gt; THAT LED TO WHAT TO LISTEN TO YOUR MUSIC, SUPPORT YOU AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND HOW CAN THEY FIND YOU? AND THE WEBSITE IS PAGE KING JOHNSON DOT COM ON ALL SOCIAL MEDIA'S EVERYWHERE AT PAGE BEING JOHNSON. SO LEARN NEW FANS YOU GO. YOU'VE GOT US. YOU'VE GOT GRADUATION. YOU WRITE WRITE ACTUALLY TO DRAFT AN AMAZING 2022 YEARS SKY'S THE LIMIT. 23, I KNOW. &gt;&gt; ALWAYS CHECK OFF A NEW STATE EVERY SINGLE YEAR. SO HOPING TO CHECK OFF A NEW STATE PLAY IN THERE AND &gt;&gt; I PEOPLE ALL OVER YOU. WELL, THANKS FOR SPENDING TIME WITH US TONIGHT. PAGE JULIAN WILL SEND IT BACK IN IT. YOU 5 PAGE THAT 133 SHOWS THIS YEAR. THAT'S A LARGE REASON.

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"I've actually never been to the whole First Night Raleigh thing," Johnson said. "This is a whole experience."

Johnson said she played 133 shows in 2022.

Music producer Dave Rose joined WRAL First Night Raleigh to discuss the music scene in the Triangle.

DOWNTOWN FAYETTEVILLE, HAVING SUCH A GREAT TIME WILL COME BACK TO YOU. >> THE MUSIC SCENE IN RALEIGH AND THE TRIANGLE AREA IS QUITE PROLIFIC. FIRST NIGHT, RALEIGH, OF COURSE, IS A GREAT PLACE TO HEAR SOME AMAZING BANDS AND MUSICIANS. YOU'VE BEEN HEARING THEM ALL NIGHT WRAL'S DAN HAGGERTY AND KEELEY ARE THERE ARE JOINED BY THE MAN BEHIND MUCH OF THAT MUSIC WE ALL ENJOY AND MAJOR FESTIVALS IN THE AREA >> HEY, JULIAN. YEAH, THIS IS DAVE ROSE. HE IS THE CEO OF DEEP SOUTH ENTERTAINMENT. HOW YOU FEEL TONIGHT? HEY, IT'S GREAT. GREAT GRAND NEW YEAR. EXCITING TIMES. A CREATIVE COMMUNITY. WE'VE GOT IT ALL DATE. YOU AND YOUR COMPANY. I THINK WHAT YOU DO MOST PEOPLE TAKE FOR GRANTED A LITTLE BIT. THEY DON'T KNOW THE INNER WORKINGS BEHIND THE SCENES, BUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I KNOW ALL OF YOU AT HOME THE THE THINGS YOU'VE ATTENDED AND SENIOR THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE FAIR. OF COURSE, THAT MUSIC FEST, FAYETTEVILLE, DOGWOOD MUSIC FESTIVAL, ROCKY MOUNT MILLS, MUSIC SET TO GO ON AND ON. BUT EVENTUALLY THE BALL WOULD DROP TO TALK ABOUT AND WORK ON. TALK ABOUT FINDING THE LOCAL TALENT. HOW YOU GO ABOUT DOING THAT. >> AND HOW RICH THE PULL IS HERE IN THE RALEIGH AREA. YOU KNOW WHAT'S AMAZING IS RECENTLY ROLLING STONE RANKED DOES IS ONE OF THE TOP 10 MUSIC MARKET IN THE COUNTRY, WHICH MEANS FINDING THE TALENT IS NOT THAT HARD. WE ARE TRULY ONE OF THE MOST CREATIVE MARKETS IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. AND I ATTRIBUTE THAT A LOT TO THIS SCHOOLS HERE. THE UNIVERSITIES HERE IN THE TECHNOLOGY YEAR, PEOPLE COMING HERE FOR A LOT OF REASONS. BUT A LOT OF THEM OWN A GUITAR AND THEY START A BAND AND IT'S ALL HAPPENING HERE WHERE YOU LIVE. WHEN YOU SEE PEOPLE PLAYING LOCALLY AND START THINKING THAT YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. YEAH. A LOT OF THE TALENT THAT YOU'RE SEEING TONIGHT ON YOUR SHOW. YOU'RE GOING TO BE HEARING ON THE RADIO. YOU'RE GOING TO BE HEARING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. IT'S SO EXCITING WAS TRULY ONE OF THE BEST ARKANSAS. ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE'RE HEARING THEM IS BECAUSE YOU HELP COORDINATE ALL THE HEADLINERS. WHAT GOES INTO THAT AND WHAT MADE YOU CHOOSE THESE FOLKS? YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY NOT AS HARD AS IT MIGHT SEE >> GREAT TALENT FINDS A WAY AND A LOT OF IT IS JUST HEARING ABOUT IT FROM THE COMMUNITY. IT'S A GREAT MUSIC COMMUNITY AND THEY START TELLING ME ABOUT, YOU KNOW, I'LL GO TO MY DENTIST AND HE'LL SAY HEAR ABOUT THIS BAND. IT LIKE IT'S SO AMAZING HOW YOU JUST HEAR ABOUT GREAT MUSIC. AND I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S THAT BIG OF A QUIZ THAT SOME PITCHING NEW BANDS ALL THE TIME. YEAH. DAVE ROSE, THANK YOU SO MUCH. HEY, WANT TO ADD A YEAR TO YOU ALL RIGHT. GRAB JOLIE AND TAKE IT AWAY. >> YOU KNOW, DAN, OKAY. I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU STRESSED THE IMPACT AND DAVE HAS MADE IN OUR COMMUNITY ON THE MUSIC SCENE.

Producer Dave Rose discusses Triangle music scene at WRAL First Night Raleigh

"[I] traveled all over North Carolina [and] South Carolina, [and] all over the Southeast, and that is the dream, so I'm living it every single day," Johnson said.

Music producer and Deep South Entertainment CEO David Rose also took in the festivities at WRAL First Night Raleigh.

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"We are truly one of the most creative markets in the entire country, and I attribute that a lot to the schools here, the universities here and the technology here," Rose said.

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