Jimmy Buffett joins 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2016'

The New Year's Eve celebration begins live at 8 p.m. on ABC from New York's Times Square

Singer/songwriter Jimmy Buffett will make a special live appearance from his concert at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2016." Buffett will bring everyone to a "Margaritaville" state of mind as he performs his timeless song right after the ball drops at midnight, ringing in the start of 2016.

The full evening will include more than 38 performances and five-and-a-half hours of music. America's biggest celebration of the year will take place on Thursday, Dec. 31, beginning at 8 p.m. on the ABC Television Network.

The show will include special performances and reports on New Year's celebrations from around the globe. Seacrest will host and lead the traditional countdown to midnight from Times Square in New York City as he has for the past10 years with live reporting from actress and comedian Jenny McCarthy. As previously announced, New York-headliner Carrie Underwood will be joined by Luke Bryan, Demi Lovato and Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth, who will perform for over 1 million fans live in Times Square and millions more on TV.

Fergie will host the Billboard Hollywood Party in Los Angeles with performances by headliner One Direction, 5 Seconds of Summer, Fall Out Boy, Andy Grammer, Ellie Goulding, Elle King, Tove Lo, Rachel Platten and WALK THE MOON. Additional performers will be announced soon.

The complete lineup is:

• 8-11 p.m. - "Dick Clark's Primetime New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2016" 
• 11:30 p.m. to 1:09 a.m. - "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2016, Part 1"
• 1:10-2:13 a.m. - "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2016, Part 2"