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The Academy has announced this year’s performers. In addition to all of the original song performers (except it seems Taron Egerton), there are two other musical performances to come.

92ND OSCARSยฎ PERFORMERS ANNOUNCED

CYNTHIA ERIVO, ELTON JOHN, IDINA MENZEL, CHRISSY METZ AND RANDY NEWMAN TO PERFORM NOMINATED ORIGINAL SONGS WITH SPECIAL APPEARANCES BY EรMEAR NOONE AND QUESTLOVE

LOS ANGELES, CA โ€“ Cynthia Erivo, Oscarยฎ winner Elton John, Idina Menzel, Chrissy Metz and Oscar winner Randy Newman will perform this yearโ€™s nominated songs at the 92nd Oscarsยฎ ceremony, show producers Lynette Howell Taylor and Stephanie Allain announced today. The Oscars will air live Sunday, February 9, on ABC.

โ€œWeโ€™re excited to have an incredible group of nominees and performers who will deliver one-of-a-kind music moments you will only see on the Oscars,โ€ said Howell Taylor and Allain.

This yearโ€™s Original Song nominees and performers are as follows (in alphabetical order by song title):

โ€œI Canโ€™t Let You Throw Yourself Awayโ€ from โ€œToy Story 4โ€ โ€“ Performed by Randy Newman
Music and Lyric by Randy Newman

โ€œ(Iโ€™m Gonna) Love Me Againโ€ from โ€œRocketmanโ€ โ€“ Performed by Elton John
Music by Elton John; Lyric by Bernie Taupin

โ€œIโ€™m Standing With Youโ€ from โ€œBreakthroughโ€ โ€“ Performed by Chrissy Metz
Music and Lyric by Diane Warren

โ€œInto The Unknownโ€ from โ€œFrozen IIโ€ โ€“ Performed by Idina Menzel and AURORA
Music and Lyric by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez

โ€œStand Upโ€ from โ€œHarrietโ€ โ€“ Performed by Cynthia Erivo
Music and Lyric by Joshuah Brian Campbell and Cynthia Erivo

In addition to the five nominated song performances, the show will feature a special appearance by Questlove and a guest-conducted segment by Eรญmear Noone. Noone is the first woman to conduct during an Oscars telecast.

The producers will continue to announce talent joining the show in the coming weeks.

The 92nd Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolbyยฎ Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Centerยฎ in Hollywood, and will be televised live on ABC at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. โ€œOscars: Live on the Red Carpetโ€ will air at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT. The Oscars will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

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