Elton John, Erivo, Menzel, Metz among Oscar performers

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Elton John, Erivo, Menzel, Metz among Oscar performers

The Associated Press

Published Friday, January 24, 2020 12:50AM EST Last Updated Friday, January 24, 2020 9:17AM EST

Musician Elton John performs on stage during the first of two concerts at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen on his farewell tour 'Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour', Saturday May 18, 2019. (File Photo/Torben Christensen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

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LOS ANGELES -- The singers from five Oscar-nominated songs will reprise their performances live at next month's Academy Awards.

Producers said Thursday that best actress nominee Cynthia Erivo, Elton John, Idina Menzel, Chrissy Metz and Randy Newman will perform during the Feb. 9 ceremony.

Erivo will sing "Stand Up" from "Harriet." John will perform "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" from "Rocketman." Newman will sing "I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away" from "Toy Story 4."

Menzel will be joined by singer-songwriter Aurora to perform "Into The Unknown" from "Frozen II." Chrissy Metz will sing "I'm Standing With You" from "Breakthrough."

The show will also feature an appearance by Questlove and a guest-conducted segment from Eimear Noone, who is the first woman to conduct during an Oscars telecast.