Justin Timberlake and John Legend are among
the names performing at this year's Oscars.
Sting and star of Broadway musical Hamilton
Lin-Manuel Miranda have also been confirmed
to play at the ceremony.
They'll be performing the five songs nominated
for best original song throughout the evening.
The Oscars, which will be hosted by Jimmy
Kimmel, will take place on 26 February.
Justin Timberlake wrote Can't Stop the Feeling
with Karl Johan Schuster (left) and Max Martin
(right)
Justin Timberlake will sing Can't Stop The Feeling
from Trolls, which is also nominated at this
year's Grammys.
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#CantStopTheFeeling Congrats to ALL the
nominees!! -JT
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He wrote the track with Swedish pop production
duo Karl Johan Schuster and Max Martin who
have also worked with the likes of Taylor Swift,
Usher and Katy Perry.
John Legend won the best original song Oscar
in 2014 for Glory, which he wrote with
Common for the film Selma
Two of La La Land's record-equalling 14 Oscar
nominations are in the best original song
category.
Both tracks, Audition (The Fools Who Dream)
and City of Stars, will be performed by John
Legend.
The tracks were written by Justin Hurwitz, Benj
Pasek and Justin Paul.
Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith won the best
original song category in 2016 for Writing's on
the Wall from Spectre
This is the fourth time Sting has been
nominated for best original song
Sting will be singing The Empty Chair, which he
wrote for Jim: The James Foley Story.
The documentary is an in-depth look at the life
of American journalist James Foley who was
killed by terrorists in 2014.
Lin-Manuel Miranda (right) and Auli'i Cravalho
(c) will perform a track from Moana, Nicole
Scherzinger also sings in the film
Lin-Manuel Miranda will be joined by Auli'i
Cravalho to play How Far I'll Go, which they
wrote for Disney animation Moana.
It'll be the first time he's performed at the
Oscars.
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