The Academy has found a voice for its Mary Poppins Returns [1] performance at the Oscars on Feb. 24, but no, it's not Emily Blunt [2]. Instead, the ever-iconic Bette Midler will be sing "The Place Where Lost Things Go," accompanied by the film's lyricist and composer Marc Shaiman.

"So, (drum roll) Ladies and Gentlemen, I will be chanteusing (that's singing) on the Oscars on Feb 24," Midler tweeted on Saturday [3]. "So excited!!"

Midler and Shaiman are longtime friends, according to Variety, and he expressed his excitement for their collaboration on Facebook. "Could I have ever imagined that one day Bette Midler would sing a song I co-wrote with Scott Wittman for a sequel to 'Mary Poppins' at the Academy Awards?! My heart is exploding."

"The Place Where Lost Things Go," is one of five nominated songs [4] expected to be performed next Sunday. Can the Oscars get here already?