Rihanna to Perform ‘Lift Me Up’ at the Oscars
thewrap.comblowing everyone away at the Super Bowl halftime show, Rihanna will perform “Lift Me Up” at the 95th Oscars, executive producers and showrunners Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner announced on Thursday.
The “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” ballad is the superstar’s first Best Original Song nomination. She shares a writing credit with director Ryan Coogler, composer Ludwig Göransson and Nigerian singer Tems.
The Grammy-winning artist’s performance comes weeks after her Super Bowl halftime show, her first time on stage in more than four years, during which she surprise-announced her pregnancy.Also competing in the category are Lady Gaga and co-writer BloodPop for “Top Gun: Maverick”s “Hold My Hand”; Diane Warren for “Applause,” from the anthology movie “Tell It Like a Woman”; “RRR”s “Naatu Naatu,” by M.
M. Keeravani and Chandrabose; and “This is a Life” from “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” by Mitski, David Byrne and Son Lux.It’s unclear if all the Best Original Song nominees will perform during the telecast.Rihanna, Mitski, Son Lux, BloodPop, Keeravani and Chandrabose are first-time nominees, while Warren – who holds the record for most-nominated songwriter without a win – scored her 14th nod.
Read more on thewrap.com