Rihanna set to perform at the 2023 Oscars
Rihanna set to perform at the 2023 OscarsRihanna set to perform at the 2023 OscarsRihanna set to perform at the 2023 Oscars
Rihanna has been named as one of the performers at the Oscars taking place next month.
The 35-year-old will be performing her song, 'Lift Me Up'. The track, which was recorded for the 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' soundtrack, is nominated in the 'Original Song' category.
The single, which was released in October 2022, was Rihanna's first new solo song in six years.
News of Rihanna's performance at the Oscars is hot on the heels of her successful appearance at the Super Bowl halftime show.
The 'Diamonds' hitmaker revealed during the halftime show that she is expecting her second child, with her partner A$AP Rocky
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Here's a look at all the nominees in the 'Original Song' category at the Oscars:
APPLAUSE
from Tell It like a Woman; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
HOLD MY HAND
from Top Gun: Maverick; Music and Lyric by Lady Gaga and BloodPop
LIFT ME UP
from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever; Music by Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Goransson; Lyric by Tems and Ryan Coogler
NAATU NAATU
from RRR; Music by M.M. Keeravaani; Lyric by Chandrabose
THIS IS A LIFE
from Everything Everywhere All at Once; Music by Ryan Lott, David Byrne and Mitski; Lyric by Ryan Lott and David Byrne
The 95th Academy Awards are taking place at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12.
The Academy announced this week that it has created a "crisis team" after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at last year's ceremony.
“We have a whole crisis team, something we’ve never had before, and many plans in place. We’ve run many scenarios. So it is our hope that we will be prepared for anything that we may not anticipate right now but that we’re planning for just in case it does happen," the Academy's CEO Bill Kramer told Time magazine.
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