Lenny Kravitz to Perform In Memoriam Tribute at the Oscars
variety.comOscars. Following the broadcast tribute, more than 200 filmmakers, artists and executives will feature in an extended photo gallery on A.frame, the Academy’s digital magazine.
Executive producers and showrunners Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner and executive producer Molly McNearney announced the music icon’s participation.
With a resume that includes 11 studio albums that have sold over 40 million copies worldwide, Kravitz has also appeared in various film and television projects such as “The Hunger Games,” “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” and “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire.” The producers will continue to announce talent joining the show in the lead-up to the ceremony.
Four Oscar-nominated song performances will feature in this year’s ceremony. “Naatu Naatu” from “RRR” will be performed at the ceremony on March 12 by singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava, who will be making their on-stage Oscars debut.
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