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Rihanna will perform at the 95th Academy Awards next month, it has been announced.The pop superstar will perform her Oscar-nominated song Lift Me Up, written for Marvel’s blockbuster sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.The song picked up a nod for best original song, alongside Lady Gaga’s Hold My Hand from Top Gun: Maverick, and is Rihanna’s first Oscar nomination. Hosted by US comedian Jimmy Kimmel, the Oscars is set to take place on March 12.The Academy will be announcing more talent participating in the show in the coming weeks.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Costume designer Ruth E. Carter dedicated her NAACP Image Award win to the late Chadwick Boseman during a luncheon and fashion show, held in honor of the 54th annual awards on Thursday afternoon in downtown Los Angeles. As Carter took to the runway to accept her trophy for outstanding costume design on “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” she used her speech to remembered Boseman, who died in 2020. “It was because of him that we came together and we mourned. We celebrated his life,” Carter told the crowd assembled on the L.A. Live event deck. “We all have him to thank for the motivation, not only of ‘Wakanda Forever,’ but also for the first ‘Black Panther.'”

Rihanna is tackling another first! On Thursday, it was announced that the singer will perform her Oscar-nominated single, «Lift Me Up,» from  at the 95th Academy Awards.The nine-time GRAMMY winner earned her first Oscar nomination for the film soundtrack's lead single, which plays during the end credits of the  sequel. The song was penned by singer Tems, Oscar winner Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna and director Ryan Coogler, and serves as a eulogy to Chadwick Boseman, who played King T'Challa, aka Black Panther, and died at the age of 43 after a four-year battle with colon cancer. In the Best Original Song category, the song is up against Diane Warren's «Applause» (Lady Gaga's «Hold My Hand» (NTR and Ram Charan's«Naatu Naatu» (and Son Lux, Mitski and David Byrne's «This Is a Life» (The release of «Lift Me Up» marked the soon-to-be mom of two's first single in six years and the first foray in the next era of Rihanna's iconic career. The single picked up a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song (Motion Picture), but ultimately lost to «Naatu Naatu» from . In October 2022, Coogler opened up to ET about being «forever grateful» for Rihanna's contribution to the emotional track — and for coming out of musical hibernation. «I'll say this, I didn't get [Rihanna] to do anything.

Rihanna has been hard at work.The 34-year-old crooner from Barbados has reportedly been busy preparing for her big singing career comeback.The Umbrella singer will perform at the Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show in Arizona on February 12 when the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles.It will be her first public performance since the 2018 Grammys, where she won Best Rap/Sung Performance.'She is ready for the Super Bowl. She is rehearsing right now.

Angela Bassett praised her late Black Panther costar Chadwick Boseman as she collected the Critics' Choice award for her performance in the film's sequel Sunday.'We couldn't have made history, then and now, without you,' said the actress, 64, after she won the honors for Best Supporting Actress in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - in which she plays the Queen Mother of Wakanda, Ramonda - after making history at the Golden Globes with a win in the same category. Bassett hailed the late star who played King T'Challa - Boseman died at 43 in August of 2020 following a four-year battle with colon cancer - for the 'love and light surrounding us' as she accepted the honors at Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. The latest: Angela Bassett, 64, praised her late Black Panther costar Chadwick Boseman as she collected the Critics' Choice award for her performance in the film's sequel Sunday at the Critics' Choice Awards in Los Angeles Bassett was nominated in the category against Jessie Buckley (Women Talking), Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin), Jamie Lee Curtis (Everything Everywhere All at Once), Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once) and Janelle Monáe (Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery).Bassett, who is the first star to win a major individual acting honor for a Marvel film, thanked her fans and 'Disney and Marvel family,' as well as filmmaker Ryan Coogler.

Back in business! The 2023 Golden Globes kicked off awards season in style — and there were plenty of memorable moments to talk about once the credits rolled.

.Dressed in a sparkling halter gown with her hair styled in a glamourous bob, looked every bit a queen as she accepted the Golden Globe for best supporting actress in a motion picture for her role as Queen Ramonda in . This marks the first time a performer has won an individual acting award for a role in a film, as well as the first time a Marvel role earned its star a Golden Globes nomination at all.“Weeping—weeping may come in the evening but joy comes in the morning,” Bassett said in her acceptance speech, in honor of her late Black Panther costar , who died of colon cancer in 2020.

Angela Bassett won her second Golden Globe in her second career nomination for her role as Ramonda in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the first major acting award recognition for a Marvel movie.

Owning his mistake. Slater Vance, Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance‘s 16-year-old son, apologized for pranking his parents by falsely claiming Michael B. Jordan died.

Angela Bassett's son is on the receiving end of a flurry of backlash after he joined the viral TikTok trend of faking a celebrity death.Slater Vance, 16, filmed his parents' – Angela, 64, and Courtney B. Vance, 62 — reaction to the fake news that Wakanda Forever costar Michael B.

Ryan Coogler has revealed the complicated backstory on what his film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was supposed to be before the tragic death of the original film’s star, Chadwick Boseman.

From comics to films, superhero stories have always had an impassioned audience. This Oscar season has seen new people donning the mantle of the heroes, which gives the costume designers the chance to elevate their design while still paying homage to the original comics.

The Black Reel Awards has revealed its nominations for their 23rd Annual ceremony.

Samuel L. Jackson clapped back at his pal Quentin Tarantino who made waves earlier this month when he said actors in Marvel films are 'not movie stars.'The 73-year-old actor appeared on The View on Tuesday morning as he addressed the controversial cinema-based comments made by the 59-year-old filmmaker.Samuel is in a unique position to discuss the subject as he has starred in several Marvel Cinematic Universe films in addition to working with Quentin on iconic films Pulp Fiction (1994), Jackie Brown (1997), and Django Unchained (2012).

Following up the enormous success of a box office-shattering, Academy Award-winning film with a sequel carries its own pressures and challenges, but for the team behind Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, they also had to navigate production and life after the loss of their beloved lead, their king, T’Challa, the Black Panther himself Chadwick Boseman. Director Ryan Coogler discussed moving forward in the wake of Boseman’s tragic passing in 2020. 

Finding inspiration. In Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Lupita Nyong’o plays the grieving lover of T’Challa, the character played by the late Chadwick Boseman, but in reality, the actress turned to Boseman’s widow, Simone Ledward Boseman, for inspiration.

Angela Bassett looked regal in a cover shoot for Variety that was published Wednesday, as the actress continues to promote her upcoming Marvel film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.The 64-year-old struck a powerful pose in an all-white ensemble alongside director Ryan Coogler and co-star Letitia Wright.  The interview came as Bassett has been garnering Oscar buzz for her portrayal of Queen Ramonda in the film.During her chat, the star said she has been going through 'cycles of grief' ever since her Black Panther co-star Chadwick Boseman died in 2020.  The queen: Angela Bassett looked regal in a cover shoot for Variety that was published Wednesday, as the actress continues to promote her upcoming Marvel film Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverThe 9-1-1 star donned a stylish white blouse with a deep neckline. She added a pair of trim white slacks to the outfit. Bassett's curly hair puffed out on the sides and stopped just short of touching her shoulders.  During the Variety interview, the trio discussed the biggest change to the second film – Boseman's death. The late-star's cancer diagnosis wasn't known to people outside of a small group of family members, so his death came as a shock to his colleagues.

Despite the presence of New Line’s Black Adam and Universal’s franchise title Halloween Ends at the October box office, the drought we’ve been weathering since the second frame of August with U.S./Canada weekend ticket sales averaging $58M has been stinging to say the least.

With the highly-anticipated Black Panther: Wakanda Forever hitting theaters this weekend, Lupita Nyong'o revealed the cast honored their late co-star Chadwick Boseman before filming began.Nyong'o, 39, who reprises her role as Nakia from the 2018 blockbuster Black Panther, was part of a cover story on the sequel for Ebony.The actress revealed that, before filming began on the sequel, the entire cast visited the grave of Chadwick Boseman. Honored: With the highly-anticipated Black Panther: Wakanda Forever hitting theaters this weekend, Lupita Nyong'o revealed the cast honored their late co-star Chadwick Boseman before filming began Grave: With the highly-anticipated Black Panther: Wakanda Forever hitting theaters this weekend, Lupita Nyong'o revealed the cast honored their late co-star Chadwick Boseman before filming beganBoseman was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2016, though he kept the diagnosis private apart from his inner circle.He passed away after a four-year battle with cancer in 2020, with the cancer progressing from Stage III at diagnosis to Stage IV closer to his death.

Black Panther director Ryan Coogler sat down with Ta-Nehisi Coates on Thursday to discuss the making of his new film two years after his lead actor and friend Chadwick Boseman passed away.In the premiere 30-minute episode of the Wakanda Forever: Official Black Panther podcast, which dropped last week, the 36-year-old director recalled his final conversation with Boseman.A few weeks after Coogler had finished writing the script for the sequel, he spoke to Chadwick for the last time. Remembering his final days: Black Panther director Ryan Coogler sat down with Ta-Nehisi Coates on Thursday to discuss the making of his new film two years after his lead actor and friend Chadwick Boseman passed away - Coogler and Boseman pictured on February 8, 2018 in London, England at the European Premiere of Black Panther'My last conversation with him was calling to ask if he wanted to read it before I got notes from the studio,' said Coogler.Coogler remembered that Chadwick seemed 'tired' during their phone conversation and said he did not feel like reading the script.

Michaela Coel revealed her pride to be joining the cast of Wakanda Forever, as she took her place on the red carpet in London for the film’s European premiere.