Rihanna to perform ‘Black Panther’ song ‘Lift Me Up’ at Oscars 2023
nypost.comelectric Super Bowl halftime performance earlier this month, Oscar nominee Rihanna will perform at the awards ceremony on March 12.The “Shut Up and Drive” crooner, 35, will sing “Lift Me Up” — the theme from the Marvel film “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Thursday.Rihanna — who is pregnant with her second child — wrote the song with Tems, “Black Panther” director Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Göransson.The track is nominated for the Best Original Song Oscar.
It’s Rihanna’s first Academy Award nomination.The other nominees for Best Original Song are “Applause” from “Tell It Like a Woman” by Diane Warren, “Hold My Hand” from “Top Gun: Maverick” by Lady Gaga and BloodPop, “Naatu Naatu” from “RRR” by M.M.
Keeravaani and Chandrabose and Ryan Lott, David Byrne and Mitski’s track “This Is a Life” from “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”The Oscars, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, will air on ABC at 8 p.m.
Eastern from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Rihanna rocked the house during the Feb. 12 Super Bowl halftime show, where she unveiled her baby bump and sang a medley of her greatest hits from over the years.
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