Hold My Hand” featured in “Top Gun: Maverick,” but had to turn down the offer due to scheduling conflicts, Oscars producer Glenn Weiss confirmed Wednesday during the Oscars Creative Team press conference.“We invited all five nominees.
We have a great relationship with Lady Gaga and her camp. She is in the middle of shooting a movie right now. Here, we are honoring the movie industry and what it takes to make a movie after a bunch of back and forth…It didn’t feel like she can get a performance to the caliber that we’re used to with her and that she is used to,” Weiss said.“So she is not going to perform on the show, however, this is all, from our point of view, about someone making a movie and us completely understanding that that’s what is priority in this business, especially when we are honoring movies,” Weiss continued.Gaga is currently in the process of filming the upcoming “Joker” musical sequel “Joker: Folie à Deux” with Joaquin Phoenix, where she will play Harley Quinn.When the “Poker Face” singer was nominated, she took to social media to express her appreciation.“Thank you so much to the Academy for nominating my song ‘Hold My Hand’ for an Oscar this year!
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