LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rihanna will follow-up her soaring Super Bowl halftime show with a performance at the Super Bowl of movies — the Oscars.
Producers of the telecast said Thursday that the music superstar will sing from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”
“Lift Me Up,” with music by Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Göransson and lyric by Tems and Ryan Coogler, is . It is Rihanna’s first Oscar nomination.
Earlier this month, the , dressed in a bright red jumpsuit, plowed through 12 of her hits in 13 minutes, at the Super Bowl at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The performance doubled as an that she was .
Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the on ABC and broadcast outlets worldwide on March 12.
Among Oscar competitors that Rihanna faces is Lady Gaga, who was nominated for from “Top Gun: Maverick.” Lady Gaga co-wrote the song with BloodPop and it's her fourth nomination; she in 2019 for “Shallow” with Bradley Cooper.
Another nominee is , who received her 14th Oscar nomination through her song from “Tell It Like a Woman.” The prolific songwriter was at the Governors Awards last year.
Other best original song nominees are M.M. Keeravaani’s from “RRR,” which was written by Chandrabose, and from “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” The latter track was created by Mitski, David Byrne and Ryan Lott, who along with his band Son Lux was also nominated for best original score.
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