Rihanna is fresh off the success of her Super Bowl halftime show and she’s already getting ready for another epic performance. She’ll perform her Oscar-nominated song “Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever at the upcoming Academy Awards.
Rihanna wrote this soaring ballad alongside Tems, Ryan Coogler, and Ludwig Goransson, and scored her very first Oscar nomination for her work. “Lift Me Up” played during the film’s end credits, and it marked Rihanna’s first solo single since the release of her album Anti in 2016. It peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart following its release in late October.
It’s a tradition for the best original song-nominated tracks to be performed at the Oscars, so Rihanna’s involvement doesn’t come as a shocker. Sofia Carson will also hit the stage alongside Diane Warren, who received her landmark 14th Oscar nomination for “Applause” from Tell It Like a Woman.
The list of remaining nominees includes Lady Gaga’s “Hold My Hand” from Top Gun: Maverick, “This Is a Life” from Everything Everywhere All At Once by Mitski and David Byrne, and “Naatu Naatu” from RRR by M. M. Keeravani and Chandrabose.
The 95th Academy Awards will take place on March 12 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, with Jimmy Kimmel returning to host for the third time.
