Rihanna will perform ‘Lift Me Up’ at the 2023 Oscars

Rihanna will perform at the Oscars, the Super Bowl of movies, as a follow-up to her electrifying Super Bowl halftime concert.

The song “Lift Me Up,” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” with lyrics by Tems and Ryan Coogler and music by Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler, and Ludwig Göransson, is up for best original song. Iit will be the Barbadian superstar’s first Oscar nomination…

The song peaked at No. 2 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and was also nominated for best song at the Golden Globes.

Five Oscars are up for “Wakanda Forever,” including best supporting actress for Angela role in Queen Ramonda.

Recently, Rihanna, 35, performed her hits classics songs in 13 minutes at Super Bowl 57 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona,She also revealed during the halftime show that she was pregnant with her second child.

In May of last year, Rihanna gave birth to a boy, her first child with rapper A$AP Rocky.

The 95th Oscars, scheduled on March 12, will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, will air live on ABC

Lady Gaga, who was nominated for “Hold My Hand” from “Top Gun: Maverick,” is one of Rihanna’s Oscar rivals. The song, which Gaga co-wrote with BloodPop, is her fourth nomination; she and Bradley Cooper won an Oscar for “Shallow” in 2019.

Another nominee is Diane Warren, who received her 14th Oscar nomination through her song “Applause” from “Tell It Like a Woman.”

At the Governors Awards last year, the prolific songwriter received an honorary Oscar.

The Chandrabose-written “Naatu Naatu” from “RRR” by M.M. Keeravaani and “This Is a Life” from “Everything Everywhere All at Once” are also nominated for best original song. Ryan Lott, who together with his band Son Lux was also nominated for best original score, worked with Mitski, David Byrne, and Ryan Lott to compose the latter song.