(Los Angeles) Rihanna will sing at the Oscars ceremony to be held next month, organizers announced Thursday, a few weeks after her remarkable return to the stage.
The Barbados-born pop star will perform her title Lift Me Upwhich leads the race for the statuette of the best original song, taken from the superhero film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever at the ceremony in Hollywood.
hold my hand performed by Lady Gaga in Top Gun: Maverick and the song Naatu Naatu by composer M. M. Keeravani for the film RRR are also named in this category.
Prior to her Super Bowl halftime show earlier this month, Rihanna hadn’t set foot on stage in seven years.
The 35-year-old artist has instead focused on her makeup, lingerie and fashion brands that helped make her a billionaire.
She also gave birth to her first child in May 2022.
Her baby bump set social media ablaze and was on everyone’s lips during the Super Bowl, with reps for the artist confirming the singer’s second pregnancy after the show.
Fans who had been hoping for snippets of the new album she’s been talking about for years during her Super Bowl performance were disappointed.
Lift Me Up is the first Oscar nomination for Rihanna, who has already won nine Grammy Awards.
The 95e The Academy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, will take place at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles on March 12.