LOS ANGELES — The Super Bowl LVII halftime show was clearly not enough for Rihanna and certainly not enough for her Navy of fans. The music superstar and her newly revealed baby bump will take the stage at the 95th Academy Awards next month to perform her Oscar-nominated song "Lift Me Up," show producers announced Thursday.
The announcement kicks off what's expected to be a star-studded lineup for the annual awards ceremony, with additional talent, performers and presenters expected to be announced in the coming weeks, according to executive producers and showrunners Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner. Oscar-nominated songs are typically performed during the telecast, and Rihanna is the first to be announced in this year's slate.
RiRi's original song, which hails from Marvel's best picture nominee "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," marks the nine-time Grammy Awards winner's first Academy Award nomination. Rihanna is up for the award along with Nigerian singer-songwriter Tems, director Ryan Coogler and Oscar-winning composer Ludwig Göransson. Their song will face off in the category with "Applause" from "Tell It like a Woman," "Hold My Hand" from "Top Gun: Maverick," "Naatu Naatu" from "RRR" and "This Is a Life" from "Everything Everywhere All at Once."
