About a month after her historic Super Bowl performance, Rihanna is headed to 95th Academy Awards to perform Black Panther: Wakanda Forever track song ‘Lift Me Up.’
Rihanna to perform Black Panther: Wakanda Forever song ‘Lift Me Up’ at the 2023 Oscars
As shared by Rolling Stone report, on Thursday, the Academy Awards announced that Rihanna will perform her song “Lift Me Up” at the 2023 awards ceremony. Rihanna is the first performer announced for this year’s awards show. Jimmy Kimmel will be hosting the awards show which is scheduled for March 12 at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theater.
“Lift Me Up,” which is nominated for Best Original Song, is a tribute track for the late Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman. With a tribute to the late actor, singer-songwriter-entrepreneur returned to music after six years with the song. The track is co- written by Rihanna, Tems and Ludwig Göransson.
The lyrics go “Lift me up / Hold me down / Keep me close / Safe and sound” in the stripped-down song with piano, harp and strings. A choir is heard in the backdrop. Nigerian singer-songwriter Tems, who is also a Grammy-nominated musician, said that the song’s inspiration came from a beautiful heartfelt conversation with Ryan Coogler.
“After speaking with Ryan and hearing his direction for the film and the song, I wanted to write something that portrays a warm embrace from all the people that I’ve lost in my life,” she told Entertainment Weekly. “I tried to imagine what it would feel like if I could sing to them now and express how much I miss them. Rihanna has been an inspiration to me, so hearing her convey this song is a great honor.”
‘Lift Me Up’ is up against Sofia Carson and Diane Warren’s ‘Applause,’ Lady Gaga and Blood Pop’s ‘Hold my Hand,’ M.M. Keeravani’s ‘Naatu Naatu’ and Ryan Lott, David Byrne, and Mitski’s ‘This is a Life.’
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