Rihanna set to star at Oscars with historic performance after dazzling on Super Bowl stage

Rihanna will take the stage at the 95th Oscars ceremony in a historic performance of her song 'Lift Me Up'.

Rihanna's song appears in the American superhero film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which is part of the Marvel series.

The singer announced that she is pregnant with her second child and that she is fortunate to take the stage with her baby.

Jimmy Kimmel, the US comedian will host the Oscars on Sunday, March 12 at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood.

This is Rihanna’s first Oscar nod, having won seven Grammy awards in the past, she shares her songwriting credit with director Ryan Coogler, Oscar-winning composer Ludwig Göransson and Nigerian singer Tems.

Rihanna's performance at the Super Bowl shocked fans when she announced her pregnancy
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The music superstar’s first Oscar nomination is picked up for the best song next to Lady Gaga’s Hold My Hand from Top Gun: Maverick.

Following the other nominations ‘’Naatu Naatu’’ from ‘’’RRR’’ (Indian blockbuster) and ‘’This is a Life’’ from the film ‘’Everything All at Once.’’

The Oscar's announcement comes as a star-studded lineup for the ceremony is set to take the stage, with the other talented performers and presenters expected to be revealed in the following weeks.

Since 2016’s ‘’Anti,’’ a studio album by Rihanna, about sexual autonomy and emotional struggles, titled the Super Bowl halftime, she hasn’t released a new album.

And ever after, she has gained multiple nominations throughout the 2023 awards season, with the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards.

Rihanna told The Sun: “I’d love to get there one day. Who doesn’t want to be told they are doing a great job?

The performance will come just one month after her performance at the Super Bowl
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“Any validation that your work is impacting is rewarding. I work hard and put my all into everything I do but the rest isn’t up to me.

“I don’t think anyone makes an album thinking about winning a Grammy or makes a movie thinking about winning an Oscar. What you do is work as hard as you can and if awards follow, then that’s great.”

The director of Black Panther, Ryan Coogler told PA: ‘’The singer had become attached to the project specifically to honour its late star, Chadwick Boseman.’’

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (based on the Marvel comics) has also earned several Oscar nominations alongside the best visual effects and costume design.

The pop superstar’s performance at the Oscars will come one month after her electrifying Super Bowl halftime show, on February 12, earlier this month.