Janelle Monaé to perform at the Oscars

Janelle Monaé to perform at the Oscars

The broadcast will include additional performances of the five Best Original Song nominees.

US actress/singer Janelle Monae at for the AFI Opening Night Gala premiere of ‘Queen & Slim’ at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood last year. (AFP pic)
LOS ANGELES:
Monaé will make her debut on the Oscars stage on Feb 9, with her “special performance” airing live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on ABC.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has yet to announce what the Grammys veteran will perform at the much-anticipated awards ceremony.

The broadcast will include additional performances of the five Best Original Song nominees, with Elton John getting the 92nd Academy Awards swinging with “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” from “Rocketman,” and Chrissy Metz with “I’m Standing With You” from “Breakthrough.”

Idina Menzel will make her return to the Oscars stage six years after she delivered a rousing rendition of “Let It Go” from “Frozen,” which then won the Academy Award for original song.

This time, the Broadway legend will sing “Into the Unknown” from the sequel “Frozen 2” during the ceremony.

While Randy Newman will take on “I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away” from “Toy Story 4,” Cynthia Erivo will perform “Stand Up” from “Harriet,” in which Monaé also appeared.

As the Los Angeles Times noted, Erivo is the only actor of colour to receive a nomination at the 92nd Academy Awards, which have been criticised for their lack of diversity first years after #OscarsSoWhite.

In addition to performing at the 2020 Oscars, Monaé will soon return to the big screen in “Antebellum” from the filmmaking duo of Gerard Bush + Christopher Renz.

The multi-hyphenated artist will portray author Veronica Henley as she “finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending history before it’s too late.”

Monaé has also provided the voice for Peg the Pekingese in Disney’s new live-action remake of “Lady and the Tramp,” for which she also covered “He’s a Tramp” and co-penned “What a Shame.”

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