After a few days of backlash for allegedly not wanting to air performances by all five best song nominees, the Oscars responded by announcing that all of the five artists will perform and be televised at the event.
Jennifer Hudson will perform “I’ll fight” as featured in the RBG documentary. The Oscars then gave a spoiler, saying a surprise guest will perform “The Place Where Lost Things Go” as featured in Mary Poppins Returns. In the film, the song was performed by Emily Blunt.
Before the backlash, the Oscars planned to features only songs from A Star is Born and Black Panther, meaning performances by Lady Gaga and Kendrick Lamar. As recent as last week, there were reports that all five nominees for the best song category had met. They planned to advocate for everyone to perform or no one at all.
While the Oscars did not respond to those reports, they accepted there was a plan to have the living members of Queen to perform one of the hit songs featured in Bohemian Rhapsody. The plan ultimately failed. Still, it’s expected that there will be more music performances besides the nominated artists.
