The Academy is pulling out all the stops for the 2022 Oscars ceremony. On Tuesday, show producers Will Packer and Shayla Cowan announced that Beyoncé, Billie Eilish and FINNEAS, Reba McEntire and Sebastián Yatra will perform tracks nominated in the Best Song category during Sunday’s 94th Oscars.
Beyoncé will perform “Be Alive” from King Richard, Eilish and FINNEAS will perform “No Time to Die” from the James Bond film of the same name, McEntire will perform “Somehow You Do” from Four Good Days, and Yatra will perform “Dos Oruguitas” from Encanto.
“Down to Joy” from Belfast is also nominated in the category, but Van Morrison had to turn down an offer to perform during the telecast due to his ongoing tour.
The news comes after the Academy announced that there will be an all-star band featuring drummer Travis Barker, iconic percussionist and singer Sheila E. and prolific pianist Robert Glasper at the 2022 ceremony.
The awards show’s music director, Adam Blackstone, will lead the group in performances during the show as well as with an in-house orchestra, returning to the Oscars stage this year after last year’s modified ceremony. The Samples, a vocal group led by Jason White, also will appear on the show.
Also performing at this year’s Oscars, as well as at the post-show Governors Ball, will be DJ D-Nice, who will bring the unifying fun of his Club Quarantine livestreams to the Academy stage.
ET recently spoke with Regina Hall — who is co-hosting this year’s Oscars alongside Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes — and the actress said she couldn’t be more excited for the big night!
“I think it’s exciting, like, it’s Women’s History Month, it’s quite historic, all of us together,” Hall said. “I’m kind of excited and nervous and everything! I think it’s gonna be a fun night.”
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