ikhanna will perform at the 95th Academy Awards next month, it has been announced.
The pop superstar will sing her Oscar-nominated song Lift Me Up, written for Marvel’s blockbuster sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
The song received a nomination for Best Original Song, alongside Lady Gaga’s Hold My Hand from Top Gun: Maverick, and is Rihanna’s first Oscar nomination.
Presented by American comedian Jimmy Kimmelthe Oscars will take place on March 12.
The Academy will announce more talent joining the show in the coming weeks.
Lift Me Up has earned Rihanna multiple nominations during the 2023 awards season, including at the Golden Globes and Critics’ Choice Awards.
Black Panther director Ryan Coogler previously told PA news agency that the singer became especially attached to the project to honor the late star Chadwick Boseman.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has earned multiple Oscar nominations, including for Best Visual Effects and Best Costume Design, as well as a Best Supporting Actress nomination for Angela Bassett.
Rihanna’s appearance at the Oscars comes just one month after her exciting Super Bowl halftime show earlier this month, on February 12.
The singer used the show to reveal that she is pregnant with her second child.