At the Super Bowl halftime show two weeks ago, Rihanna caused a sensation: in addition to her brilliant comeback, she also presented a baby bump. Something similar is set to happen at this year’s Oscars. Incidentally, Catherine Zeta-Jones had done it twenty years ago.
Just a few weeks ago, pop megastar Rihanna caused a sensation with her Super Bowl halftime show. In addition to a brilliant medley of her greatest hits, the 35-year-old also revealed her second pregnancy live on stage in Glendale, Arizona. Now the US industry magazine “Variety” reports that Rihanna will also appear at this year’s Oscars. The singer will perform her Oscar-nominated song “Lift Me Up,” from the Marvel blockbuster Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, at the awards show March 12 in Los Angeles, producers announced at the 95th Annual Academy Awards.
Rihanna’s “Lift Me Up” was nominated for Best Motion Picture Song at this year’s Academy Awards – the first such honor for the nine-time Grammy Award winner. As Variety writes, it’s not uncommon for pregnant actresses and celebrities to present or receive trophies at the awards ceremony. In the recent past, however, Oscar winner Catherine Zeta-Jones was the only pregnant woman to stand on stage and perform a piece of music. Eight months pregnant, Zeta-Jones joined Queen Latifah at the 2003 ceremony, performing “I Move On” from the hit musical Chicago.
Let’s see if Rihanna can top that and her own performance at the Superbowl: Her Superbowl show with the unveiling of the little baby bump was so well received that music journalist Rob Sheffield made her comeback for the well-known music magazine “Rolling Stone” in the top ten his ranking of the best halftime shows at the annual Super Bowl. Rihanna went it alone in eighth place, outperforming numerous well-known stars such as Michael Jackson (1958-2009, 14th place), Paul McCartney (80, 13th place) and the Rolling Stones (11th place).
