It turns out Lady Gaga will be performing her Oscar nominated track Hold My Hand at the 2023 Academy Awards, according to a new report.
Numerous sources told Variety the singer-turned-actress, 36, would be making a surprise appearance at the ceremony Sunday evening to sing her new track.
The turn-around came after Glenn Weiss, the show’s executive producer and showrunner, revealed last week that Gaga would not be performing at the ceremony as she ‘is in the middle of shooting’ of Joker: Folie à Deux.
‘We have a great relationship with Lady Gaga and her camp,’ Weiss said during a news conference, according to Variety. ‘She is in the middle of shooting a movie right now. Here, we are honoring the movie industry and what it takes to make a movie after a bunch of back and forth.’
Weiss said that with her ongoing commitment to the film, ‘It didn’t feel like she can get a performance to the caliber that we’re used to with her and that she is used to … so, she is not going to perform on the show.’
The actress-singer, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, is nominated alongside BloodPop against Rihanna (Lift Me Up from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), Diane Warren (Applause from Tell It Like a Woman), Stephanie Hsu, David Byrne and Son Lux (This Is a Life from Everything Everywhere All at Once) and Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava (Naatu Naatu from RRR), the outlet reported.
Sing it! It turns out Lady Gaga will be performing her Oscar nominated track Hold My Hand at the 2023 Academy Awards after all, according to a new report said that ‘all five nominees’ were invited, as it is custom for the nominated songs to be performed live at the show.
Lady Gaga won an Oscar in 2019 for Best Original Song for the track Shallow from A Star Is Born, going viral for her emotion-packed performance with her costar in the film, Bradley Cooper.
She also performed Til It Happens to You at the show in 2016 from The Hunting Ground; and in 2022, was at Liza Minelli’s side onstage during the presentation of the award for Best Picture.
Upon her most recent nomination being announced, she said on social media in January, ‘Thank you so much to the Academy for nominating my song Hold My Hand for an Oscar this year!’
She added, ‘Writing this song for the film Top Gun: Maverick was a deep and powerful experience that I will never forget. So grateful for the magic of music and cinema.’
She wrapped up in saying, ‘Love you my co-writer @bloodpop I’m on set filming now big love to little monsters!’
The multitalented entertainer was seen in the role of Harley Quinn with Joaquin Phoenix in a frame from the upcoming Joker: Folie à deux released last month on Valentines Day.
The film’s director Todd Phillips shared the image of the characters, with the caption, ‘Happy Valentines Day.’
The multitalented entertainer was at Liza Minelli’s side onstage during the presentation of the award for Best Picture in 2022
Gaga won an Oscar in 2019 for Best Original Song for the track Shallow from A Star Is Born, going viral for her emotion-packed performance with her costar in the film, Bradley Cooper, at the ceremony
The highly-anticipated award show is slated to air on ABC March 12 at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT
Lady Gaga was seen in the shot with her blonde locks pushed back as she held Phoenix’s face while staring into his eyes.
The shot of the Bad Romance artist drew a number of excited reactions in anticipation of the sequel to the 2019 film. Actress Danay Garcia said, ‘Ahhhhhhhhhh can’t wait,’ while DC Comics said, ‘…love is in the air…?’
The movie, which also stars Zazie Beetz as Sophie Dumond, will film in both Los Angeles and New York, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Phillips past worked with Lady Gaga on the 2018 film A Star Is Born, which garnered her an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.
She won her first Oscar in the category for Best Original Song for the film’s Shallow, along with Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt.
Gaga last summer confirmed she was taking on the role in the follow-up to the initial film, which made more than $1 billion worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo.
Phoenix won the Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of the titular character and his alter ego Arthur Fleck.
Joker: Folie à deux has a release date of October 4, 2024.
Gaga was seen in the role of Harley Quinn with Joaquin Phoenix, 48, in a frame from the upcoming Joker: Folie à deux released on Valentine’s Day
The shot of the New York City native drew a number of excited reactions in anticipation of the sequel to the 2019 film
