Bad News, Black Panther Fans, Kendrick Lamar Isn’t Performing at the Oscars
If you were hoping to see Kendrick Lamar and Sza perform their Oscar-nominated song "All the Stars" from Black Panther at the 2019 Oscars, we have some bad news for you.
According to Variety, the duo won't be making an appearance at the Academy Awards due to logistics and timing.
In fact, the song won't be performed at all during the show.Related: Grab Your Headphones! Time to Listen to This Year's Oscar-Nominated SongsThe song is nominated against "I'll Fight" from Rbg, "The Place Where Lost Things Go" from Mary Poppins Returns, "Shallow" from A Star Is Born, and "When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings" from Ballad of Buster Scruggs.
Each of the remaining four best original song nominees will be performed during the 2019 Oscars telecast.
Originally, the Academy only had plans to showcase "Shallow" and "All the Stars" during the telecast, but received backlash, according to Variety,
