Rihanna Performs ‘Lift Me Up’ at the 2023 Academy Awards

Rihanna performed a medley of songs at this years Super Bowl back in February. Now a very pregnant Rihanna takes her talents to the 2023 Academy Awards, performing her single ‘Lift Me Up.’ The song is from the Black Panther Wakanda Forever original motion picture soundtrack. Rihanna donned an all black Maison Margiela outfit for her performance for the audience at the Dolby Theatre. Unlike her lip sync performance at the Super Bowl, fans were stunned to hear her belt out the vocals at the Award show.

“Lift Me Up” is Rihanna’s first single since her appearance on DJ Khaled’s Grateful album in 2017. The single earned RiRi her very first Oscar nomination. The song was written by Tems and Ryan Cooler, director of Black Panther. Take a look at her performance below.