Beyoncé will perform live at the 2022 Oscars, singing ‘Be Alive’ from ‘King Richard’

The Oscars broadcast simply obtained its headliner: Beyoncé is among the many abilities who will deliver the academy’s original-song nominees to life Sunday evening.

Queen Bey will sing “Be Alive” from the Will Smith movie “King Richard,” the Academy of Movement Image Arts and Sciences mentioned Tuesday in asserting the stay efficiency.

Billie Eilish and Finneas, Reba McEntire and Sebastián Yatra will carry out three of the opposite 4 nominated songs, whereas the ultimate nominee — Van Morrison — received’t be heard stay in the course of the present at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre.

Eilish and her brother will carry out “No Time to Die,” which they co-wrote, from the James Bond film of the identical identify. Yatra will sing Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Dos Oruguitas” from “Encanto.” And McEntire will knock out “By some means You Do,” written by Diane Warren, from the movie “4 Good Days.”

Beyoncé’s gig might open the evening stay by way of satellite tv for pc from tennis courts in Compton, Selection reported Monday. That may assist the theme of “King Richard,” which tells the story of how Venus and Serena Williams turned tennis greats whereas coaching in Compton, underneath the tutelage of their father, Richard Williams.

Beyoncé shares the “Be Alive” writing credit score with Dixson, whom she had requested to contribute to the soundtrack.

“Clearly, everyone knows if Beyoncé sings, it’s going to be wonderful,” Dixson instructed The Instances in February after scoring the Oscar nomination. “However I don’t assume we speak about her capability as a songwriter and a producer sufficient. I knew she was one among my favourite songwriters, but it surely was confirmed for me by way of this course of.”

Morrison, who wrote “All the way down to Pleasure” for the movie “Belfast,” has a scheduling battle that stops him from showing Sunday on the present, the academy mentioned.

The Oscars broadcast begins at 5 p.m. Pacific this Sunday on ABC.