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‘Encanto’ cast members to perform ‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno’ at the Oscars
“Encanto” solid members Adassa, Stephanie Beatriz, Mauro Castillo, Carolina Gaitan and Diane Guerrero, together with singers Becky G and Luis Fonsi will carry out on the ceremony, which returns to the Dolby Theater in Hollywood on Sunday, March 27.
This would be the first reside efficiency of the tune written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, who’s nominated for Greatest Unique Track for the movie’s observe “Dos Oruguitas.”
Final month, “We Do not Speak About Bruno” grew to become the highest-charting tune from a Disney animated movie in additional than 26 years, beating “Let It Go” from the hit movie “Frozen.”
Miranda’s catchy tune has been streamed on Spotify greater than 200 million instances. The final Disney tune to succeed in the highest of the Billboard Sizzling 100 chart was “A Entire New World” from “Aladdin” in 1993.
With such accolades, why is not hit observe nominated for an Oscar? Miranda stated he by no means noticed the huge recognition of “We Do not Speak About Bruno” coming.
The Academy solely accepts two songs from anyone movie by the identical author on its shortlist. Additionally, submission deadlines had been in fall 2021, weeks earlier than “Encanto’s” meteoric rise in recognition.
“I used to be saying to a pal: I believe that is my ‘Ship within the Clowns,’” Miranda stated throughout a current interview with the Related Press. “‘Ship within the Clowns’ was Stephen Sondheim’s solely chart-topper. Who would have guessed out of the thousands and thousands of songs he wrote that it might be ‘Ship within the Clowns’? It feels random in a single sense.”
“However however, we have all been locked up for 2 years,” he continued. “The notion of a bunch of voices occurring inside one residence feels very resonant, with hindsight. There’s type of a component for everybody to play in singing together with the tune. When you’re not bopping to this melody, one other melody is coming alongside in two seconds as a result of virtually each character will get a little bit function in it.”
Disney as an alternative submitted “Dos Oruguitas,” sung by Colombian singer-songwriter Sebastián Yatra, for consideration. The tune’s identify interprets as “Two Caterpillars” and performed within the background throughout a flashback displaying the traumatic origins of the Madrigal household’s powers.
Miranda composed it striving for the simplicity and metaphor of an outdated folks tune.
“It is one of many solely songs the place a personality will not be singing it. You are not seeing a personality sing it, and I believe it is all of the extra highly effective due to it,” he stated.
If Miranda scores a win for “Dos Oruguitas,” it might give him his first Oscar, and since he is already gained Tonys, Grammys and Emmys, it’s going to land him the coveted EGOT standing.
Key nominees for the 2022 Oscars
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The 94th Oscars can be broadcast reside on ABC on March 27 beginning at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT/5 p.m. PT. Regina Corridor, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes are internet hosting.
Try the total listing of nominations for the 2022 Oscars right here.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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2 women found dead in Englewood home after fire, Chicago fire officials say
CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago hearth officers mentioned two ladies have been discovered lifeless in an Englewood house after a home hearth.
The fireplace broke out Tuesday night at a home within the 7200-block of South Wolcott, Chicago hearth officers mentioned.
The fireplace was struck out at about 9:10 p.m., CFD mentioned.
After the fireplace was out, firefighters discovered two grownup feminine victims lifeless within the wreckage.
It was not instantly clear if the ladies died within the hearth or earlier than the fireplace. No additional particulars have been launched.
The Chicago Hearth Division has not but commented on any potential causes for the fireplace or mentioned in the event that they consider it was suspicious.
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3 women united by Highland Park shooting now lobby for assault weapon ban
HIGHLAND PARK, Ailing. (WLS) — Three ladies and their households had been good strangers up till the second tragedy introduced them collectively within the aftermath of Highland Park’s July 4th parade.
As Thanksgiving approaches, they’re united in goal and in gratitude for probably the most primary of all issues: life.
“I believed I used to be going to die,” Highland Park capturing survivor Liz Turnipseed mentioned. “That I used to be going to put there and I used to be going to bleed out and I used to be going to die.”
WATCH | Highland Park capturing survivor tells her story
“I used to be on the parade with my three grownup kids, my son-in-law and my 2-year-old grand child,” mentioned Debra Baum, with the Highland Park Gun Violence Mission. “Our complete household may have been worn out.”
“July third I had 70 folks at my home and the following day our life bought flipped the other way up,” capturing survivor Lindsay Hartman mentioned. “So I simply know for me, I am attempting to take pleasure in it and never spend an excessive amount of time previously.”
SEE ALSO | Highland Park parade capturing short-term memorial opens subsequent to metropolis corridor
For Lindsay, not spending an excessive amount of time previously means internet hosting Thanksgiving for 30. Liz, who was one of many almost 50 folks injured that day, nonetheless wants a cane to get round, so she’ll be catering the meal and having her complete household fly in. Debra shall be coming along with the identical household she was with on July 4.
“There are numerous households in Highland Park that do not have folks with them this Thanksgiving due to what occurred,” Baum mentioned. “It is a very weighty realization.”
However there’s additionally gratitude for random issues and other people, like for the proper strangers who took in Liz’s 3-year-old daughter for a few hours after she was shot. And the neighbor she’d by no means met earlier than who lent her a step stool for her mattress.
Turning ache into goal is what unites these ladies now as they foyer for an assault weapons ban in Congress. As a result of whereas life for them won’t ever be the identical, it does transfer on.
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Biden to extend student loan repayment freeze as relief program is tied up in courts
WASHINGTON D.C. — The Biden administration is but once more extending the pause on federal scholar mortgage funds, a profit that started in March 2020 to assist individuals who have been struggling financially because of the Covid-19 pandemic, a supply conversant in the plan mentioned.
The Division of Training will announce it’s extending the freeze one other six months with the primary funds due two months after June 30, the supply mentioned, until a Supreme Courtroom resolution on the president’s scholar mortgage aid program comes first.
The administration had beforehand mentioned the latest extension could be the final, and funds have been scheduled to restart in January.
However the administration had additionally meant for its scholar mortgage forgiveness program to start canceling as much as $20,000 in debt for low- and middle-income debtors earlier than January. This system has but to be carried out because it faces a number of authorized challenges.
This story is breaking and can be up to date.
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