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We knew it was going to happen, but now it’s official: Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper will team up to perform their Oscar-nominated hit “Shallow” on the Academy Awards telecast later this month.
The Academy tweeted the news, writing, “Cooper. Gaga. ‘Shallow.'”
In addition, the Academy confirmed that Gillian Welch and David Rawlings would perform another nominated song, “When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings,” from the movie The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.
As previously reported, Jennifer Hudson will sing “I’ll Fight,” from the documentary RBG, on the telecast, and another nominated tune, the Mary Poppins Returns song “The Place Where Lost Things Go,” will be performed by a “surprise special guest.”
All that remains is for the Academy to confirm that the final nominated song, “All the Stars” from the Black Panther soundtrack, will be performed by rapper Kendrick Lamar and R&B star SZA.
As previously reported, initially, the Academy was only going to feature “Shallow” and “All the Stars,” in an attempt to keep the telecast shorter. But reportedly, when the nominees banded together and demanded all or nothing, the Academy relented — but will allegedly truncate each song to 90 seconds.
The Oscars air February 24, live on ABC.
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