The Oscars Stage Transforms Into Live Juke Joint With "sinners" Performance

The Oscars shape transformed into a juke associated Sunday, blending euphony of nan past and nan coming during nan 98th Academy Awards.

Miles Caton and Raphael Saadiq performed “I Lied to You,” a philharmonic centerpiece of “Sinners.” Caton plays a preacher’s teenage boy successful nan movie who risks his psyche to singing blues music.

The duo was accompanied connected shape by various artists “in an homage to nan film’s singular ocular style,” nan academy said successful a connection earlier this week. Buddy Guy, a blues guitarist who played an older type of Caton’s character, took nan shape alongside “Sinners” actors Jayme Lawson and Li Jun Li.

Sammie, an emerging blues singer, penned nan portion arsenic a confession to his pastor begetter and his capacity was powerful capable to nonstop nan tile a juke associated connected fire.

A group of break dancers waltzed done nan shape arsenic rapper Shaboozey joined Caton successful nan vocals, who utilized a guitar akin of nan 1 his characteristic utilized successful nan movie.

Jack O’Connell, Lola Kirke and Peter Dreimanis — nan actors who terrorized nan juke associated arsenic humor thirsty vampires successful nan movie — besides snaked their measurement onto nan stage.

Also connected shape were ballet dancer Misty Copeland and guitarists Eric Gales and Christone Ingram. Musicians Brittany Howard, Bobby Rush and Alice Smith were portion of nan capacity arsenic well.

The opus is only 1 of 2 from this year’s nominated original songs that was performed live. The singing trio Huntr/x from Netflix’s “KPop Demon Hunters” will besides execute nan breakout deed “Golden.” The movie took location an Oscar for animated characteristic earlier successful nan night.

During nan performance, akin to nan celebrated segment successful nan movie, Black euphony artists crossed eras look each astir Sammie, which composer Ludwig Göransson said is simply a moment erstwhile “time and abstraction disappears.”

“Sinners” collapsed Oscar records, snagging 16 nominations, including for champion picture. The movie was a stunning container agency success, earning $45.6 million during its opening play and $369.3 cardinal to date.