Will Rihanna Get Her Flowers at 2024 Grammys After Oscar Loss? - Billboard

Rihanna slayed at the 2023 Oscars on Sunday with a classy performance of her soulful ballad “Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

“Lift Me Up,” which Rihanna co-wrote with Tems, Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Göransson, is a front-runner for a nomination for best song written for visual media.

Rihanna may or may not release her long-awaited ninth studio album by Aug. 31 – she has another “project” in the works just now – which would change the Grammy conversation around her.

The early front-runners for record of the year nominations, in addition to “Lift Me Up,” include Taylor Swift ’s “Anti-Hero,” SZA’s “Kill Bill” and Miley Cyrus ’ “Flowers.”

1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a second week last November, Swift’s smash kept Rihanna’s ballad from debuting in the top spot and becoming her 15th No.

Rihanna performs onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, Calif. Kevin Winter/GI