Executive producer and showrunner Raj Kapoor and executive producer Katy Mullan announced today the lineup of talent set to perform at the 98th Oscars\u00ae. Hosted by Conan O\u2019Brien, the Oscars will air live on ABC and stream live on Hulu on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at 7 p.m. ET\/4 p.m. PT, with the official live red carpet show airing at 6:30 p.m. ET\/3:30 p.m. PT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis year, our music performances are inspired by two of the most powerful cultural phenomena in film: \u2018Sinners,\u2019 the most nominated film in Oscars history, and \u2018KPop Demon Hunters,\u2019 a global pop culture sensation,\u201d noted Kapoor and Mullan. \u201cThese show moments are more than just performances\u2014they expand into cinematic tributes that celebrate the relationship between music and storytelling and why these films resonated so deeply with audiences around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The \u201cKPop Demon Hunters\u201d moment begins with a fusion of traditional Korean instrumentalists and dance, celebrating the folklore and cultural inspiration that anchors the story behind this animated blockbuster. As part of this experience, EJAE<\/strong>, AUDREY NUNA<\/strong> and REI AMI<\/strong>, the singing voices behind HUNTR\/X, will perform the Oscar\u00ae-nominated original song \u201cGolden\u201d from the film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The \u201cSinners\u201d moment explores the role music plays in the film\u2019s storytelling and translates this into a cinematic live moment on the Oscars stage. Miles Caton<\/strong> and Raphael Saadiq<\/strong> will perform the Oscar-nominated original song \u201cI Lied To You,\u201d and they will be joined by Misty Copeland<\/strong>, Eric Gales<\/strong>, Buddy Guy<\/strong>, Brittany Howard<\/strong>, Christone \u201cKingfish\u201d Ingram<\/strong>, Jayme Lawson<\/strong>, Li Jun Li<\/strong>, Bobby Rush<\/strong>, Shaboozey <\/strong>and Alice Smith<\/strong> in an homage to the film\u2019s singular visual style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, the show will include appearances by Josh Groban<\/strong> and the Los Angeles Master Chorale<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The producers will continue to announce talent joining the show leading up to the ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The 98th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby\u00ae Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC, streamed live on Hulu and airs live in more than 200 territories worldwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Executive producer and showrunner Raj Kapoor and executive producer Katy Mullan announced today the lineup of talent set to perform at the 98th Oscars\u00ae. Hosted by Conan O\u2019Brien, the Oscars will air live on ABC and stream live on Hulu on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at 7 p.m. ET\/4 p.m. PT, with the official live… Continue reading 98th Oscars Unveils Star-Studded Performance Lineup\u00a0For Hollywood\u2019s Biggest Night\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24508,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[32],"class_list":["post-24507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-awards","tag-oscars","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Oscars2026-banner.jpg?fit=600%2C338&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24507\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}