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Curious to hear The Weeknd track, if it is eligible it does spice things up a bit when it comes to star power x blockbuster movie. Making it a potential 3 way battle alongside Gaga & Rihanna
IndieWire published a new article
Only something as massive as Rihanna’s long-awaited return to music could avoid standing in the shadow of Lady Gaga’s anthemic “Top Gun: Maverick” theme “Hold My Hand.” Written for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” by Tems, Muni Long, the film’s composer Ludwig Göransson, writer-director Ryan Coogler, and Rihanna herself, “Lift Me Up” has been accurately described as a lullaby, but still has that sweeping resonance that will keep it top of mind as Academy members vote for Best Original Song.
TBH, Marvel/Disney/Rihanna’s Label/Whomever are definitely pushing this song big time with all of these PR articles. It may actually pay off in a race that will be all about exposure and name recognition.
I don’t see The Weeknd being much of a threat even if he is ultimately eligible. One of the girls is taking this.
So yeah the Weeknd’s song is played in the credits and people don’t like it.
https://twitter.com/expert_oscar/status/1600264653216845824?t=zwa6Afpijffh3SlTT48ibw&s=19
And his song was submitted for Golden Globes too.
https://twitter.com/glenndunks/status/1600236094314139648?t=3sI8BQrACEBTrFFN8Zlqwg&s=19
The Black Panther song is easily walking away with this one.
And his song was submitted for Golden Globes too. https://twitter.com/glenndunks/status/1600236094314139648?t=3sI8BQrACEBTrFFN8Zlqwg&s=19
So… he won’t push his music at the Grammys but will at the Golden Globes. Make it make sense.
i mean his vendetta was against the Grammys who snubbed AH as a whole that included the biggest song of the decade, the AMPAS are already known to be snobby against popstars, tho he did garner a nom in ‘16, so probably thinks he has a great shot w Avatar
Oh, I thought his vendetta against the Grammys was about corruption so that’s why I thought it was odd to then go to the Golden Globes.
The weeknd song will still be a top 20 hit
A little bit of Magic never hurt anybody.
~ MYSTIC
and again the branch could care less about chart positions and streams
#AvatarTheWayofWater THE MOTION PICTURE EVENT OF A GENERATION
Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)
Music Dec 15 + Film Dec 16 https://t.co/FOvyBVD0Fo pic.twitter.com/mgJBD9uK5y— The Weeknd (@theweeknd) December 7, 2022
I could be totally off base, but I just don’t see it for The Weeknd. Maybe a nomination since it’s Avatar and the movie will be coming to sweep the craft categories, but I don’t see the song making an impact.
Again, this is premature so we’ll have to wait and see. I feel like the movie is going to be so big that it’ll overshadow any song attached to it, if that makes sense.
“Nothing is Lost (You Give Me Strength)”
Music & lyrics by The Weeknd, Swedish House Mafia & Simon FranglenI could be totally off base, but I just don’t see it for The Weeknd. Maybe a nomination since it’s Avatar and the movie will be coming to sweep the craft categories, but I don’t see the song making an impact. Again, this is premature so we’ll have to wait and see. I feel like the movie is going to be so big that it’ll overshadow any song attached to it, if that makes sense.
I wouldn’t exclude him, he is a previous nominee and with a song attached to a trash movie.
The real question is, will Gaga, Weeknd and Rihanna make it all three or somebody will get snubbed? I don’t recall a time in which this category got 3 songs from big popstars attached to 3 big sequels.
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