Confirmed: Beyoncé to perform at the Academy Awards

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Tuesday afternoon, Variety reported that Beyoncé was “in talks” to perform at the upcoming Academy Awards. Late Tuesday night, the Academy confirmed the rumors to be true.

The 28-time Grammy-winning singer will perform her Oscar-nominated, original song “Be Alive,” which is co-written by Roc Nation’s Dixson and featured in the Best Picture-nominated film, King Richard.

It’s still unknown, however, if Beyoncé will perform live at LA’s Dolby Theatre, where the awards will broadcast live. Variety said her camp “has been in deep talks with producers to mount a satellite performance of the song… and broadcast live from tennis courts in Compton, Calif,” — the same Compton courts where a young Venus and Serena