Watch Beyoncé’s show-stopping performance of “Be Alive” at the 2022 Oscars

In her first awards show performance since the 2017 Grammys, Beyoncé took care to remind us all what we’ve been missing. Dressed in a ravishing lime green gown, the music legend sent audiences (both at home and in the Dolby Theatre) into a collective tizzy with her rendition of “Be Alive,” a pop-meets-R&B single from this year’s Best Picture-nominated film King Richard.

On a blinding green tennis court surrounded by her back-up dancers, the artist opened the evening’s festivities with a soon-to-be-iconic choral masterpiece. None other than her daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, sat front and center sporting a pair of sleek tiny sunglasses.

Featuring the artist’s beloved power growl and soft-as-satin high notes, “Be Alive” was apparently a late addition to the film score.

Will Smith, nominated for a Best Actor award for his role as Richard Williams, told Entertainment Weekly that Beyoncé offered to contribute the single after sitting in on a screening of the movie; she’d been particularly inspired by the performances of Saniyya Sidney and Demi Singleton as sisters Venus and Serena Williams.

“The marriage of a movie and a song is a kind of magic that’s unmatched in entertainment,” Smith said. “I was so happy when Beyoncé called.”

[Source: elle.com]