After Rihanna's emotional performance of Black Panther: Wakanda forever, A$AP Rocky could be seen cheering on Rihanna.

On Sunday night, Rihanna brought tears to the Dolby Theatre as she performed "Lift Me Up" (an Oscar-nominated track from "Black Panther") live at the 95th Academy Awards.

After Danai Gurira introduced the film star, Rihanna took to the stage in a Maison margiela Artisanal look that John Galliano had specially created for her. Rihanna looked stunning, adorned with diamonds from head-to-toe, which accentuated her growing belly.

Rihanna is currently pregnant with her second child, and A$AP Rocky was there cheering her on.

Rihanna performs Lift Me Up at the #Oscars. https://t.co/ndiKiHfmID pic.twitter.com/cyESzOZnmm

-- Variety (@Variety), March 13, 2023

This soulful ballad, which was nominated to win Best Original Song, was featured as the lead single on the "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” soundtrack. It also served as a tribute for Chadwick Boseman who died in August 2020 after a long battle with colon cancer.

"Lift Me up" will be competing against "Applause" of "Tell It Like a Woman", and "Hold My Hand” from "Top Gun. Maverick." "Naatu Naatu” from "RRR" and "This Is a Life” from "Everything Everywhere at Once." The son features music composed by Rihanna, Ryan Coogler, Tems, and Ludwig Goransson. Lyrics by Coogler/Tems.

Apart from Best Original Song, "Black Panther" was nominated for Oscars Best Achievement in Costume Design and Makeup, Hairstyling and Visual Effects. Ruth E. Carter took home Costume Design.

Rihanna's Oscars performance is one month after she performed at the 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show. She took fans on a heart-pumping journey through her greatest hits.

The "Umbrella” singer showed off her baby bump during the performance. Soon after, her rep confirmed that she was pregnant with A$AP's second child. In May 2022, the couple welcomed their first child, a boy.

The family of three made their British Vogue debut as a family of four shortly after she returned to the stage. Rihanna posted to Instagram that she was unaware that she was pregnant at the time.

"my son so fine! "Idc idc! She captioned the photo. She captioned the post, "How crazy my two babies were in these photographs and mommy didn't know thank you so much [British Vogue Editor–in-Chief Edward Enniful] & [photographers Inez and Vinoodh]"

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Title: Pregnant Rihanna Stuns Performing Lift Me Up for First Time Live at Oscars
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Published Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2023 02:38:40 +0000

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