Jennifer Hudson has joined the list of what is appearing to be a very music-heavy Academy Awards show, Oscar producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced Tuesday.
The actress and singer, who won an Oscar for 2006’s “Dreamgirls,” will join a roster of performers that already includes Adam Levine, Tim McGraw, John Legend and Common, Rita Ora and Tegan and Sara with the Lonely Island, all of whom will be performing the nominated songs.
Anna Kendrick and Jack Black, whose performances were announced in recent days, are also part of the talent pool and host Neil Patrick Harris, who will perform a song written for the show by “Frozen” songwriters Robert Lopez and Kristin Anderson-Lopez.
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In the press release announcing Hudson’s booking, Zadan and Meron said they are creating “several musical sequences” for the show.
The 87th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, Feb. 22 at the Dolby Theatre in the Hollywood & Highland Complex.