Award season is right around the corner and that means some of our favorite artists will be taking home awards for their contributions. Among the slew of artists that released new material this year, Kendrick Lamar and SZA created their “All The Stars” anthem in support of the Black Panther soundtrack.
Fresh off “All The Stars” earning itself a Grammy and Golden Globe nomination, Kendrick Lamar and SZA may be adding “Oscar nominees” to their names. Ahead of the official 2019 Oscars nominations reveal on January 22, the DAMN. and Ctrl stars have had their track added to the Best Original Song shortlist.
Best Original Song shortlist:
Willie Watson, Tim Blake Nelson and Willie Watson – “When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings” (The Ballad of Buster Scruggs)
Sampha – “Treasure” (Beautiful Boy)
Kendrick Lamar and SZA – “All The Stars” (Black Panther)
Jónsi and Troye Sivan – “Revelation” (Boy Erased)
Dolly Parton – “Girl in the Movies” (Dumplin’)
Arlissa – “We Won’t Move” (The Hate U Give)
Emily Blunt – “The Place Where Lost Things Go” (Mary Poppins Returns)
Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda – “Trip A Little Light Fantastic” (Mary Poppins Returns)
Quincy Jones, Chaka Khan and Mark Ronson – “Keep Reachin’” (Quincy)
Jennifer Hudson and Diane Warren – “I’ll Fight” (RBG)
Gal Gadot and Sarah Silverman – “A Place Called Slaughter Race” (Ralph Breaks the Internet)
The Coup and Lakeith Stanfield – “OYAHYTT” (Sorry to Bother You)
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper – “Shallow” (A Star is Born)
Thom Yorke – “Suspirium” (Suspiria)
Sade – “The Big Unknown” (Widows)
Other familiar names that are included are Sampha, Sade, Jennifer Hudson, Quincy Jones and more. From this list of 15, only 5 songs will have the honor of having a “Best Original Song” nomination attached. With “All The Stars” being such astounding record across the board, we have high hopes of its inclusion in the top 5.
