Monday, June 29, 2026

Oscars Set Lenny Kravitz for “In Memoriam” Segment, “Creed III” Stars Jonathan Majors and Michael B. Jordan to Present Along with Glenn Close, Dwayne Johnson, More

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The Oscars are gearing up for this Sunday’s show with big names participating in the annual event.

Even before “Creed III” had its gigantic opening weekend, producers signed up star Jonathan Majors as a presenter. They’ve also got that film’s director and star Michael B. Jordan.

Others include Riz Ahmed, Emily Blunt, Glenn Close, Jennifer Connelly, Ariana DeBose, Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson, Troy Kotsur, Melissa McCarthy, Janelle Monáe, Deepika Padukone, Questlove, Zoe Saldaña and Donnie Yen.]

The big news this morning is that rock star Lenny Kravitz will perform with the In Memoriam segment. And no, he won’t be singing “It Ain’t Over Til It’s Over.” Kravitz is a Hollywood kid– his father was an NBC News producer, his mother was “Jeffersons” star Roxie Roker, his daughter is movie star and director Zoe Kravitz. So this will be cool. Lenny has also appeared in many movies including “The Butler.”

More announcements coming…like Lady Gaga performing along with Rihanna, David Byrne, and Diane Warren with Sofia Carson…

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Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009, where he covered Michael Jackson, and previously wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine in the mid-1990s, where he covered the O.J. Simpson trial. He also edited Fame magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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