Social media watchdogs can nonetheless hear the drums of “Africa” echoing from Sunday evening.
Whereas Will Smith’s slap heard ’around the world pulled focus, the 2022 Oscars had been additionally being slammed on-line after some viewers accused the manufacturing staff of “bizarre” and “embarrassing” music decisions all through the present.
British actor Daniel Kaluuya and American singer H.E.R., who each received huge ultimately 12 months’s Academy Awards, appeared onstage collectively early within the evening to current the award for Finest Supporting Actress.
As the 2 black stars walked onto centerstage, an instrumental model of Toto’s “Africa” was performed within the background, sending social media right into a frenzy.
“Thus far they’ve launched Daniel Kaluuya and H.E.R. with Toto’s “Africa” and Stephanie Beatriz with “La Isla Bonita,” actually how the hell is that this occurring?,” tweeted Rob Sheffield, a Rolling Stone author and creator of “Love is a Mixtape.”
Regardless of government producer Will Packer’s aim of a extra inclusive Academy Awards telecast with a principally black manufacturing staff (together with orchestra conductor Dontae Winslow and beloved DJ D-Good), Hollywood’s largest evening continued with what some thought-about a barrage of controversial music decisions for a lot of the three-hour reside present.
Breakout stars Jacob Elordi and Rachel Zegler got here out collectively to current greatest visible results as “Beggin'” by Måneskin blared by way of the audio system. Some Twitter pundits perceived the music as a not so refined dig at Zegler — who drew plenty of consideration main as much as the present when she shared that she was not invited and couldn't get a ticket to the present regardless of her film being nominated for seven Oscars.
The “West Aspect Story” starlet was finally invited as a presenter after social media and fellow stars expressed their upset on the snub however Zegler made positive to make a fast quip about her attendance.
“I can’t imagine we're right here tonight on the Oscars. Rising up in Australia I by no means thought that I'd stand right here on this stage,” Elordi mentioned.
To which Zegler replied, “And I by no means thought I'd be right here six days in the past. Desires actually come true, fairly quick too.”
Later within the evening, the manufacturing staff selected to play Madonna’s Latin-inspired hit “La Isla Bonita” as actress and singer Stephanie Beatriz.
The Argentinian star graced the stage to introduce the efficiency of “Dos Orugutias,” the Finest Track nominee from her Disney hit “Encanto” however viewers had been shocked by her stroll out music.
The cringe music decisions continued with “Vivir Mi Vida” by Marc Anthony being performed when “Encanto” received for greatest animated function movie.
Followers of the worldwide hit famous that the movie was embraced as a celebration of Colombian tradition however offered with a music by a Puerto Rican artist.
As “Encanto” continued to be represented, viewers had been upset but once more when “Oye Cómo Va” by Santana, a Mexican musician, was heard as John Leguizamo, a Colombian actor, walked throughout the stage.
The scandalous music decisions that continued all through the evening didn't go unnoticed by viewers main many to attach the dots and categorical their discomfort on social media.
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