Sinners star Miles Caton and Raphael Saadiq carried out their Greatest Unique Track-nominated quantity “I Lied to You” stay on the 2026 Academy Awards. They have been joined by a stacked lineup together with blues legend Buddy Man, Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes, Shaboozey, ballerina Misty Copeland, and extra. Watch all of it go down beneath.
For his or her stay rendition of “I Lied to You,” each Saadiq and Caton performed guitar whereas framed by the inside of Sinners’ barn set piece, full with string lights hanging above. Whereas dancers wearing period-accurate clothes twirled round, numerous different musicians took the stage to sing or play guitar alongside them—together with Man, Howard, Eric Gales, and Christone “Kingfish” Ingram—whereas figures from totally different generations of music and tradition entered the body.
Saadiq co-wrote “I Lied to You” with Ludwig Göransson, who’s the one artist this 12 months nominated for each Greatest Unique Track and Greatest Unique Rating. Different Greatest Unique Track nominees embody Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner’s “Practice Desires” from the eponymous movie, and Rei Ami, Audrey Nuna, and EJAE’s “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters. The latter trio will even carry out that mega hit tonight on the Oscars.
Sinners is nominated for a record-breaking 16 Academy Awards this 12 months, together with Greatest Image, Greatest Director, and Greatest Actor for Michael B. Jordan. To this point tonight, Sinners has taken dwelling the statuette for Greatest Unique Screenplay.
Learn Mano Sundaresan’s interview Miles Caton’s No-Brainer Playlist, revisit Paul A. Thompson’s movie overview of Sinners, and comply with together with all of Pitchfork’s protection of the 2026 Academy Awards.
