BY MELISSA RUGGIERI
Glen Campbell’s health will prevent him from performing at the Oscars next month, but he has a respectful stand in with Tim McGraw.
McGraw will perform Campbell’s Oscar-nominated “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” in tribute to the singer at the Feb. 22 ceremony. The song is from the documentary, “Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me.” Campbell is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.
Joining McGraw in the performer’s ring are Rita Ora, who will sing “Grateful,” the Diane Warren-penned song from the movie “Beyond the Lights” (this is Warren’s seventh Oscar nomination in the best original song category), as well as Adam Levine, who is set to perform “Lost Stars” from “Begin Again.”
While Levine also sang the tune in the movie, it written by Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois (Brisebois – yes, from “All in the Family” - has been writing with Alexander since his New Radicals days).
And Common and John Legend will join the Oscars spotlight to perform “Glory,” which has already won at the Golden Globes and the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards.
Also nominated for best original song is "The Lego Movie" track "Everything Is Awesome," written by Shawn Patterson and performed in the movie by Tegan and Sara featuring The Lonely Island.
The Oscars will air live on ABC from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood with Neil Patrick Harris as host.
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