Oscars: Jennifer Hudson To Perform – ARTICLE

The Oscars have added yet another star singer to their show lineup!

Jennifer Hudson will perform at the Academy Awards, she announced on Twitter.

"I'm excited to announce that @TheAcademy has invited me to perform on the #Oscars on Feb. 22nd!" she Tweeted on Tuesday.

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The Academy also released a statement about JHud's addition.

"We're creating several musical sequences for the Oscars and we couldn't be happier that our friend, Jennifer Hudson, will be performing in one of them," said show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron.

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The 87th Oscars, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, will air live on February 22 at 7 PM ET/4 PM PT on ABC.

-- Erin O'Sullivan

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