You’d get nervous too if you were singing one of the most iconic movie songs of all time on the Oscars stage in front of a room packed with the most famous actors on the planet. So cut Doja Cat a break, will ya?
That was the message from the rapper on Monday (March 3) after her performance during a musical tribute to the James Bond franchise drew some online heat from haters. In an Instagram post featuring a carousel of her high-fashion looks from the big night, Doja answered the criticism with an honest take on the situation.
“I never get to sing like that and what I did was brave and scary as f–k for me,” the rapper wrote of following LISA from BLACKPINK’s run through Paul McCartney and Wings’ “Live and Let Die” with her crooning rendition of Shirley Bassey’s iconic “Diamond Are Forever”; she was followed by RAYE’s cover of Adele’s “Skyfall.”
“I know a lot of people didn’t like it but a lot of people did and I feel good that I pushed myself,” Doja Cat continued of the performance that opened with a surprise dance routine from actress Margaret Qualley. “The song is a classic and I put a lot of work into it but the nerves got to me and a b–ch hit some flats. I can’t wait to do something like that again. What a blessing that was. I feel amazing about the whole thing.”
Plus, she added, in case you had heat for any of the other female performers on the broadcast, “Also ALL the girls chewed down last night God BLESS them all. Absolutely gorgeous performances from everyone.”
RAYE felt Doja’s butterflies, copping to her own nerves in a separate Insta post in which she stated the obvious. “was sooo nervous to sing this song because no one can sing Adele like Adele, but I tried my very best. I am just so grateful to the Oscars Academy for this invitation to sing on this stage,” she wrote. The singer got strong support from a few of her fellow vocalists, with Jazmine Sullivan telling the British crooner, “U always kill it Raye!!,” and Paloma Faith adding, “Stuns huns.”
Check out the medley below.
