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6 Best 2025 Oscars Music Moments You Didn’t See on TV


The 2025 Oscars were a very musical affair. Here are the six best music moments you didn't see on TV.

The 2025 awards show opened with a performance from Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, and also included tributes to the music of James Bond from the pop-star trifecta of LISA, Doja Cat and RAYE and to the film legacy of Quincy Jones from Queen Latifah. But the most fascinating part of his appearance was when they rolled the tape listing all the nominees – and giving each track an extended songwriter interview segment, since none of the five noms were performed at Sunday’s show – and Jagger stood patiently on the dimmed stage as the package played for a few minutes. Emilia Pérez songwriter Camille was clearly just as excited as the crowd to see Jagger, as evidenced by her “Woo-woo!” ad lib into the mic from The Stones’ “Sympathy for the Devil” as she accepted the best original song prize for “El Mal” alongside partner Clément Ducol.

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