Gwyneth Paltrow in Country Strong
Gwyneth Paltrow will perform "Coming Home," a song from the film
Country Strong, on Sunday (Feb. 27) during the 83rd
annual Academy Awards show. The ABC telecast airs live at 8 p.m. ET from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. "Coming Home" netted
a nomination in the original song category for Nashville-based songwriters Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey and Troy Verges. Also
nominated are Alan Menken and Glenn Slater for "I See the Light" (from
Tangled), A.R. Rahman, Dido and Rollo Armstrong
for "If I Rise" (
127 Hours) and Randy Newman for "We Belong Together" (
Toy Story 3).
Country Strong,
starring Paltrow,
Tim McGraw, Leighton Meester and Garrett Hedlund, will be released on
DVD and Blu-Ray on April 12. In related news, Paltrow will host Sony Music Nashville's annual artist showcase on March 3 during
Country Radio Seminar in Nashville. The showcase, an invitation-only event for the radio industry, will feature artists from
the Arista, BNA, Columbia and RCA labels. The
Country Strong soundtrack was released on the RCA imprint.
