A tribute to Quincy Jones at the 2025 Oscars featured Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, and a Queen Latifah performance of "Ease on Down the Road."

Queen Latifah will be part of a musical tribute to the late Quincy Jones, who was honored in November with one of the academy's Governor's Awards just weeks after his death. Lisa of Blackpink and Doja Cat will also perform as part of the broadcast.

A tribute to Quincy Jones at the 2025 Oscars featured Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, and a Queen Latifah performance of "Ease on Down the Road."

Quincy Jones‘ work as a director and producer was recognized Sunday at the 97th Academy Awards. Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey, who were part of his Color Purple film, praised his work while highlighting some of his many achievements,

Queen Latifah arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by /Invision/AP)

Wicked stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande lead the list of performers announced for the 2025 Oscars. Other artists taking to the stage at the 97th Academy Awards include Doja Cat, LISA of BLACKPINK,

Wicked stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande lead the list of performers announced for the 2025 Oscars.Other artists taking to the stage at the 97th Academy Awards include Doja Cat, LISA of BLACKPINK,

By the time the 2025 Oscars ceremony was in its fourth hour and Queen Latifah was easing on down the road in a shiny cape for a Quincy Jones tribute, you might have thought ABC's broadcast of the 97th Academy Awards had gone off the rails.

Queen Latifah hit the stage at the 97th Academy Awards with a live performance, paying tribute to the late Quincy Jones through a performance of “Ease On Down the Road.” Jones died in November, and Latifah’s performance honored the Grammy-winning producer and film composer who collaborated with Michael Jackson.

Not only did Erivo sing “Home” from that film, but Queen Latifah hit the stage to deliver a rousing, bouncy take on “Ease on Down the Road,” another of the film’s classic numbers (which Michael Jackson and Diana Ross took to No.