The day after the 90th Academy Awards the group premiered a song on YouTube titled " Why Not Me " which they claimed was commissioned by the Academy although not used because it was " financially and logistically impossible . " The song features characters from various movies who did n't get nominated sing about being snubbed by the Academy . It was not immediately clear if the group was actually asked by The Academy to perform or if this was part of the joke
the 90th Academy Awards
90th Academy Awards
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