Adam Lambert and Queen got the 2019 Oscars off to a nontraditional start Sunday with a dynamite performance.

Not surprisingly, Lambert proved himself to be a capable frontman, leading original Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor through rollicking versions of We Will Rock You and We Are The Champions.

The choice of Queen to open the 2019 ceremony was a fitting one the legendary rock bands rise was brought to the big screen last year in Bohemian Rhapsody , up for five Oscars .