“Wicked” stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, who play Glinda and Elphaba in the movie adaptation of the musical, are set to perform at the 97th Annual Academy Awards on March 2. The duo has not ...

Cynthia Erivo’s Ariana Grande-featuring “Defying Gravity” from Wicked retains the No. 1 slot on Billboard’s Top Movie Songs chart, powered by Tunefind (a Songtradr company), for January 2025, ruling ...

The musical opener kicked off with "Over the Rainbow" before segueing to "Home" from "The Wiz," as well as "Defying Gravity." The 2025 Oscars were holding space for two pretty "Popular" divas to open ...

Ariana Grande’s “Popular” and “Defying Gravity” return to U.K. vinyl and physical singles charts as anticipation for the second Wicked movie builds. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 03: (L-R) Ariana ...

The 'Wicked' co-stars, who play Elphaba and Glinda, respectively, paid homage to the 'Wizard of Oz' with their opening medley. By Lexy Perez Digital Editor and Producer Both Grande and Erivo were ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. After Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande’s Oscars performance, ...

It was confirmed long ago that two new songs would be included in Wicked: For Good, the second half of Jon M. Chu's acclaimed Broadway adaptation. It's now been revealed that the titles to these new ...

When the first half of the film adaptation “Wicked” dropped last year, the rest of the world was introduced to something the theater kids have known since the musical’s Broadway debut in 2003: ...

Cynthia Erivo says Elphaba's iconic song in 'Wicked' is "ingrained in my brain forever" Astrida Valigorsky/WireImage Cynthia Erivo is happy to continue belting out "Defying Gravity" for the ...