After belting out Elphaba's iconic battle cry, the camera panned to capture the audience giving Erivo and Grande a much-deserved standing ovation. Among the crowd members were their Wicked co-stars ...

Ariana Grande will match SZA and Bruno Mars if "Defying Gravity," her duet with Cynthia Erivo, wins the Best Pop Duo/Group ...

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, ...

The Oscars wasted no time in getting to the musical performance everyone wanted to see: The stars of the hit movie Wicked belting out the song’s signature track. That was Cynthia Erivo and Ariana ...

Cynthia Erivo is vying for Best Actress at tonight’s Oscars, while Ariana Grande is up for Best Supporting Actress. And while the ladies’ acting was certainly something to behold, it’s the music that ...

LOS ANGELES -- The 2025 Oscars kicked off Sunday evening with gravity-defying musical performances from two popular stars. Following a special tribute video to Los Angeles, Ariana Grande opened the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “American Idol” picked a “Wicked” powerful performance to close Monday night’s episode. Wielding an electrifying cover of the ...

Look: We get why people would like to see Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande perform “Defying Gravity” at the Oscars: 22 years after its debut, Stephen Schwartz’s anthem remains a genuine showstopper, ...

Wicked fever has taken over, and we’ve caught the bug. Whether you’re team Elphaba or team Glinda, one thing’s for sure, you can’t get enough of the hit soundtrack and Defying Gravity. Cynthia Erivo ...

“American Idol” picked a “Wicked” powerful performance to close Monday night’s episode. Wielding an electrifying cover of the “Wicked” tune “Defying Gravity,” Amanda Barise was the last of the Top 24 ...