If you were all up in your feelings while watching the “Wicked” stars’ performance at this year’s Oscars, you were not alone. TikTok user @ecreip1 was excited to see Erivo and Grande do their thing on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Months after its release, “Defying Gravity” – the newer version by ...

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo opened the 2025 Oscars ceremony on Sunday with a show-stopping performance, even though the show had just begun. Wicked might not take home the Oscar for Best Picture ...

Defying Gravity is, hands down, one of the most important musical numbers from the 11-song tracklist of Jon M. Chu’s Wicked, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. The song is performed by Erivo, ...

Cynthia Erivo felt a “huge responsibility” to give a perfect performance of ‘Defying Gravity’ in ‘Wicked‘. The 37-year-old star finishes the first instalment of the two-part musical adaptation with a ...

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 ...

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, ...

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, ...

“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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When the first half of the film adaptation “Wicked” dropped last year, the rest of the world was introduced to something the ...

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: ...