“That song is written specifically to bring a curtain down, and whatever scene to follow it without a break just seemed hugely anti-climactic.” Cynthia Erivo in "Wicked" during "Defying Gravity." ...

Wicked fever reaches Billboard ’s Top Movie Songs chart, powered by Tunefind (a Songtradr company), as Cynthia Erivo ’s “Defying Gravity,” featuring Ariana Grande, rises to No. 1 on the ...

That means we get 11 wonderful songs in the first part, including the chill-inducing "Defying Gravity," the upbeat "Popular" and Erivo's belting of "The Wizard and I." ...

Demi Lovato is flying high and defying gravity on her birthday, with the musician celebrating the occasion with a karaoke ...

‘Wicked’ Standout ‘Defying Gravity’ No. 1 Again on Top Movie Songs Chart It's the second month at No. 1 for the track, sung by Cynthia Erivo & featuring Ariana Grande.

As movie and music fans immerse themselves in Wicked, two of its most beloved songs are scaling Billboard radio charts (dated Dec. 21): Grande's "Popular" ascends 29-27 on Adult Pop Airplay and 34 ...

This one is perhaps the most well-known song from Wicked. "Defying Gravity" is the closing moment of Act 1 of the show, as well as Jon M. Chu's corresponding first movie.

Chu credits Schwartz, Wicked 's composer and lyricist, with the idea to extend the “Wiz-O-Mania” sequence in “One Short Day” to allow a hefty musical feature for Menzel and Chenoweth.

How Defying Gravity, a song taken from the musical Wicked, has become an anthem for people all over the world. Show more The musical Wicked is now over 20 years old. The story of the Wizard of Oz ...

Defying Gravity continues to be popular with listeners. The iconic musical number, sung by Elphaba and Glinda in Wicked, has hit the Billboard Top100, not once, but twice. Following Idina Menzel's ...

‘Defying Gravity’ The movie’s big closing song comes as Elphaba has been tricked into performing dangerous magic on animals and finally realizes the real treachery of The Wizard and Madame ...