Grande first delivered a moonlit rendition of “Over the Rainbow,” which Judy Garland famously sang as Dorothy in the movie “The Wizard of Oz.” Erivo then belted her version of “Home” from the 1975 Broadway musical “The Wiz,” a Dorothy number originally performed by Stephanie Mills onstage and by Diana Ross in the 1978 film adaptation.

A lip-reader has revealed what Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo said in a deleted Wicked scene. Grande starred as Glinda, and Erivo played Elphaba Thropp, in the hit 2024 film. The musical focuses on their friendship as they're treated differently by their peers.

"I really went all in on the opulence, making sure every detail embodied that classic golden glow," her nail artist tells WWD.

Hollywood’s best and brightest gathered in the Dolby Theatre wearing their glitziest finery for the most important event in show business: Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo singing “Defying Gravity” live onstage together for the first time.

The 2025 Oscars opened on a high note (literally), with a medley of songs from Wizard of Oz-based films performed by the stars of Wicked, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday (March 2) night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Mikey Madison, Timothée Chalamet, Danielle Deadwyler, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. The list of celebrities with red carpet wow momentum at the Oscars is long. Julianne Hough kicked things off Sunday in an elegant light beige ethereal look straight off the Christian Dior spring 2025 runway.

Kieran Culkin has won the Academy Award for best supporting actor for his performance in “A Real Pain.” In his speech, he brought up the infamous moment when, after winning the 2024 Emmy Award for best actor for HBO’s “Succession,” he asked his wife, Jazz Charton, to have a third child — which he did only because …

Catch up on top show moments from the 97th annual Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, March 2, 2025, in Hollywood, Calif.

Smaller movies didn’t mean smaller viewer numbers for the Oscars. An estimated 19.7 million viewers watched Sunday night’s 97th Academy Awards ceremony, the biggest audience in five years.

Black stars and celebs showed up and showed out at the 2025 Oscars on Sunday and you’ve to get into all the goodness. From stars like “Euphoria’s” Storm Reid to “Sing Sing” stars Clarence Maclin and Divine G—our faves made sure to end awards season on bang.

Ariana Grande arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) Cynthia Erivo arrives at the Oscars on Sunday ...