Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Carry out “Defying Gravity” to Open 2025 Oscars: Watch

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo carried out a musical medley to open the 2025 Oscars, that includes songs from Depraved, The Wizard of Oz, and The Wiz.

To open the efficiency, Grande took the stage for a passionate rendition of “Someplace Over the Rainbow” from The Wizard of Oz. Then, she ceded the stage to Erivo, who dazzled whereas singing “House” from the 1978 musical The Wiz. To shut it out, Grande returned for “Defying Gravity.”

It’s value noting that not one of the songs from Depraved have been eligible for the Finest Authentic Tune class. This was because of the Academy’s definition of an unique track, which stipulates that it should be “written particularly for the movement image.” Because the filmmakers opted to maintain the soundtrack devoted to the 2003 musical,

Nevertheless, Jon M. Chu’s musical adaptation nonetheless obtained 10 whole nominations, together with Finest Image, Finest Actress for Erivo, and Finest Supporting Actress for Grande. Moreover, composers John Powell and Stephen Schwartz obtained a nod for Finest Authentic Rating.

Revisit our evaluate of Depraved Half One, and see the place it landed on our checklist of the finest movies of 2024. For those who haven’t seen the film but, it’s presently accessible to buy on VOD, 4K Extremely HD, or Blu-ray.