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, ...

As the soundtrack smashes on the charts and the film continues to top the box office, stars are sharing their own takes on the film. After the "What Is This Feeling?" choreography took social media by ...

With audiences off to see the Wizard, and Elphaba and Glinda, radio is capitalizing on the buzz of Wicked by playing two of the franchise's signature songs. Wicked, which adapts the stage musical of ...

Cynthia Erivo's Ariana Grande-featuring "Defying Gravity" from Wicked retains the No. 1 slot on Billboard's Top Movie Songs ...

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 ...

All these years later, we're still holding space for Glee. In fact, the "Defying Gravity" covers from Glee stars Lea Michele, Amber Riley, and Chris Colfer have invaded music charts around the world ...

Meara covers streaming service news for CNET. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in journalism. When she's not writing, she likes to dote over her cat, sip black coffee ...

Ariana Grande’s Wicked performance at the Oscars boosts three of her songs back onto the U.K. charts, with “Defying Gravity” leading the resurgence. US singer-songwriter Ariana Grande attends the 97th ...

Classic rock and Broadway music sometimes overlap in amazing ways. For example, Queen's Brian May once played guitar on a version of "Defying Gravity" from 'Wicked' that is incredible. That desire for ...