The Academy is revealing new details about its star-studded awards show this weekend, announcing the performers set for Sunday. Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Doja Cat, Lisa, Raye, and Queen Latifah are among those who will perform at the Oscars ceremony on March 2. Grande and Erivo will perform songs from …
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Earlier this month, Chappell Roan closed her rousing Grammy Awards speech with a pointed question: “Labels, we got you, but do you got us?” That one moment of advocating for artists to have access to livable wages and healthcare has already inspired tangible results in the music industry. Universal Music …
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Ariana Grande is working on her boundaries. During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the actress shared that during the audition process for Wicked, she became so consumed with landing the role that… she began advising her competitors. She told the publication that she would divulge her song choices, schedule, …
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After being raised in the limelight, Ariana Grande asked music, TV, and film companies to offer mental health resources for young performers, along with requesting they offer weekly therapy sessions. Grande, who starred in Nickelodeon’s Victorious and spinoff series Sam & Cat, opened up about navigating fame as a teen …
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Ariana Grande, who is no stranger to improv musical challenges, flexed her singing chops once again on Wednesday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live. The late night host introduced the Grammy winner to the stage and declared, “Your test tonight, if you choose to accept it, is to sing a song …
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Billie Eilish interviewed Ariana Grande last night after a screening of Wicked at the Directors Guild of America’s theater in Los Angeles. The Q&A, held for Academy and guild members, saw the singers sharing their mutual fandom. “My team was like: Who would be a cool person to do this? …
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Jeff Goldblum is set to release his fourth album this spring — appropriately titled, Still Blooming — and will feature his Wicked costars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, as well Maiya Sykes and Scarlett Johansson. Slated to roll out on April 25 via Decca Records (and on Verve Records in …
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Monica is giving Ariana Grande her flowers for how she approached remaking “That Boy Is Mine,” her classic song with Brandy. In an interview with People, the R&B star said that working with Grande on “The Boy Is Mine,” and reconnecting with Brandy, was “nothing short of a blessing.” “I …
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Cynthia Erivo thinks Wicked‘s Jon M. Chu deserved a Best Director nomination at the Oscars. In an interview with Variety Friday, the actress, who earned a nod for Best Actress for her role as Elphaba in the film, said she was puzzled that Chu didn’t earn a nod for the …
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Imogen Heap‘s 2005 album Speak for Yourself has lived many lives over the last two decades. Singles like “Hide and Seek” and “Goodnight and Go” were beloved and well-received on their own, then later used on popular series like The O.C. and Saturday Night Live or reimagined by artists like …
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