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Ariana Grande watches 'Wicked'

Billboard on MSN · 17h

Here’s Why Ariana Grande Said ‘No’ to a Hip-Hop Version of ‘Popular’ in ‘Wicked’

Critics and fans alike have been raving about Ariana Grande ‘s performance as Glinda in the new film adaptation of Wicked. But according to the show’s original composer, one of her most pivotal scenes almost sounded very different.

Variety on MSN · 12h

‘Wicked' Team Considered Making ‘Popular' More Hip-Hop. Ariana Grande Refused: ‘Absolutely Not. I Want to Be Glinda, Not Ariana Playing Glinda'

Wicked” composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz revealed in an interview with the Los Angeles Times that he pitched Ariana Grande on a different version of “Popular” for the film adaptation that she instantly turned down.

Ariana Grande Shut Down A Hip-Hop Version Of ‘Popular’ But Did OK Another ‘Wicked’ Song Change

In a new Los Angeles Times oral history, Wicked composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz explains:

The Independent on MSN47m

The Wicked movie’s version of ‘Popular’ almost sounded very different. Then Ariana Grande stepped in

I want to be Glinda, not Ariana Grande playing Glinda.’” Schwartz said, “That was something she was very insistent on.” ...

BroadwayWorld12h

Ariana Grande Turned Down a Hip-Hop Version of 'Popular' in WICKED

Ariana Grande's 'Popular' could have sounded a lot different. In a new piece in the Los Angeles Times, composer/lyricist ...

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