Released on March 31, 2009, Defying Gravity shot to the top of both charts. It climbed to No. 1 in less than a month and spent a total of 75 weeks on the Billboard 200 and 78 weeks on the country ...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 30: Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel pose at the "Wicked on Broadway 20th Anniversary Celebration" at The Gershwin Theatre on October 30, 2023 in New York City. "Defying ...

While "Defying Gravity" set the world alight thanks to its use in the first movie's marketing, Bowen Yang says a key Wicked: For Goodtrack will do so even more. Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman'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 ...

A little over a year ago, I sat in the Gershwin Theatre here in New York City, dressed in green, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Wicked. It was only my second time seeing it live, though ...

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 ...

When the first half of the film adaptation “Wicked” dropped last year, the rest of the world was introduced to something the theater kids have known since the musical’s Broadway debut in 2003: ...

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, ...

Manila, Philippines--Fly and sing along with Elphie as Universal Pictures Philippines launches #AwitingWicked! The bigwigs behind the two-part “Wicked” film, a stage-to-film adaptation of the hit ...

Sir Elton John is back with his 33rd studio album and he's sounding happier than ever. The legendary singer-songwriter has released 'Blue Wonderful' as the latest track from his upcoming collection ...