Erivo and Grande earned a standing ovation for their powerful and emotional performance Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande defied gravity with their Oscars 2025 performance. The stars of Wicked brought their powerhouse voices together to sing a trio of songs from various Wizard of Oz projects,

Grande opened with the classic "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz before Erivo belted out "Home" from The Wiz. The duo then teamed up to close out the opening segment with a stunning rendition of "Defying Gravity" from Wicked. Erivo earned a standing ovation from the crowd after letting out the iconic ending riff.