Ariana Grande, who stars as Glinda in Jon M. Chu’s “Wicked,” reportedly didn’t want to perform a new version of “Popular” in the musical film. Stephen Schwartz — the composer and lyricist of the original Broadway musical as well as the movie of the same name — recently told the Los Angeles Times that he and his music team considered refreshing the “rhythm” of the number in the spirit of “being open to new things” for the film.

As Wicked brings its magic to the silver screen we've all fallen under its spell. The movie, an adaptation of the hit Broadway musical that imagines a prequel to The Wizard of Oz, has a secret superpower: Stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo sang all of the songs live while filming in London,

Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and director Jon M. Chu have explained how the powerhouse vocals of the ‘Wicked’ movie came together