Kristin Chenoweth is clearing the air about Ariana Grande, who is stepping up to fill her shoes in the new Wicked movies.
05.05.2023 - 00:53 / justjared.com
Several of the hits on Ariana Grande‘s debut album might not have been possible without Jordin Sparks, according to a producer who worked on the project.
Harmony Samuels produced and wrote on several songs that landed on the album’s tracklist, including her Top 10 breakout hit “The Way” and her Big Sean collab “Right There.”
In a recent interview, Harmony explained how the music came to be and Jordin‘s connection to it.
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Harmony told Rated R&B that the songs were originally intended for Jordin. If you were unaware, the singer also has a writing credit on “The Way.”
“While I was doing that album [Fantasia's Side Effects], I was working on those records for Ariana Grande, but they weren’t Ariana Grande records — they were Jordin Sparks records,” he explained.
He continued, saying, “Jordin Sparks is the originator of those records and the blueprint behind who Ari is now. My vision was for Jordin to be that person.”
“Unfortunately, RCA didn’t see the value in what I was producing for Jordin, and they proceeded to go in a different direction,” he added.
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Kristin Chenoweth is clearing the air about Ariana Grande, who is stepping up to fill her shoes in the new Wicked movies.
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Kristin Chenoweth has Ariana Grande's back. The Tony Award-winning actress, who originated the role of Glinda the Good Witch in the Broadway production of is setting the record straight on a big rumor about Grande's performance in the show's upcoming film adaptation. ET spoke with Chenoweth at the 5th annual Vanderpump Dog Foundation Gala in Beverly Hills on Thursday, where she responded to speculation regarding whether Grande may have been lip syncing over Chenoweth's voice in footage from the London set.«I cracked up because I have heard it and I knew it was her, and I was like, 'Why did they think that's me?'» Chenoweth told ET's Brice Sander.«We are very similar and we have been her whole life, and then when we talk on the phone we sound like dolphins,» she joked.
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Jonathan Bailey has arrived to the land of Oz!New photos from the set of have arrived and they see the star for the first time in his role as Friyeo, the beautifully brainless Winkie prince caught in a love triangle between famous Glinda and Elphaba, played by Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. In the first shots of Bailey from the Buckinghamshire set of Jon M. Chu's upcoming adaptation of the hit Broadway show, the 35-year-old actor is in his regal wears, with his arm around Grande, who is in character as the Good Witch.Dapper in a gold and green prince's uniform, Bailey is seen rocking light brown highlights through his normally darker 'do.
Thania Garcia Anitta anticipates her next album will encourage its listeners to get “very cultured” about her native Brazil. The Latin music star teased the project on the Met Gala carpet saying the collection will be a bilingual mix of English and Spanish that pays homage to the early beginnings of Brazillian music. The follow-up to her 2022 smash, “Versions of Me,” will arrive via Republic Records as her debut on the label. Variety broke the news of Anitta’s deal with Republic less than a month after she announced her split from longtime label Warner Music. “I think Brazillian funk is opening its room right now and I want to show more about where this was born and it’s my culture, my community, my place so I feel happy to have this in hands with Republic,” she said. Anitta also mentioned the record will include a “couple” of special guests that she says fans will definitely be happy with.
Wicked has been a much-talked-about topic in Hollywood for many years now, and after all that time, filming is finally underway.Just recently, in fact, the first images of stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo were released, exciting millions of fans of the show.While Grande and Erivo are already in the process of bringing the Broadway favorite to the big screen, they weren’t the only ones who wanted those roles, which are among the most highly-coveted in Hollywood in recent memory.In an interview with TheWrap, Dove Cameron revealed that she was also in the mix for the role of Glinda, though, of course, she didn’t end up snagging the part.“I definitely went out for it,” the actress confirmed at an event to promote the second season of the AppleTV+ show Schmigadoon. “I know that for everybody who did go out for it, it was a very long process.
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Ariana Grande has her husband's support. Amid the 29-year-old singer's busy filming schedule for , a source tells ET how Dalton Gomez has been supporting her at home.«Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez have both been keeping busy with work projects,» the source says of the actress and her real estate broker husband.«Ariana has been so focused, but Dalton has been there with her and supporting her behind the scenes,» the source adds.