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Watch Ariana Grande team up with Cynthia Erivo for ‘Wicked: For Good’ anthem in London

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Watch Ariana Grande team up with Cynthia Erivo for ‘Wicked: For Good’ anthem in London

Ariana Grande was joined onstage by her Wicked co-star Cynthia Erivo in London last night (August 16).

READ MORE: Ariana Grande live in London: brilliant business-as-usual before the singer takes a break from the spotlight The pair performed ‘For Good’ the titular anthem from Wicked: For Good at The O2 along with ‘Get Happy’ and ‘Happy Days Are Here Again’ on the second night of Grande’s 10 date residency at the venue on her ‘Eternal Sunshine’ tour.

You can view footage below.

The latter tracks were first performed by the duo during a Wicked television special that aired last November, according to Variety .

It is a homage to a harmonically entwined mashup that Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand created for a TV appearance in the 1960s.

It comes after the pop star’s representatives confirmed earlier this month that she would be “taking a step back from visibility” following her current ‘Eternal Sunshine’ tour .

Ariana Grande brings out Cynthia Erivo to perform ‘For Good’ at her Eternal Sunshine tour in London. pic.twitter.com/rTQs352ruE — Pop Base (@PopBase) August 16, 2026 View this post on Instagram View this post on Instagram View this post on Instagram She also withdrew from the upcoming West End revival of Sunday In The Park With George , in which she had been due to appear alongside her Wicked co-star Jonathan Bailey.

It would have been her West End debut at London’s Barbican Centre, starting next summer.

During the first of her three shows at Chicago’s United Center earlier this month, Grande took a moment to “clear the air about a few things”.

She said: “I heard that my fans were worried that negativity was ruining things for me, but I just have to say that could not be more the far opposite.

This is not what that is.

And I just want to be very, very clear: multiple things can be true at the same time.

“Boundaries need to be set, human beings can need a break sometimes and also, this can be and will continue to be the greatest experience of my professional and creative life.” Elaborating on her reasons for speaking out, Grande shared: “I needed to get out here and differentiate that from my truth for all of you because I love you and this tour has been the most healing, beautiful, corrective, magnificent, special experience of my life.” The decision came after renewed public commentary surrounding Grande’s body and appearance, which intensified online after she recently released the video for ‘ Petal ‘, the title track from her new album.

Reviewing the first night at The O2, NME awarded the show five stars , describing it as “brilliant business-as-usual before the singer takes a break from the spotlight”.

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