The Weeknd praises Ariana Grande’s performance in ‘Wicked’: “So proud”

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The Weeknd has praised Ariana Grande‘s performance in Wicked.Grande stars as Glinda, the future Good Witch of the North in the new film – the first of a two-part adaptation of the hit stage musical.After seeing the movie, The Weeknd, who has collaborated with Grande musically in the past, shared a picture of the singer in the movie with Cynthia Erivo on his Instagram Story.He wrote: “This was fantastic congrats @arianagrande.

So proud.”The pair have previously worked on a host of songs together, including Grande’s 2014 ‘My Everything’ track ‘Love Me Harder’ and 2020 ‘Positions’ song ‘Off The Table’, along with a remix of The Weeknd’s ‘Save Your Tears’ in 2021.More recently, Grande put her vocals to a new remix of The Weeknd’s 2016 track ‘Die For You’.Elsewhere, Camila Cabello recently praised Grande and Erivo for their performances in Wicked while also sharing a cover from the hit musical.“You were brilliant Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo,” she captioned an Instagram story, which has since recirculated on X/Twitter.