Ariana Grande sang “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and Cynthia Erivo sang Diana Ross' “Home” to kick off the 97th Academy Awards in a tribute to Los Angeles following wildfires that devastated the Southern California metropolis.

The 2025 Oscars opened on a high note (literally), with a medley of songs from Wizard of Oz-based films performed by the stars of Wicked, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday (March 2) night.

Ariana Grande sang “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and Cynthia Erivo sang Diana Ross’ “Home” to kick off the 97th Academy Awards in a tribute to Los Angeles following

Wicked' co-stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo took the stage at the Oscars 2025 to pay tribute to 'The Wizard of Oz'

Anora,” a strip club Cinderella story without the fairy tale ending, was crowned best picture at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday, handing Sean Baker’s gritty, Brooklyn-set screwb

How thrillifying that Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande opened the Oscars ceremony with a performance of songs from "Wicked." At the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday, the two Oscar-nominated stars treated audiences to a musical history of Oz onstage and onscreen.