Ariana Grande Rejected Singing A Hip-Hop Version Of ‘Popular’ For ‘Wicked’ –

Wicked composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz shared that while working on the songs for Wicked, they were “open to new things.” Schwartz proposed the idea of “refresh the rhythm” of the song “Popular” and “hip-hop it up a little bit,” but Ariana Grande quickly rejected it in light of sticking to the original.