Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo have won Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 2026 Grammy Awards for their rendition of “Defying Gravity,” from Wicked. The duo claimed the prize ahead of Katseye’s “Gabriella”; Rosé and Bruno Mars’ “Apt.”; SZA and Kendrick Lamar’s “30 for 30”; and “Golden,” performed by KPop Demon Hunters’ fictional girl group Huntr/x. Grande and Erivo were not on hand to accept the award.
Grande has taken home this trophy once before, in 2021, for “Rain On Me,” her duet with Lady Gaga from Chromatica. For her role as Glinda in Wicked, she earned a Best Supporting Actress nod at the 2025 Academy Awards, but the film’s sequel, Wicked: For Good, was completely shut out during this year’s Oscar nominations. This is Erivo’s second Grammy, following her 2017 win for Best Musical Theater Album, as part of the cast of The Color Purple.
At last year’s Grammys, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance went to Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga for their Mayhem duet “Die With a Smile.”
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