‘He Hates It’: Moana 2’s Songwriters Share The Scary Reaction They Got After Initially Sharing A New Song With Dwayne Johnson

With the upcoming release of Moana 2, critics have been discussing the sequel’s music, particularly from the team Barlow & Bear of The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical. Given that they are following in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s footsteps, there was undoubtedly a significant amount of pressure to create music that Disney would endorse. In an interview with TopMob, they revealed that presenting Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson with his follow-up to “You’re Welcome” was an emotional journey for the songwriting duo.

Wickeds Ariana Grande Shut Down a Hip-Hop Version of “Popular”

In relation to the musical “Wicked”, the original composer was approached about creating a hip-hop version of the song “Popular”. However, this concept was swiftly dismissed. The composer and lyricist stated that Ariana Grande didn’t wish for her character Glinda to be seen as an extension of her music career, which is why she showed no interest in modifying “Popular” to sound more pop-like.