Cynthia, best known from her recent role in ‘Wicked’, made her hosting debut at this year’s Tony Awards. She started the night with an incredibly stunning number, ‘Sometimes All You Need’, an original number written for this opening act. Cynthia was highly praised for her vocals, stage presence, costume changes, and comedic timing keeping the audience entertained. Just before arriving on stage, Cynthia met Oprah Winfrey as part of the opening act; Winfrey tells Erivo to “just be yourself” while they re-created the famous holding space meme with her ‘Wicked’ co-host, Ariana Grande. The Tonys are a place where the audience can come together for their love of theatre, needing comedy, dance, and striking performances. 

Cynthia Erivo has gained significant fame across the globe for her role as Elphaba in last year’s film adaptation of ‘Wicked’, alongside co-star Ariana Grande. Wicked, released in November, was one of the top movies of 2024, nominated and winning many Academy Awards, Critics’ Choice Awards, and SAG awards, including Best Actress for Erivo and Grande. The Wicked soundtrack debuted at the top two spot on Billboard. The sequel, ‘Wicked: For Good’, is set to release on November 21st, 2025. Watch the trailer for the upcoming sequel here. 

Erivo’s latest album, titled ‘I Forgive You’, was released on Friday, June 6th, days before she hosted the Tonys. Cynthia co-wrote the album with songwriter and producer Will Wells. The album consists of 20 tracks, including songs ‘Worst Of Me’, ‘She Said’, ‘Play The Woman’, ‘Best For Me’, and ‘Be Okay’. She recently performed ‘Best For Me’ on The Late Night with Stephen Colbert. While talking with Stephen Colbert, Cynthia explained that “we are not very good as people at forgiving ourselves or other people”. Cynthia’s album has allowed her to open up, explaining that the album is a personal journey of forgiving herself and other people, allowing for space to let go. 

You can listen to her new album ‘I Forgive You’ on streaming platforms now. Cynthia is going on tour for her album starting today, June 11th, in New York, and performing this summer in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Diego, and ending in Virginia in September. Find more tour information here.

6. Chrystal – ‘The Days‘

Last week, the track had peaked at number five, and it is now holding tight to the top ten. Originally released in 2024, the song climbed charts slowly but steady after going viral on TikTok and became Chrystal’s first single to chart in the UK. The Bolton-based DJ has now signed, thanks to the song’s popularity, a contract with Polydor records. Her songs had been previously featured on BBC, but with ‘The Days’ Chrystal finally achieved her breakthrough, and we’ll surely see more from her.

7. Teddy Swims - ‘The Door‘

Teddy Swim’s hit has now spent 37 weeks in the UK top 100, six of which in the top ten. ‘I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy‘ was included in Official Chart’s list of biggest albums of 2024 at number 34 after peaking at number twelve and spending more than fifty weeks on charts. ‘The Door’ has peaked at number five but fell down to number 65 at the end of December; it seems like now, however, Teddy Swims is ready to make a big comeback and perhaps climb up to that top three that the song has yet to reach.

8. Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars – ‘Die With a Smile‘

It is Bruno Mars’s second song in the top ten, and has earned Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars the titles of second and first artists on Spotify. The song was a surprise drop and released in August of 2024. Despite the hype around the song, it has yet to reach the number one position, and has so far peaked at number two. Charting at number eight last week, it has made a comeback on charts and perhaps will be climbing the top ten once more.

9. Teddy Swims – ‘Bad Dreams‘

Another song by Teddy Swims in the top ten, it has charted for sixteen weeks so far and four in the top ten, peaking at number six. Despite being active on the music scene for over a decade, the artist has had his breakthrough in the past couple years thanks to his latest album and its singles.

10. Wicked Soundtrack – ‘Defying Gravity‘

The chart-defying tune off Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo’s screen-adaptation of ‘Wicked‘ has charted for two consecutive weeks at number ten after peaking at number seven at the beginning of December. While Idina and Kristen’s ‘Defying Gravity‘ had peaked at number 79, and the Glee Version of the song at number 38, Cynthia Erivo is proving to be the highest peaking version of Elphaba.