"Wicked" director Jon M. Chu and stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are ready to shine at the Golden Globes.

Ariana Grande has responded to the online discourse about her apparent voice change throughout theWicked press tour. Speaking to Variety, the 31-year-old, who’s up for her first Golden Globe this year,

Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo were equal partners for Wicked, both in front of and behind the camera. The actresses opened up about working together to establish equal salaries while filming the two-part movie musical in a joint interview with Variety published on Thursday.

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo weren’t just in sync on the Wicked set— but prior to filming as well. The actresses revealed in an interview with Variety published on Thursday, Jan. 2, that after being hired as the two leads of the film,

No one has had a better press run than singers Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo of “Wicked.” And despite the internet clowning the duo for their close — sometimes too much for comfort — friendship, the pair said it was all organic.