I can understand why: His "Moana" songs were memorable (especially "How Far I'll Go" and "You're Welcome"), and he only upped his game with "Encanto," an even more intricately inspired entertainment.

there’s little here to push Moana, as her big song promises, “Beyond” what we’ve seen before. On that note, composers Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, fresh from TikTok and their viral ...

When I sat down with the duo best known for The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical, I asked them how many songs they wrote for Moana 2 in total. Here’s what Bear had to say: A lot. Well, I would say ...

As always, Auli'i Cravalho is magical, and Disney has released a video of her performing "We're Back" in the recording booth ...

who voices Moana, has been RIAA® certified 7 times platinum and was nominated for an Oscar® Award and Golden Globe® Award for Best Original Song. Walt Disney Animation Studios’ epic ...

During the tour, Barlow (a Birmingham, Alabama native) and Bear (from Rockford, Illinois) happened to be working on “Get Lost,” a song for “Moana 2″ character Matangi, voiced by Awhimai ...

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "CAN I GET A CHEE HOO?") DWAYNE JOHNSON: (As Maui, singing) Who are you? Who are you? Who are you going to be? You're going to, you're going to make some history. Come on, Moana.

The scores from “Wicked,” “Moana 2” and “Emilia Perez” are among the 89 songs and 145 scores eligible for music Oscars this year.

There's also a special look at Moana 2 available to watch right now on Disney+ which includes interviews with Auli'i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson, as well as teasers of the new songs in the sequel.