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To celebrate the 70th Anniversary of “The Wizard of Oz,” Netflix hosted a free live concert and movie screening last night in Central Park. The concert featured contemporary interpretations of the films classic songs, and Jennifer Hudson closed the show with her very own version of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”

Ashanti, who played Dorothy in the recent off-Broadway production of “The Wiz” and appeared in the 2005 “Muppets Wizard of Oz,” also recorded her own rendition of  the same song. She released the single on iTunes and performed it on CBS earlier this month.

So, who killed it?

Jennifer Hudson:

Ashanti:

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