Jennifer Hudson transforms into Aretha Franklin in the new trailer for the Franklin biopic Respect. The film is set to premiere this December. The official trailer for Respect debuted during the BET Awards on Sunday night, with Hudson’s powerful cover of “Respect” soundtracking the preview. The clip features scenes of Franklin performing …
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Don’t Fuck This Up Kevin Hart knows what it’s like to face the court of public opinion. Netflix‘s new six-part docu-series takes us back to 2018, when homophobic tweets from Hart’s past resurfaced and caused him to step down from hosting the Oscars. When an interviewer asks him if he …
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The family of Aretha Franklin denounced Rev. Jasper Williams Jr.’s eulogy at the late singer’s funeral as “offensive and distasteful.” Williams Jr. delivered a nearly 50-minute eulogy at Franklin’s service last Friday, causing an uproar on social media with comments about the Black Lives Matter movement, black-on-black crime and the …
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“She is the greatest singer that ever lived,” Chris Stapleton said of Aretha Franklin onstage at the Forum in Los Angeles on Saturday night. Country’s preeminent vocalist then paid tribute to the singer he called his “all-time favorite” with a typically powerful take on Franklin’s 1967 hit “Do Right Woman, …
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Ariana Grande performed one of her musical influences classic songs during The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Backed by the Roots, Grande sang a faithful rendition of Aretha Franklin‘s “(You Make Me Feel Like) a Natural Woman,” the late singer’s hit 1967 single. In a cold open for the show, …
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Aretha Franklin was the Queen of Soul, but she was also an interpreter of songs from all genres, including country and folk music. Franklin died Thursday at 76 after a bout with pancreatic cancer, leaving behind a catalog that showcased her diverse range. Here are six of her best country …
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