Aretha Franklin said Jennifer Hudson would win an Oscar for playing her

Chase Rice is working on some «unbelievable» new music. ET's Cassie DiLaura spoke to Rice at the Academy of Country Music Awards Monday night, where he spoke about what's to come with his new album.«The new music's gonna be unbelievable,» Rice gushed. «All the songs are written, just me and the guitar. We got a couple writers on some other stuff, but it’s me.

Jason Aldean and his wife, Brittany, are talking about their close friendship with Carrie Underwood. The couple spoke to ET's Cassie DiLaura at the 2022 ACMs on Monday, where they were good sports about the possibility of their 3-year-old daughter, Navy, dating Underwood's 3-year-old son, Jacob, in the future.Aldean and Underwood earned three nominations this year for their hit song, «If I Didn't Love You.» When it was pointed out that Navy and Jacobs are the same age and that they could possibly be the next big country couple, Brittany wasn't opposed, though Aldean joked that Navy wasn't ever allowed to date.«That's probably accurate, yeah,» he cracks.Brittany adds, «I feel like she does what she wants.»Aldean noted that Navy is already strong-willed at three years old.«Yeah, I don't know if I am going to have much say in that,» he shares of her future dating life.

Steven Spielberg has spoken up about his disapprovalover the Motion Picture Academy’s decision to pre-record eight Oscar categories.The new schedule would mean that eight awards would be handed out in the hour before the actual Oscar telecast begins at 5 p.m. PT on March 27, in order to save time and keep the show to three hours.'I disagree with the decision made by the executive committee,' the Schindler's List director, 75, said in a new interview with Deadline.

Renee Zellweger looked simply stunning as she arrived in style for the premiere of herupcoming crime series The Thing About Pam.On Monday, the 52-year-old actress went on a promotional trail throughNew York Cityto promote the series, culminating in a red carpet screening.The Texas native went simple and chic for the main event as she showed off her very figure while posing on arrival. Stunning:Renee Zellweger stuns in simple yet chic suit that shows off her trim frame on red carpet at premiere for new crime series The Thing About Pam on Monday in New YorkThe Thing About Pam is based on a real-life story, concerning crimes committed by a woman named Pam Hupp.

Nicki Minaj is not letting Britney Spears forget she's a dancing queen.The Oops!...

The biggest stars in country music were out in force on Monday evening at the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas.Morgan Wallen picked up the prestigious Album of the Year award for Dangerous: The Double Album.The win seemed to signal that Academy voters weren't fazed by Wallen's scandal last year, when he was caught shouting the N-word on camera. Looking past it? Morgan Wallen won Album of the Year for Dangerous: The Double Album at Monday's 57th Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas, despite his N-word scandal last year'When I started this album, I was a kid.

Yellowstone star Luke Grimes hit the red carpet with a country casual look before presenting at the 2022 ACM Awards.The 38-year-old actor, who plays Kayce Dutton on the hit Paramount Plus series, hit the red carpet with his wife Bianca Rodrigues at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.The actor is one of the many presenters along with Reacher star Alan Ritchson, Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr, Mickey Guyton, Tom Pelphrey and more. Casual Luke:Yellowstone star Luke Grimes hit the red carpet with a country casual look before presenting at the 2022 ACM Awards Luke and Bianca:The 38-year-old actor, who plays Kayce Dutton on the hit Paramount Plus series, hit the red carpet with his wife Bianca RodriguesGrimes stepped with a white t-shirt under a slightly-unbuttoned white dress shirt with a gold chain dangling from his neck.He also sported a stone-colored suit coat with light blue jeans and a brown belt for his red carpet look.

The dead are all set to walk again.Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan will lead a new series titled Isle of the Dead, a spin-off of the critically-acclaimed show The Walking Dead, Deadline reports.Isle of the Dead will be set in New York City and will follow Morgan's character Negan and Cohan's character Maggie as they head for Meridian, the town Maggie lived in after the apocalypse began. New series:Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan will lead a new series titled Isle of the Dead, a spin-off of the critically-acclaimed show The Walking Dead, Deadline reportedEli Jorné, who wrote on The Walking Dead for several seasons and served as a co-executive producer on the program as well, will be the showrunner for the new program.Dan McDermott, who serves as the president of Entertainment andAMC Studios for AMC Networks, told the outlet how excited the network was about the upcoming show.

Radio Times, the actress revealed that she doesn’t support their actions.The 75-year-old had strong feelings about the debate around the toppling of UK statues.When asked about her thoughts, Joanna commented: “All our ancestors were linked with something, so you can’t suddenly go, ‘But I don’t do that’.”She added: “If you eat sugar, you’re probably eating sugar that came from sugar factories that were worked by slaves, and so it goes round and round.“Lots of things were obviously reprehensible, the slave trade being one; you can’t defend that.“But there are different things that were done in the past which we can’t change.“We don’t do them now because we wouldn’t.”Joanna, who is hosting a new three-part ITV documentary series Great Cities of the World, where she explores the magnificent cities of Berlin, Paris and Rome, said: “So, I don’t know how much of the past you can smash up without finding that the wrecking ball has come very close to your own house.”Joanna has recently also spoken about the “distressing” impact she feels the Netflix series The Crown has had on the Royal Family.She told Radio Times that she can’t watch the show, because she “knows quite a lot of the Royal Family”.She continued: “I know how distressing it must be to have your life made up and then played out as truth.”The Absolutely Fabulous star was made an OBE in 1995 and became a Dame earlier this year, when she was given the honour as part of the New Years Honours list.Joanna, who is also a campaigner, said: “It comes as a complete and unexpected surprise and is the kindest and most beautiful present imaginable.”She also received the BAFTA TV Fellowship in 2017.With a career spanning over five decades, Joanna has appeared in everything from Ab

Awards season took another huge leap forward as the Oscars Luncheon returned for the first time in two years. And while COVID has still reared its ugly head (“The Power of the Dog’s” Jane Campion has publicly stated she has it and could not attend), there was still a slew of smiling faces among both first-time and multiple nominees.

Emmerdale fans have taken to social media to call out Jane McDonald for an embarrassing blunder on her Channel 5 travel show, My Yorkshire.During the series, Jane pays a nostalgic tour of the place she calls 'home' as she explores her home county. On the latest dose of the series, she met actor Frazer Hines, who played Joe Sugden in Emmerdale, in a village called Esholt.The Yorkshire village is where the outdoor scenes of Emmerdale were filmed for its first 20 years.Jane recounted her memories of watching Emmerdale Farm, Emmerdale's name until 1989, with her mother when she was younger.However, as Jane spoke about the village, some eagle-eyed viewers were quick to spot a blunder as she completely annihilated the name, which left some cringing.Taking to Twitter, one wrote: "@TheJaneMcDonald loving your Yorkshire series.

Angelique Jackson Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American rights to distribute “The Walk,” which tells the story of the court-ordered forced integration of the Boston School System in the 1970s.The film, starring Justin Chatwin and Terrence Howard, will be released in theaters and digitally on June 10.“The Walk” follows Bill Coughlin (Chatwin, pictured above), a Boston Irish cop, who must contend with social pressure and bigotry in his neighborhood and within the police force after being assigned to protect Black students bused into the all-white South Boston High. The plot chronicles the political and social fallout following the court’s 1974 decision, which resulted in brutal violence and city-wide protests, as three stories collide during the fateful first day of school.

Chris Willman Music WriterFor Jennifer Hudson, it’s a happy anniversary. “It was about 15 years ago when Aretha (Franklin) and I had our first discussion about my playing her,” says the star of “Respect.” It’s not a coincidence that this is also the 15th anniversary of something else momentous — Hudson delivering her Oscar-winning performance in “Dreamgirls” — since it was seeing Hudson in that role that provided her a eureka moment about who could pass the bar to portray her on screen.“Back then people were like, ‘Is there gonna be a “Dreamgirls 2”? What could you do after this?’” recalls Hudson.

Jennifer Hudson and Carole King each have a lot to celebrate this year. King will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a performer at the next ceremony in October, after previously qualifying as a songwriter.

She is a Grammy and Oscar winner whose latest film role is a portrayal of the Queen of Soul herself.And Jennifer Hudson wowed fans on Tuesday night, when she made a surprise appearance at a screening for her latest film Respect in Atlanta, Georgia.The Dreamgirls star, 39, was fetching in a cream off-the-shoulder top that displayed a photographic image of Aretha Franklin, the subject of the film, on the front.

Jennifer Hudson is continuing her press tour for her new movie Respect!

Aretha Franklin told Jennifer Hudson she would win an Oscar for playing her. The 39-year-old actress-and-singer is set to portray the late Queen of Soul - who passed away in 2018 - in the upcoming biopic 'Respect', and she has recalled being left speechless when the music legend surprised her with the compliment.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThere was a moment after intermission at Cynthia Erivo’s Hollywood Bowl show when she returned to the stage with no shoes on. She wanted her feet to touch the ground.

Just two weeks shy of its theatrical release, Jennifer Hudson attended a reception party and special screening of her film, Respect, in Martha's Vineyard on Friday evening.The 39-year-old singer and actress looked stunning in a white flowing mini dress while continuing to build excitement for the Aretha Franklin biopic with a special screening.The film — which has been years in the making — is deeply personal for Hudson as the late Franklin had hand-selected her to play the part over a decade before the movie was ever greenlit.

Jennifer Hudson steps out for the special Respect screening and reception during the 2021 Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival on Thursday evening (July 29) in Edgartown, Mass.

Clarence “Mac” McDonald, a keyboardist who played with such legends as Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and Ella Fitzgerald and produced the Emotions’ No. 1 smash “Best of My Love” and many others, has died. He was 76.