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Jennifer Hudson covers Aretha Franklin’s ‘Young, Gifted & Black’ at 2020 BET Awards

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Jennifer Hudson has released a showstopping rendition of Aretha Franklin’s ‘Young, Gifted & Black’ today (June 28) for the 2020 BET Awards.The performance sees Hudson paying homage to the Queen of Soul’s early gospel roots and is immediately followed by a trailer for RESPECT.Watch the cover below:Hudson will play Aretha Franklin in an upcoming biopic of the legendary singer’s life, titled RESPECT.

Franklin handpicked the 38-year-old to play her, still heavily collaborating on the film up until her death in 2018.RESPECT will first be released later this year on December 25 for the United States, before its global launch in January 2021.

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