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Jazmine Sullivan has one of the most melodically distinctive voices in the music industry –and that’s undeniable. Whether it be the Philly bred singer’s own debut album Fearless or her first extended play Heaux Tales released earlier this year, Sullivan is an artist who can deliver vocals any time, any place.

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Jennifer Hudson Drops 'Here I Am' Song, Written with Carole King for 'Respect' Movie!

Jennifer Hudson has released her new song “Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)” for the upcoming Aretha Franklin biopic Respect!

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NYC Enlists Iconic Producer Clive Davis For Central Park Mega Concert To Celebrate Reopening

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has called on music producer Clive Davis to line up a roster of stars for a major concert on the Great Lawn in August to celebrate the city’s reopening.

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Mary J. Blige Inducted Into Apollo Theater’s Walk Of Fame

Mary J. Blige was honoured by the Apollo Theater on Friday.

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Roger Hawkins (1945–2021), Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section drummer for Aretha Franklin

Roger Hawkins was a drummer with the famed Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, who played on hits including Aretha Franklin’s (1942–2018) “Respect.”Hawkins began playing with the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section – also known as the Swampers – in the 1960s. As session musicians, their names weren’t well known, and they often weren’t even credited on the records they played for, but their sound became influential and was heard on many Top 40 hits.

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How Marvin Gaye’s ‘What’s Going On’ Changed the Sound of R&B Forever

Jeremy Helligar At the beginning of the 1970s, mainstream Black music was a massive singles scene. A handful of Motown acts, including the Supremes and the Temptations, had managed to score Top 10 albums during the ‘60s, but with the exception of Aretha Franklin’s Atlantic Records releases post-“Respect” and Ray Charles’ run of early ‘60s hits on ABC, Black artists weren’t typically creating classic album-length artistic statements on par with The Beatles’ “Sgt.

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Watch: 'RESPECT' Official Trailer Starring Jennifer Hudson

Respect is finally here and we’re on the edge of our seats as we slowly approach its August 13 release date. Starring Academy Award® winner Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin, Respect follows the life and times of the reigning queen of soul.

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Jennifer Hudson Transforms Into Aretha Franklin In ‘Respect’ Trailer

Jennifer Hudson has a lot of “respect” for Aretha Franklin.

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Jennifer Hudson Swears By This Drugstore Moisturizer for Glowing Skin

Glamour. And who could blame her? She's positively glowing, and I suddenly want to know her secrets for everything.

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Who is Grace Kinstler? 5 Things to Know About the ‘American Idol’ Front-runner

Grace Kinstler won the American Idol judges and viewers over as soon as she performed in the season 19 premiere.

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Cynthia Erivo Teases Her Transformation Into the Blue Fairy in ‘Pinocchio’: ‘We Don’t Have Very Many Black Fairies’

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorCynthia Erivo knows that simply trying to impersonate Aretha Franklin for her starring role as the Queen of Soul in “Genius: Aretha” just wasn’t going to cut it. “The job is to transform and to find as much of the essence of this person to tell her story,” Erivo, who earned her first Oscar nomination last year for “Harriet,” tells me on this week’s episode of the “Just for Variety” podcast.Finding Franklin’s essence meant studying recordings, concert footage, interviews and even game show appearances.

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Aretha Franklin: Remember The Legendary Queen Of Soul’s Life In Pictures On Her Birthday

There was no one quite like Aretha Franklin. The powerhouse singer, dubbed the “Queen of Soul,” paved the way for so many artists during her time as a lauded entertainer. Breaking barriers and creating some of the biggest hits in music history, Aretha was a towering force in the Civil Rights movement and beyond. On what would have been the Queen of Soul’s 79th birthday, let’s take a look back at her life in photographs and some of the highlights of her brilliant career.

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Malcolm Barrett Explains Not Talking With Aretha Franklin's Ex-Husband Before 'Genius' Role

Genius: Aretha series, you’ve likely caught on that C.L. Franklin wasn’t the only questionable male figure in the Queen of Soul’s life.

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Aretha Franklin's Family Slams NatGeo's 'Genius' Limited Series for Ignoring Them

Aretha Franklin‘s family is not happy with the upcoming NatGeo limited series Genius: Aretha based on the late singer’s life.

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‘Genius: Aretha’ Showrunner Suzan-Lori Parks on Meeting Aretha Franklin Over the Phone

Angelique Jackson It could be said that Suzan-Lori Parks was destined to tell the story of Aretha Franklin.Not just because the “Genius: Aretha” showrunner is a celebrated playwright who won the MacArthur “Genius” prize, but because the legendary “Queen of Soul” once reached out to Parks asking her to write a stage musical about her life.“I was living in Los Angeles at the time and her people got in touch with my people, and they set up this phone call, where Miss Franklin and I spoke,” Parks tells Variety ahead of the limited series’ premiere. “We had a wonderful conversation about what she would like in the musical, stuff like that.

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Cynthia Erivo reveals what it's like to play Aretha Franklin in the new season of Genius

Fans of Aretha Franklin will have not one but two biopic projects to check out this year, starring Cynthia Erivo and Jennifer Hudson.Erivo, 34, plays the Queen of Soul in the new season of National Geographic's critically-acclaimed series Genius, which debuts March 21, while Hudson, 39, plays the iconic singer in the new film Respect, in theaters August 13.While promoting her new show Genius in an interview with E!'s Daily Pop, when she was asked what it felt like to play the same legend at the same time as Hudson.

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Cynthia Erivo Dishes On Playing Aretha Franklin The Same Time as Jennifer Hudson

Cynthia Erivo is opening up about playing Aretha Franklin in a new interview, and also chatting about pal Jennifer Hudson playing the legendary singer in a different project.

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Cynthia Erivo Shares the 'Genius: Aretha' Artwork on Her Birthday!

Cynthia Erivo will be playing Aretha Franklin in the upcoming National Geographic anthology series Genius: Aretha and she just shared the first look at the key art!

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Cynthia Erivo Reveals New Key Art For Nat Geo’s ‘Genius: Aretha’

Actress Cynthia Erivo dropped new key art on her Instagram page today for the upcoming season of National Geographic’s Genius: Aretha. Erivo, who stars in the eight-part limited series as the Queen of Soul, released the poster on her birthday to commemorate the life of the legendary singer.

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Loose Women's Nadia Sawalha wows fans as she confidently dances in her underwear

Nadia Sawalha oozed confidence as she recorded herself dancing around her home in just her underwear.

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Viola Davis On ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ Co-Star Chadwick Boseman, Teases Upcoming Role As Michelle Obama

Viola Davis paid a virtual visit to “The Graham Norton Show” to promote her new Netflix movie “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”.

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