Of Soul: Last News

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Drake‘s producer Noah “40” Shebib has issued a statement about R. Kelly‘s inclusion on the Toronto rapper’s new album, ‘Certified Lover Boy’.On Friday (September 3), Drizzy released his sixth studio album, which features guest spots from the likes of JAY-Z, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Yebba, Travis Scott and more.The album also includes a host of samples that credit artists ranging from Three 6 Mafia and The Notorious B.I.G.

Drake has credited both R. Kelly and The Beatles on his new album ‘Certified Lover Boy’.Earlier today (September 3), the Toronto rapper released his sixth studio album, which features guest spots from the likes of JAY-Z, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Yebba, Travis Scott and more.The album also includes a host of sampled artists, ranging from Three 6 Mafia and The Notorious B.I.G.

Drake fans have been reacting to the rapper’s use of Right Said Fred‘s ‘I’m Too Sexy’ on one of the tracks featured on his new album, ‘Certified Lover Boy’.Earlier today (September 3), the Toronto rapper released his sixth studio album, which features guest spots from the likes of JAY-Z, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Yebba, Travis Scott and more.The album also includes a host of samples, ranging from Three 6 Mafia and The Notorious B.I.G. to Montell Jordan and The Brothers Of Soul.

Jennifer Hudson cut a radiant figure while doing the talk show rounds in New York on Tuesday for her new film Respect.The 39-year-old, whose latest movie is a biopic of 'Queen Of Soul' Aretha Franklin, was spotted leaving Late Night With Seth Meyers.She was still decked out in her glamorous TV ensemble including a plunging canary yellow cocktail dress that featured a frilly hemline. Off she goes:Jennifer Hudson cut a radiant figure while doing the talk show rounds in New York on Tuesday for her new film Respect Jennifer had been seen in a more casual aspect earlier that day when she arrived at the studio to tape her interview with Seth.

As a Tony, Emmy and Grammy winner and Oscar nominee who just recorded her first solo album of original music, Cynthia Erivo is well-acquainted with artistic challenges. But the prospect of portraying Aretha Franklin in National Geographic’s third season of its Genius anthology series was unlike anything she had previously faced.

She is playing Aretha Franklin in an upcoming biopic.And in a new cover interview for InStyleJennifer Hudson pulled back the curtain on her first meeting with the Queen Of Soul herself.Aretha gave the now 39-year-old actress her personal approval to play her in the film, telling her: 'Jennifer, you're gonna do this.' Meeting of the minds: In a new cover interview for InStyle Jennifer Hudson pulled back the curtain for on her first meeting with the Queen Of Soul herself View this post on Instagram A post shared by instylemagazine (@instylemagazine) Jennifer first met Aretha about a decade and a half before the singing legend died aged 76 in 2018 in Detroit, where she grew up.'I remember when we first sat down, ooh, I was terrified to be at

We’ve had definitive biopics on legendary Black soul artists like James Brown (“Get On Up“), Miles Davis (“Miles Ahead“), Tina Turner (“What’s Love Got To Do With It“), and Ray Charles (“Ray“). And while she’s appeared in many films and there have been documentaries made about her, there’s never really been a definitive movie biopic about the Queen of Soul, at least one that’s stuck in the collective conscious.

Emmy, Tony and Grammy winner Cynthia Erivo steps into the shoes of the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin in the Nat Geo anthology series Genius: Aretha. “It was an honor and I had this overwhelming sense of responsibility to try and tell the story through her as truthfully as I possibly could with this much grace as I possibly could,” said Erivo, joined by her co-star Courtney B. Vance at Deadline’s Contenders Television awards-season event.

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.