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Oh, The Holiday. It's the iconic Christmas flick we simply can't wait to watch come the festive season...

Taraji P. Henson, Halle Berry and Jennifer Hudson pose for a photo at the Fourth Annual Celebration of Black Cinema & Television, presented by the Critics Choice Association at Fairmont Century Plaza Monday (December 06) in Los Angeles.

Respect director Liesl Tommy was joined by writer Tracey Scott Wilson, cinematographer Kramer Morgenthau and production designer Ina Mayhew at Deadline’s Contenders: New York award-season event Saturday to discuss their movie about legendary singer Aretha Franklin.

Jennifer Hudson and Christina Aguilera are slaying the stage!

 is quickly reaching a wild conclusion. Wednesday saw the The Bull and The Skunk face off in the Group A finals, during which they delivered two amazing performances each.This week, The Bull and The Skunk each performed their traditional solo performance — which they both slayed.

It’s the Group A finale on The Masked Singer!

Chris Willman Music WriterTo come up with the closing theme of the Aretha Franklin biopic “Respect,” a dream team was assembled but had to work independently during the pandemic from L.A., Chicago, Nashville and even Idaho.

It's an absolute Christmas classic, and one many us will rewatch as if we've never seen it before when the festive season arrives. Yes, 'tis the season to start watching The Holiday again, and we can't wait.The festive must-see features a string of Hollywood stars, including Cameron Diaz, Jude Law, Kate Winslet and Jack Black.

Jennifer Hudson surprised a street performer in Los Angeles whiling singing ‘Hallelujah’.Cameron Rowland posted a TikTok sharing the news, alongside a video of Hudson singing the chorus while he played the guitar.“I cannot believe this.

It looks like Wendy Moten is on the highway to success.

Palm Springs International Film Awards will be honoring Hudson with the Chairman’s Award for her portrayal of Franklin in .“In, Jennifer Hudson brings to life Aretha Franklin’s rise from childhood gospel singer to international star. Hudson transforms into the Queen of Soul singing her heart out in this legendary performance,” said Harold Matzner, Palm Springs International Film Festival chairman.

Jennifer Hudson, who portrayed Aretha Franklin in the biopic “Respect” earlier this year, will be the recipient of the Chairman’s Award at this year’s Palm Springs International Film Festival.

J. Kim Murphy administratorThe Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Jennifer Hudson will be its top honoree this year.

Jennifer Hudson was discovered on “American Idol,” she won an Oscar in her very first film role in “Dreamgirls,” she’s a Tony away from EGOT status, and she landed a role of a lifetime as Aretha Franklin in “Respect,” a part hand-picked for her by the Queen of Soul herself. So where does she want to take her career next? With any luck, she really wants to direct.

Outrage guarantees clicks and this list of top 10 all-time songstresses is certainly generating outrage.

Jennifer Hudson felt that the best way to honor the late soul singing legend Aretha Franklin in the biopic Respect was to deliver as much authenticity in her performance as the Queen of Soul invested in her music.

Jennifer Hudson brought down the house with her performance of Aretha Franklin's track, «Night Life,» at the 55th annual CMA Awards on Wednesday.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeOscar winner and “American Idol” alum Jennifer Hudson is adding something completely different to her resume: Talk show host.Hudson, most recently seen on the big screen playing Aretha Franklin in “Respect,” is pitching a new daytime talker to be produced by the team from “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” Variety has learned.

Jennifer Hudson is gearing up for a huge moment in her career after it was announced that she will be performing at this year's Country Music Awards, but the news left some of her fans a little bewildered. The Country Music Association broke the news and said in a statement: "Singer, actress and star of the acclaimed Aretha Franklin biographical musical drama Respect, Hudson will perform on the CMA Awards stage for the first time."MORE: Inside Jennifer Hudson's majestic $3million Chicago

Dave Gahan & Soulsavers have shared their latest take from their forthcoming covers album ‘Imposter’.The song, ‘The Dark End Of The Street’, which was originally written by Chips Moman and Dan Penn in 1966, has been covered by Aretha Franklin, Dolly Parton, Elvis Costello and Frank Black over the years.Now, Gahan has put a bluesy spin on his cover with longtime collaborator Rich Machin.

Strictly Come Dancing fans flocked to Twitter to defend John Whaite and Johannes Radebe after their latest performance failed to impress judge Craig Revel Horwood.

The Battle Rounds are heating up on season 21 of “The Voice” — and a Team Legend showdown on Tuesday has the coaches ready to make some major moves!

The Battle Rounds are heating up on season 21 of — and a Team Legend showdown on Tuesday has the coaches ready to make some major moves!In a sneak peek at the upcoming battles, Brittany Bree and Samara Brown take the stage to put their harmonic spin on Aretha Franklin's rendition of «Something He Can Feel.»The pair's dynamic, soulful duet has the coaches on their feet almost immediately, and John Legend looking over his shoulder for a potential steal.«Your voices are insane!» Kelly Clarkson

Aretha Franklin has been posthumously honoured by her hometown of Detroit, which recently named a post office after her.Formerly known as the Fox Creek post office, the Aretha Franklin Post Office Building was celebrated with a ceremony on Monday (October 4), Associated Press reports.

EXCLUSIVE: One Community, the film and TV co-financing company founded and led by Scott Budnick, today unveiled “In Session Talks,” an initiative inspired by the legacy of iconic performer and activist Aretha Franklin, which will launch alongside the streaming release of MGM and United Artists’ Franklin biopic, Respect.

The Color Purple and slipped into the roles of Aretha Franklin and Harriet Tubman, Cynthia Erivo has already proven herself to be something of a chameleon.With a Tony and a Grammy for her stage work already under her belt, not to mention two Oscar nominations, a debut full-length album of original music was probably as inevitable as it was eagerly anticipated.Living up to expectations like that can be a tall order, but Erivo pulls it off with Ch. 1 Vs.

Season 21 of “The Voice” kicked off with a star-studded concert.

Cynthia Erivo looks so elegant on the red carpet at the 2021 Emmy Awards on Sunday (September 19) at The Event Deck at L.A. Live in Los Angeles.

For the first time in 17 years, Rolling Stone has updated their iconic list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.

Aretha Franklin and Public Enemy reign supreme on Rolling Stone‘s “500 Best Songs of All Time” list, and if you don’t respect it, fight the power.

Respect.Following Hudson’s breakthrough performance in 2006’s Dreamgirls, which earned her the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, Franklin was so impressed she put forward Hudson’s name to star in a biopic about her life.The project, however, didn’t come together until 2019.

Jennifer Hudson reckons the tale of how she went full circle from singing Aretha Franklin’s Share Your Love With Me in her first American Idol audition to being handpicked by the Queen of Soul herself to star in a Franklin biopic is “a story only God could write.

Queen of Soul’s biopic, “Respect” wasn’t originally Aretha Franklin’s own song.Another soul great — Otis Redding — wrote the tune and released it before Franklin had even made her breakthrough with 1967’s “I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You).”But who did it better? Here, we face off 10 classic covers against their originals — and share which song comes out on top.Otis Redding (1965) vs.

Carol Fran was a Louisiana blues singer and pianist known for singles including “Emmitt Lee” and “The Great Pretender.”Fran began performing and recording in Louisiana in the 1950s, debuting with the single “Emmitt Lee.” Mixing her blues music with soul and swamp pop, she became a popular Bourbon Street musician, as well as touring abroad.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Emmy nominee Cynthia Erivo will star in and executive produce “Steel,” a 1970s drama set in London about a fiercely ambitious arms dealer.Per the logline, Erivo (“Genius: Aretha Franklin,” “The Outsider”), will play protagonist Madeline Crowe, a self-made woman who seizes control of her own destiny in a high-octane and dangerous profession dominated by her male colleagues.

EXCLUSIVE: All pieces have fallen into place for Steel, a thriller drama set in 1970s London, starring and executive produced by Cynthia Erivo (Genius: Aretha Franklin, The Outsider). The project, teased by MRC Television President Elise Henderson in her Deadline interview in June, will be directed by Francis Lawrence (The Hunger Games franchise) and executive produced by Matt Charman (The Mothership, Bridge of Spies).