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Aretha Franklin: Jennifer Hudson was picked by Aretha Franklin to play her in ‘Respect’
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She was impressed by Hudson in ‘Dreamgirls’The post Jennifer Hudson was picked by Aretha Franklin to play her in ‘Respect’ appeared first on NME.
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Aretha Franklin: “Her talent was a gift”: Jennifer Hudson on bringing Aretha Franklin to the big screen
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The star of 'Respect' spills some secrets from her new blockbuster biopicThe post “Her talent was a gift”: Jennifer Hudson on bringing Aretha Franklin to the big screen appeared first on NME.
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Mae: Brigid Mae Power – “Didn’t It Rain” (Songs: Ohia Cover)
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Last year, the Irish folk musician Brigid Mae Power got a whole lot of critical acclaim for her expansive album Head Above The Water. Today, she’s announced plans to follow that album with a new EP of covers called Burning Your Light. On Burning Your Light, Power takes on songs from some absolute titans: Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Tow...
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Aretha Franklin: Jennifer Hudson Shares Aretha Franklin Biopic Original Song Co-Written By Carole King
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I smell an Oscar nominee! Jennifer Hudson, who is portraying Aretha Franklin in the upcoming biopic Respect, has recorded a new original song for the film called “Here I Am (Singing My Way Home).” It’ll be the movie’s only new song. It’s co-written by Carole King, which is of course significant b...
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Aretha Franklin: Watch Jennifer Hudson As Aretha Franklin In The Respect Trailer
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A couple of months ago, Cynthia Erivo played Aretha Franklin in the miniseries Genius: Aretha. In a few more months, we’ll get our second big and flashy attempt to evoke the Aretha Franklin myth onscreen in 2021. In the new biopic Respect, Jennifer Hudson, one of the few people walking the earth who could potentially pull off the big n...
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