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Aretha Franklin decided Jennifer Hudson was the natural woman to play her in musical biopic "Respect," personally hand-picking the singer-actress a few years before her death in 2018. The late "Queen of Soul" shared not just a phenomenal vocal ability with the "Dreamgirls" star, but also a deep...

American Idol alumna will play the Queen of Soul in the upcoming film. The official trailer for the Aretha Franklin biopic, titled “RESPECT” was released last weekend. And playing the Queen the Soul is none other than Jennifer Hudson. The Oscar awarded supporting actress will play as the...

For the first time in 22 years, Mariah Carey broke her silence on the controversy surrounding her appearance in the historic charity show "VH1 Divas Live!" in 1998. In the show, Mariah appeared with other music superstars Aretha Franklin, Shania Twain, Gloria Estefan, Carole King, and Celine Dion....