Nowhere have there been higher highs and lower lows musically than the American Idol audition stage. The singing competition, ...

Houston IS a music city and one local artist can attest to that! Multi-platinum songwriter Chikk has been writing behind the scenes for years, but now she's telling her story through her debut album ...

Jennifer Hudson might be an EGOT, a Billboard Hot 100-charting artist and an acclaimed talk-show host, but there's one feat she hasn't yet added to her resume: hosting Saturday Night Live. But as ...

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Give her the proper respect: Jennifer Hudson stuns with her performance singing and inhabiting the life of musical royalty, even if the new Aretha Franklin biopic leans conventionally commonplace.

In addition to starring as Aretha Franklin in "Respect," Jennifer Hudson had a hand in writing an original song for the film. "Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)" reflects a mantra that wasn't just ...

The Oscar and Grammy winner had been chosen by Aretha Franklin herself to ... I was in L.A. at the time. Jennifer was at home, [in Chicago].” Hudson thought the idea to bring King on board ...

Franklin’s decision was cemented after watching Hudson’s knock ... in a way that Aretha would have approached it. But then Carol made a point to say, ‘Jennifer, you need to make sure you ...

Franklin’s decision was cemented after watching Hudson’s knock ... in a way that Aretha would have approached it. But then Carol made a point to say, ‘Jennifer, you need to make sure you ...

When Jennifer Hudson auditioned for American Idol in 2004, she sang an Aretha Franklin song. Not only did the performance of Share Your Love With Me take her through to the next round, but her ...

Saycon Sengbloh stars as Erma Franklin, Marlon Wayans as Ted White, Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin, LeRoy McClain as Cecil Franklin and Hailey Kilgore as Carolyn Franklin in 'Respect' (Picture ...