“Amazing Grace” is a film that chronicles a landmark performance the queen of soul, Aretha Franklin, gave of the eponymous double album at a Los Angeles church in 1972. For years, it has been seen by ...
Star Jennifer Hudson hits a few high notes in a film beset by the usual biopic tropes and shortcuts, few of which allow for a deep enough look at the Queen of Soul. When Liesl Tommy’s Aretha Franklin ...
Ahead of the release of Respect, which hits theaters on August 13, Hudson sat down with Oprah Winfrey to discuss the film and what it was like starring as Franklin. During their conversation, the ...
VIBE spoke with Hudson and Wayans about paying tribute to an icon, finding their on-screen chemistry, and coming full circle with her American Idol beginnings. VIBE: Jennifer, your American Idol ...
In 1972, the late and beyond measure, Aretha Franklin, landed in Los Angeles' New Temple Missionary Baptist Church to record her live (double-platinum) double-album, Amazing Grace. And while the album ...
If you caught last night's debut episode of Genius: Aretha, you know the National Geographic series captures both the highs and lows of Aretha Franklin's journey from a talented young girl to an adult ...
There may be two Aretha Franklin biopics coming out this year, but only one so far is getting an endorsement from members of the Queen of Soul’s immediate family. “As the immediate family, we feel ...