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The most WTF Grammys ever: When Soy Bomb and ODB stole the show, and Aretha saved it, 25 years ago
"You roll with it, you respond to it, and you expect afterwards there will be criticism and a lot more people saying, 'How did they f*** this up?' than 'God, they really handled this right!'" veteran TV producer Ken Ehrlich says of the most chaotic night in Grammy history.
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Aretha Franklin's Unsealed FBI File Reveals Singer's Civil Rights Actions Were Being Tracked
The FBI made attempts to tie Aretha Franklin to "militant black power" groups in the '60s and '70s, documents show
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‘Respect’: Jennifer Hudson’s greatest challenge — and how Aretha Franklin’s story mirrors Britney Spears’s struggles
Director Liesl Tommy and stars Jennifer Hudson, Marlon Wayans, Marc Maron and Audra McDonald talk about the Aretha Franklin biopic "Respect."
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‘Genius: Aretha’ Trailer: Watch Cynthia Erivo Fight to Keep Her ‘Queen of Soul’ Crown (Video)
R-E-S-P-E-C-T for National Geographic, which set the premiere date for “Genius: Aretha” Tuesday and dropped the trailer for the pandemic-delayed season of the anthology, which stars Cynthia Erivo in the title role. In the trailer, which you can view above, Erivo’s Aretha Franklin is crowned the “Queen of Soul” and spends much of the two-minute video trying to maintain hold of that title while others set out to bring her down. Nat Geo revealed Tuesday during its day at the virtual Television Crit
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Demi Lovato on recognizing white privilege: 'I hated that I shared the same skin color as the people accused of committing heinous crimes'
The 28-year-old singer reflects on the many lows of 2020, along with some silver linings.
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Get a first look at never-before-seen photos of Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin in 'Respect' biopic
See Jennifer Hudson in striking vintage wardrobe, embodying the Queen of Soul in a first look at images from the upcoming biopic "Respect."
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Jennifer Hudson Stars as Aretha Franklin in First Respect Teaser Trailer
Over two years ago, Jennifer Hudson was tapped by none other than Aretha Franklin herself to star in a biopic about the Queen of Soul. Now, the much-anticipated Respect received its first teaser trailer, which dropped during the BET Awards. In it, there's footage of Hudson performing, getting advice, standing up for herself (Marc Maron…
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