The music of 18-time Grammy Award-winner Aretha Franklin is taking center stage with The Philly Pops. The concert is dubbed Aretha: Respect, and Pops COO Karen Corbin says it's a tribute to one of the ...

Portraying one of the greatest singers of all time on screen is no easy feat, particularly in the hypercritical age of social media. Even with the subject’s stamp of approval, Jennifer Hudson, whose ...

HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES -- In the new movie "Respect," Jennifer Hudson takes on the monumental role of the late, great Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. "Respect" tells the story of Franklin's ...

Like Jennifer Hudson, country icon Reba McEntire counts herself as a major Aretha Franklin fan — so much so, that the 68-year-old gushed over how much she loves Franklin during the Tuesday (March 28) ...

The biopic is slated to hit theaters next year. If what you want is a first look at Jennifer Hudson portraying the Queen of Soul in the upcoming Aretha Franklin biopic "Respect," you got it! A ...

When Franklin recorded the song, she wasn't trying to make it into a political anthem, David Ritz, author of the biography "Respect: The Life of Aretha Franklin," said in an interview with The Post.

To Jennifer Hudson, Aretha Franklin became much more than a music legend when the talk show host was preparing to play her idol in the 2021 biopic Respect. “You know, I didn’t realize how much of an ...