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 ...

*Aretha Franklin’s 15-year-old granddaughter Grace Franklin joined Jennifer Hudson at the “Respect” premiere Wednesday — where they hopped on the mic and sang a duet. Hudson, who is playing the ...

Aretha Franklin’s long road to “Respect” took a crucial turn with a phone call in 2012. For several years, the star had talked up the possibility of a feature film about her life and music. Though she ...

The average musical biopic — and most of them are pretty average — follows a predictable arc: the troubled childhood marked by flashes of genius; the record deals and hit album montages; the marriages ...

Public Enemy Rocks ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Following the Show’s Return Public Enemy Rocks ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Following the Show’s Return 10 hours ago Kecalf Franklin, the youngest son of the late ...

As a music-minded youngster growing up in the Baptist Church, it was easy for Anthony Parnther to become enchanted with Aretha Franklin. Today, the conductor and musician says the late Detroit singer ...

Respect, starring Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin, made its debut over the weekend with a great reception at the box office. Coming in number 4 at the box office, the film, directed by Liesel Tommy ...

Earnest to a fault, "Respect" spells out a handsome tribute to Aretha Franklin, with Jennifer Hudson and her peerless singing pipes as its formidable anchor. Yet this biography never fully sparks to ...

The Aretha Franklin biopic Respect, from 2021, is a standard-issue piece of awards bait, but it comes alive when Franklin, played by Jennifer Hudson, enters the studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, ...