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Mar 10, 2019 · Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul: Directed by Leon Knoles. With Angela Bassett, Tyler Perry, Common, Janelle Monáe. Tyler Perry hosts a tribute to the singer's legendary career, featuring performances from Yolanda Adams, Shirley Caesar, Alessia Cara, Kelly Clarkson, Common, Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Patti LaBelle and more.
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- Leon Knoles
- 2019-03-10
- It Brought A Confessional Side Back to R&B
- It Inspired A Generation of R&B Lotharios
- It's A Storytelling Masterclass
From Marvin Gaye's Here, My Dear to D'Angelo's Brown Sugar, some of the greatest R&B records of the 20th century resulted from artists baring their souls as if their lives depended on it. This was an approach that had largely fallen by the wayside as time went on, with some suggesting that the genre gradually became more emotionally stunted. Usher,...
Think of any R&B lothario who's emerged in the last 20 years and chances are they've been heavily inspired by Confessions. Jason Derulo has said as much, describing it as a "classic album" and "just start to finish awesome"; Ne-Yo echoed that sentiment to BBC Radio 1, calling it "flawless top to bottom." While Bryson Tiller explicitly told Fuse he ...
In 2023, it was announced that an untitled drama series inspired by Usher's back catalog was in the works. No doubt that the project, said to be "about Black love in Atlanta and individuals looking to find a place to call home," will draw heavily upon the storytelling masterclass that is Confessions. Take "Truth Hurts," for example, the relationshi...
Mar 10, 2019 · A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul’. Alicia Keys, Jennifer Hudson, Brandi Carlile, SZA, Celine Dion, Janelle Monae and Fantasia are among the Queen of Soul's do-right women. Booking ...
Mar 8, 2019 · A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul. Indeed, Jennifer Hudson wastes no time tearing into a medley of “Respect,” “Think” and “Ain’t No Way” to start this tribute concert, which ...
No one could say no to the iconic GRAMMY-winning Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. Just ask actor and comedian Tyler Perry, who hosts Aretha! A GRAMMY Celebration For The Queen Of Soul, which airs on March 10. Prior to the event, Perry talked about the moment Franklin called him and asked to speak to "Madea," the loveable grandmother character he ...
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2 hr 0 mins. Watchlist. A tribute to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin (1942-2018), featuring Smokey Robinson, Yolanda Adams, Shirley Caesar, Alessia Cara, Brandi Carlile, Chloe X Halle, Kelly ...
