nikki singing jennifer hudson giving myself to you

It's our duty to carry that torch and make a difference.

But as much as her performance helped save. Jennifer Hudson set the world on fire Wednesday night, and the only flaw in her performance was when the CMA producers were too quick cutting to commercial at the end of it. (Her work) still relates and connects to that. It has since been recorded some 400 times, including by Aretha Franklin, who Jennifer Hudson portrayed in the 2021 film Respect. 'I remember while filming, all of these (BLM protests) were going on. Talking about the 'I Say a Little Prayer' hitmaker, who died in 2018, aged 76, Hudson said: '(She) showed you that you can use your platform to step up and make a difference. Hudson has also been inspired by Franklin's activism. 'So many things (about Aretha's early career) resonate to me in my own life as far as my artistry.' She can relate to some aspects of Franklin's journey to stardom. But at the same time, when it came to actually recreating these moments and scenes, it's like, 'Wait a minute: in this scene she doesn't know the song (yet), so I can't sing it as I know it to be or what it became to me.' That's when it got tricky at times.'

She told The Independent: 'Already knowing a lot of the music helped me prepare.

Hudson benefited from being a long-time fan of the late star, reports .uk.

Nikki singing jennifer hudson giving myself to you