Jennifer Hudson To Lead Aretha Franklin Tribute At Grammys, Preps To Play Aretha In Biopic? Kanye West Covers "V-Man" Mag

 

Jennifer Hudson will help open the 2011 Grammys this year with a tribute to Aretha Franklin.  Get the deets on the tribute inside, plus deets on her Oprah appearance and Kanye West's new V-Man Magazine cover.

 

This Sunday's 53rd Annual Grammy Awards telecast will open with a very special tribute to Aretha Franklin.  The lineup of those paying tribute to her includes Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson, line-flubbing Christina Aguilera (we love her anyway...but don't F up Ms. Franklin's ish girl), Yolanda Adams, Martina McBride, and Florence Welch.  I'm expecting a power-packed performance and I'm sure Yolanda Adams won't be holding back during the gospel portion.

And remember a while back we told you that ReRe is working on a biopic?  Well....The Queen wants Halle Berry to play her, but I think we can all agree the better choice would be Jennifer Hudson.

J-Hud will be bringing her A-game...and she should approach this like an audition.

But the big question is--will Ms. Franklin appear at the show? In a press release yesterday, the Recording Academy said the performance is a type of "valentine and get-well card" for the Ms. Franklin, an 18-time winner and a recipient of the Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award and Grammy Legend Award.

I'd love to see ReRe on stage.  Fingers crossed. And speaking of J-Hud and performances, be sure to catch her on The Oprah show Thursday, Feb. 10.  She will perform her R. Kelly-penned single “Where You At” and open up about her emotional welfare following the murder of her family members.  

 

 

On magazine racks....

Kanye West covers the latest issue of V-Man Magazine. And for promotional purposes, 1 in 10 magazines will contain real dollar bills. So this could be a magazine purchase that pays--in part--for itself.

Lookin' good 'Ye.  Congrats to anyone lucky enough to get one of the monied copies.  Buy yourself a few pieces of penny candy...

 

The Randomness:

1.  The Game has been ordered to pay $91,000 for custom gold chains he ordered, but didn't finishing paying for.  Story.

Source: http://theybf.com/2011/02/09/jennifer-hudson-to-lead-aretha-franklin-tribute-at-grammys-preps-to-play-aretha-in-biopic

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