Jennifer Hudson surprised attendees at the 2019 Pulitzer Prize Awards ceremony luncheon in New York City on Tuesday. The Grammy award-winning singer channeled the “Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin with her performance of “Amazing Grace.”
On Tuesday, Hudson shared her excitement to honor Franklin, who was posthumously awarded the Pulitzer Prize Special Citation honor in April.
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“So Humbled and Honored to Honor the Queen,” she wrote in an Instagram post.
Hudson, who is slated to portray Franklin in a forthcoming biopic titled “Respect,” told the Associated Press on Tuesday that her flight to New York City from Chicago was canceled ahead of the luncheon due to bad weather. As a result, the “Dreamgirls” actress decided to travel the near 13-hours by tour bus because she “wasn’t going to miss it.”
Source: Jennifer Hudson Blows Crowd Away In Surprise Performance Honoring Aretha Franklin
