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Jennifer Hudson becomes the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, in the brand new trailer for Respect.

Here’s a synopsis of the highly anticipated movie: “Following the rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom, Respect is the remarkable true story of the music icon’s journey to find her voice.”

Jennifer is joined in the movie by Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Audra McDonald, Marc Maron, Tituss Burgess, Kimberly Scott, Saycon Sengbloh, Hailey Kilgore, Heather Headley, Skye Dakota Turner, Tate Donovan and Mary J. Blige.

Respect, directed by Liesl Tommy, had been delayed in its debut due to the pandemic.

It will now premiere in theaters on August 11.

If you didn’t know, one of Jennifer‘s former co-stars also played Aretha in a limited series.

Mary J. Blige is opening up.

The Grammy Award-winner made an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show via video chat on Tuesday (February 23).

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During her appearance, Mary revealed that she cried when she turned 50 last month.

“When it hit at 12 o’clock that night, I just cried like a baby because I made it. I’ve been through hell in my life. And to make it to 50, it was just beautiful,” she explained.

She also revealed she recently listened to her old music for the first time and talked about how her lyrics helped her during quarantine, as well as divulging that she will be releasing new music “real, real, real soon” and how she knows Vice President Harris is a true fan of hers.

“What blew me away is, like, you know, so many of the lyrics was helping me now during the quarantine and in my life. And what I couldn’t understand was how could somebody so messed up that was, you know, drinking and on drugs and just a crazy person, you know, young person write those lyrics that can help me through everything that I’m going through right now. It’s like listening to another person, especially during the time we were all just, you know, suffering in the quarantine and in this pandemic, you know?” she said of her early music.

She also got nominated for a massive honor!

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced their 2021 nominees!

The prestigious museum has revealed the names of the 16 contenders in the running to be inducted into the museum.

This year’s nominees include Mary J. Blige, Jay-Z, Foo Fighters, and Dionne Warwick among many others.

For consideration, acts must have released their first commercial work at least 25 years ago.

Fans can vote at rockhall.com or at the Hall of Fame in Cleveland now through April 30, 2021. The top five fan-voted artists will be tallied along with other ballots selecting the inductees.

The inductees will officially be announced in May with The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2021 Induction Ceremony taking place in Cleveland, Ohio in the fall.

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Mary J. Blige is slaying the streets of the Big Apple!

The 49-year-old entertainer spent the afternoon filming outside of the MCM store on Wednesday (September 16) in New York City.

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Mary looked super cool in a long, black puffer coat over a plunging, black jumpsuit paired with a belt and thigh-high boots from the MCM x Misa Hylton capsule collection as she filmed a new project for the luxury fashion brand.

Last weekend, Mary took to Instagram to share a cute selfie in honor of Labor Day.

“Happy Labor Day everyone‼️‼️💕💕Enjoy your day‼️ #PowerGhost #PowerNeverEnds,” Mary captioned the below pic.

Get the scoop on Mary J. Blige‘s new line of wine!

Mary J. Blige is debuting her wines!

The Grammy Award-winning singer and actress partnered with Fantinel Winery for the launch of Sun Goddess Wines, a limited edition collection of wines.

“A dear friend introduced me to Marco Fantinel referring to him as the producer of the best Pinot Grigio in the world. After walking through the vineyards and tasting with the Fantinel family, I felt extremely connected to the place, and more importantly, the people. In that moment, I felt the same magical energy I have long tried to capture from the sun and knew this was an incredible opportunity to partner with someone who shared that passion and together we could try to create something that evoked that feeling,” Mary said.

“We are thrilled to partner with Mary on these exquisite wines. She is an icon whose creativity, passion and strength has driven her to unparalleled success in all her endeavors. From day one, it was clear she shares our philosophy for producing wines of the highest quality, authentic expressions of our land, dedication and craftsmanship, and we could not think of a better partner and collaborator to bring customers these beautiful new wines,” said Marco Fantinel.

Both wines in the Sun Goddess Collection have a suggested retail price of $19.99 and are available today for pre-sale nationwide on Wine.com and for purchase in New York and New Jersey through New York-based distributor Verity. Beginning in August, Sun Goddess wines will be available for purchase in-stores nationwide through exclusive importer, Trinity Beverage Group.

Check out the two wines!

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The Umbrella Academy has announced the season two premiere date on Netflix: July 31, 2020! The announcement was made in a video from the cast, which you can check out below!

Here’s a synopsis of season one: On the same day in 1989, forty-three infants are inexplicably born to random, unconnected women who showed no signs of pregnancy the day before. Seven are adopted by Sir Reginald Hargreeves, a billionaire industrialist, who creates The Umbrella Academy and prepares his “children” to save the world. But not everything went according to plan. In their teenage years, the family fractured and the team disbanded. Now, the six surviving thirty-something members reunite upon the news of Hargreeve’s passing. Luther, Diego, Allison, Klaus, Vanya and Number Five work together to solve a mystery surrounding their father’s death. But the estranged family once again begins to come apart due to their divergent personalities and abilities, not to mention the imminent threat of a global apocalypse.

The series stars Ellen Page, Tom Hopper, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, David Castañeda, Aidan Gallagher, Cameron Britton, and Mary J. Blige.

Get all the latest Netflix news right here if you missed it!

Justin Timberlake is unveiling the highly anticipated Trolls World Tour soundtrack – and it’s superstar-packed!

The Man of the Woods entertainer revealed the track list for the upcoming animated film’s soundtrack on Thursday (February 13) on social media.

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The official Trolls account then further revealed the features on each song – and there are so many stars!

SZA, Kelly Clarkson, Rachel Bloom, Dierks Bentley, Anthony Ramos, Ester Dean, Kenan Thompson, Anna Kendrick, Mary J Blige, George Clinton, Anderson.Paak, Icona Pop, Sam Rockwell and Red Velvet are just some of the names featured on the impressive tracklisting.

The movie hits theaters on April 17, and is a sequel to 2016′s Trolls.

Pictured below: Trolls World Tour co-star Anna Kendrick visits Global Radio on Thursday (February 13) in London, England. Justin Timberlake visits BBC Broadcasting House on Thursday (February 13) in London, England.

FYI: Justin is wearing Just Don x Nike Air Force 1 shoes.

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