Jennifer Hudson to host live concert on Instagram

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Recording artist and actress Jennifer Hudson. Picture: Reuters Recording artist and actress Jennifer Hudson. Picture: Reuters

"The Voice" coach Jennifer Hudson, who is set to star as Aretha Franklin in "Respect" later this year, is set to perform a live concert on her Instagram page. 

"Respect" is a biopic of the late legendary queen of soul,  Aretha Franklin that will be released in October. The movie will feature Franklin’s most iconic hits such as “Respect,” “I Say a Little Prayer,” “Think,” “A Natural Woman,” “Chain of Fools,” and “I Never Loved a Man” as well as re-enactments of her most famous performances throughout the 1960s and early 1970s.

To connect people during this difficult time and offer much needed entertainment, Jennifer Hudson will be performing a live Instagram concert on Wednesday, March 25 at 1pm PST (10pm South African time) in partnership with Global Citizen organisation.   

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It's so important to stay home right now, so I've partnered up with my friends at @Glblctzn to bring you a concert from my home to yours that I will be live streaming here on IG on Wednesday, March 25th at 1PM PT / 3PM CT / 4PM ET. Also, My number is 312-584-4141 so text me! I can't wait to talk to you all more. #TogetherAtHome

A post shared by Jennifer Hudson(@iamjhud) on Mar 24, 2020 at 7:57am PDT

The Instagram Live concert will be hosted on her own social handle @iamjhud.  

Although the concert will not be exclusively Aretha Franklin’s music, it will be a salute to Franklin.

The first authorized feature film based on Franklin’s life, "Respect"  is directed by Tony-nominee Liesl Tommy (Broadway’s Eclipsed) and is written by Emmy-nominee Tracey Scott Wilson (The Americans, Fosse / Verdon).