Jennifer Hudson

Joining us today on The Kathy Romano Show is the entertainment icon and EGOT extraordinaire, Jennifer Hudson! Jennifer joins The Kathy Romano Show ahead of her upcoming concert on Sunday, June 7th with Josh Groban at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Hear more about how Hudson and Groban's joint tour came to be, and tune in all this week for your chance to win tickets from The Kathy Romano Show on B101!

In this episode, we talk with Jennifer Hudson-Prenkert, founder of the Sounds of the Zoo music festival in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Jennifer shares her inspiring journey from a career in dance and theater to creating a one-of-a-kind, mission-based music festival that celebrates diversity, sustainability, and community. “I’m creating change through music.” That’s not just a tagline—it’s the heart of Sounds of the Zoo , a weeklong, free music festival that features over 50 bands across eight venues in Kalamazoo each September. But as Jennifer tells us, it’s more than a festival—it’s a year-round movement built on collaboration and inclusion. Sounds of the Zoo 2025 📅 September 22–28, 2025 📍 Multiple venues in Kalamazoo, MI + Bronson Park 🎶 Free and open to the public Follow @soundsofthezoo on Instagram for the latest updates, band announcements, and community collaborations. And keep an eye out for the debut of the Kalamazoo Gals documentary screening during this year’s fest! Resources & Mentions * Sounds of the Zoo * Local Spins * Sonic Coast * Michigan Music Alliance * Mitten Music Podcast * GIG - The Art of Michigan Music Foundation * Discover Kalamazoo & the Downtown Commons District * Kalamazoo Gals Documentary * Heritage Guitars & Gibson Guitar History * Sounds of the Zoo Fundraiser and Irene Stearns Day Celebration – Life In Michigan Get full access to Life In Michigan at lifeinmichigan.substack.com/subscribe

Call it a working vacation. Bruce Miller is back from Los Angeles after a gathering for the Television Critics Association. The journey took him to a variety of sets, including "Abbott Elementary," "9/11" and "Night Court." Miller shares his experience singing a duet with Jennifer Hudson — yes, that Jennifer Hudson — as well an an interview with Montana Jordan, who plays George "Georgie" Cooper Jr. We include some of that interview with Jordan, who talks about the role and future of the character. Clarification In talking about singer Bobi Wine, the subject of the documentary "Bobi Wine: The People's President," co-host Terry Lipshetz mentioned other musicians who entered into politics. Singer Youssou N'Dour was the former Minister of Tourism for his native Senegal. Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett served in a variety of government roles after being elected as a member of Australia's parliament. Contact us! We want to hear from you! Email questions to podcasts@lee.net and we'll answer your question on a future episode! About the show Streamed & Screened is a podcast about movies and TV hosted by Bruce Miller , a longtime entertainment reporter who is now the editor of the Sioux City Journal in Iowa and Terry Lipshetz , a senior producer for Lee Enterprises based in Madison, Wisconsin.

RESPECT Movie Review and Jennifer Hudson Interview The Not Old Better Show, Movie Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show, brought to you today by Inside Tracker and NORD VPN . I'm Paul Vogelzang, and as part of our Movie Reviews interview series, we have an excellent interview with Jennifer Hudson to share with you. Jennifer Hudson is the star of the new movie, RESPECT, the story of Aretha Franklin, and Jennifer Hudson stars as Aretha! Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Chicagoan Jennifer Hudson joined Shelly to chat about playing Aretha Franklin in the new film RESPECT out in theaters August 13th. Jennifer talks about how tough it was to prepare for the role, what Aretha taught her and is she thinking about Oscars?

Richard Roeper talks to Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson about her role in the Aretha Franklin biopic "Respect -- and Hudson accepts Roeper's offer for a certain gig in the fall.

Jennifer Hudson called Showbiz Shelly to chat about her upcoming performance at Ravinia. Also Aretha Franklin personally picked Jennifer to play her in an upcoming biopic. The singer talked about the upcoming movie at length.

Jennifer and Kelly have nothing but the nicest things to say to each other in this candid conversation. » Get The Voice Official App: http://bit.ly/TheVoiceOfficialApp » Subscribe for More: http://bit.ly/TheVoiceSub » Watch The Voice Mondays & Tuesdays 8/7c on NBC! » Stream Anytime: http://bit.ly/TheVoiceFullEpisodes THE VOICE ON SOCIAL: Like The Voice: http://Facebook.com/NBCTheVoice Follow The Voice: https://Twitter.com/NBCTheVoice The Voice Tumblr: http://nbcTheVoice.Tumblr.com/ Follow The Voice on Instagram: https://instagram.com/nbcthevoice/ #TheVoice #JenniferHudson #KellyClarkson #Compliments #TheVoice2018 #TheVoiceUSA #NBC #Music #DigitalExclusive #AdamLevine #BlakeShelton #OMG #BlindAudition #Battles #LOL NBC’s The Voice follows the strongest vocalists from across the country and invites them to compete in this season's blockbuster vocal competition. Find The Voice trailers, full episode highlights, previews, promos, clips, and digital exclusives here. NBC ON SOCIAL: NBC YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/nbc Like NBC: http://Facebook.com/NBC Follow NBC: http://Twitter.com/NBC NBC Tumblr: http://nbctv.tumblr.com/ NBC Google+: https://plus.google.com/+NBC/posts NBC Instagram: http://instagram.com/nbc ABOUT THE VOICE The Voice 2018 USA YouTube channel features exclusive content with The Voice coaches, highlights from The Voice auditions, interviews with The Voice winners, as well as The Voice recaps and results. Learn more about The Voice contestants, The Voice tour, the eliminations, and follow your favorite performers all the way to the finale. In season 15, returning coaches Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson and welcomes back Jennifer Hudson as celebrity musician coaches, while Carson Daly continues to serve as host. The show’s innovative format features five stages of competition: the first begins with the blind auditions, followed by the battle rounds, the knockouts, the live playoffs and finally, the live performance shows. Compliments with Jennifer Hudson and Kelly Clarkson - The Voice 2018 (Digital Exclusive) https://youtu.be/vqSOY1cEobQ The Voice http://www.youtube.com/user/nbcthevoice

On this week's episode of The Juice Podcast, Billboard's Steven Horowitz and Erika Ramirez discuss the current state of R&B including new artists (Daniel Caesar, Nick Hakim), upcoming releases (Jennifer Hudson's 'JHUD,' Keyshia Cole's 'Point Of No Return') and the difference between R&B from the U.K. and the U.S. Jennifer Hudson shares on the making of ‘JHUD’ and Nick Hakim gives Billboard a live performance of new song, “The Want.” In celebration of the 20-year anniversary of Brandy’s self-titled debut, we also discuss the album's impact and Brandy’s sonic evolution. We veer from the theme of this week’s podcast episode and close by covering Kendrick Lamar's new single, "i." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.