Aretha Franklin Videos

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.

Episodes will be available the next day on Hulu, culminating in a celebration of Aretha Franklin’s birthday, with all eight episodes available to stream by Thursday, March 25.

Audra McDonald discusses a year without Broadway, gushes about the star-studded cast of The Good Fight and shares her experience meeting Aretha Franklin.

Courtney B. Vance talks about the pandemic ruining his 60th birthday and shares what he learned about Aretha Franklin while filming his show Genius: Aretha.

National Geographic and Cynthia Erivo (“Harriet,” “The Color Purple”) revealed today during the network’s TCA session the highly anticipated premiere date and official series trailer for the multiple Emmy award-winning anthology series GENIUS: ARETHA.

Cynthia talks about moving to Los Angeles, meeting Oprah and Jason Bateman for the first time, getting a Critics Choice Award nomination for “The Outsider,” and playing Aretha Franklin in “Genius: Aretha.”

Forest VanDyke, Darius-Anthony Robinson, and Kris Coleman performed 'Quiet' by Jonathan Reid Gealt as a tribute to Black Lives Matter.

Performer Randy Jeter collaborated with Prima Theatre (Lancaster, PA) to share an intimate and moving filmed rendition of Jason Robert Brown's a?oeEverything In Time.a?? Amidst an unparalleled year, the Broadway composer's song lyrics are timely, albeit written before COVID-19 and the heights of Black Lives Matters uprisings.

The official teaser trailer has been released for the upcoming Aretha Franklin biopic, Respect, starring Jennifer Hudson!

A new Black Lives Matter-themed music video was released yesterday for Aretha Franklin's Never Gonna Break My Faith. The video was released in honor of Juneteenth.

Today, BroadwayWorld celebrates the birthday of the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin!

Kelly Clarkson covers the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin's classic '(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman' for Kellyoke during a very special show celebrating International Women's Day.

Get your first look at Cynthia stepping into the shoes of one of the world's most legendary artists in the first trailer for Genius: Aretha!

Sting stopped by The Late Late Show with James Corden last night, where he performed 'The Last Ship' from the musical of the same name. He was joined on stage by cast members from the show's currently running national tour.

See and hear Jennifer Hudson for the first time as Aretha Franklin in the first teaser for the upcoming bipoic, Respect!

Jennifer Hudson stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to promote her film, Cats, which is out in theaters today!

During last night's live finale of The Voice on NBC, Jennifer Hudson took to the stage to perform 'Memory' from the movie Cats, which opens in theaters this Friday, December 20!

Today, Hannah Dasher releases her new song “The Tree,” while celebrating her debut performance on country music's most famous stage, the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. “The Tree” shows Dasher as country's newest powerhouse, infusing country hooks with a distinct rock 'n' roll strut.

Ray Charles's Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Volumes 1 & 2 are major landmarks in American culture. Released during the heart of the Civil Rights Movement, the album broke racial barriers and proved that signature performances work in all genres, taking country standards and transforming them into soul and R&B classics.

Breakout band Lawrence debuts the video for their song, “Casualty,” which was produced by rapper, singer and songwriter Jon Bellion. Of the video, Lawrence says, “For the 'Casualty' music video, we wanted to set up a fun live-action video game with an obstacle course that is timed to the massive musical hits that make up the song's foundation. A bunch of cool lights and paint balloons later, we had a pretty cool music video.”