The singer honored the Queen of Soul in an emotional performance on The Tonight Show.<\/b>
\nIn the hours since the death of Aretha Franklin on Thursday, August 16, there\u2019s been an outpouring of tributes that speak to her massive influence and power as an artist. Among those who have expressed their love for Franklin are the Obamas, as well as fellow music legends like Diana Ross and Elton John. And in an emotional performance on Thursday night, Ariana Grande did her part to honor the Queen of Soul with a rendition of \u201c(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman\u201d on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
In addition to performing Franklin\u2019s 1967 hit, Grande \u2014 who appeared on Fallon as part of the press tour for her new album Sweetener and ahead of her performance of \u201cGod is a Woman\u201d on the VMAs \u2014 described meeting Franklin during a visit to the White House in 2014. \u201cIt\u2019s an honor to have met her and we are going to celebrate her,\u201d she said.
She also told Fallon about a surprise phone call she received from Franklin in which the Queen of Soul wanted to send her a CD of her grandson\u2019s music. \u201c\u2018I\u2019d be honored to listen [to his music], thank you for thinking of me. Text me the MP3 or something,\u2019\u201d Grande recalled saying. Franklin\u2019s response: \u201c\u2018Well, I don\u2019t know how to do that, so I\u2019m going to send it to you.\u2019\u201d
In the wake of Franklin\u2019s passing, Grande joined a host of other celebrities in posting messages of mourning and celebration of Franklin\u2019s life to social media, uploading a clip of \u201c I Say A Little Prayer \u201d as well as a picture of the two of them together.<\/p>\n

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