An unplanned tribute to Aretha Franklin by Ariana Grande was emotional and heartfelt. After the song was over, Ariana is believed to have broken down…
An unplanned tribute to Aretha Franklin by Ariana Grande was emotional and heartfelt.
After the song was over, Ariana is believed to have broken down in tears backstage, which is no wonder. The emotionally-charged tribute was done on the same day that she heard the news of Aretha’s passing. For not having planned the performance earlier, Ariana did an amazing job. Fans loved Grande’s rendition of the soul classic, while others commented on the beauty of a contemporary singer taking on one of Aretha’s songs.
Early on Thursday, the world learned that the Queen of Soul had passed away after battling pancreatic cancer. Ariana posted a tribute on Instagram of an older black-and-white photo of herself with Aretha. She captioned the photo with a bunch of hearts with one cloud emoji in the middle.
Ariana’s take on “Natural Woman” stayed very true to the original song. She began the song singing over just a piano, but as the song progressed the rest of the band joined in.
The young pop star wore a glittery long-sleeved suit top and matching bottom. Some long boots, sparkly earrings and her signature ponytail completed her look.
After she sat down with Fallon, she described how she sang with Aretha at the White House and she was “so sweet and so cute” mentioning what an honor it was for her to meet her. She also recounted the one time that Aretha called her to ask if she’d listen to one of her young relative’s songs. However, Aretha said she didn’t know how to text an mp3, so months later, Ariana got a package in the mail with a CD.
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