JHud May Be Coming To A City Near You

Posted on February 3rd, 2009 - By Bossip Staff

Categories: Jennifer Hudson, News

Posted by Bossip Staff

Singer Jennifer Hudson leaves the field after performing

It’s official, Jennifer Hudson is back to stay:

Jennifer Hudson made her first foray back into public life with an emotional performance of the National Anthem at the Super Bowl Sunday – and now she has signed on to sing at the 40th NAACP Image Awards on Feb 12.

Hudson, 27, got a standing ovation after her rousing performance in Tampa, her first public appearance since her mother, brother and nephew were murdered in Chicago in October.

Hudson’s next performance will be Friday, Feb. 6 at the 2009 MusiCares Foundation gala, two days before she sings at the 51st annual Grammys where she is nominated for four awards.

Next up, the Dream Girls star, who received two NAACP Image Award nominations (for The Secret Life of Bees and her album Jennifer Hudson) will perform at the NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles. The show, to be aired on FOX at 8 p.m. ET, will be co-hosted by Halle Berry and Tyler Perry.

More news for the JHud stans:

Jennifer Hudson is to follow up her triumphant return to public life with a six-week tour. The singer/actress wowed sports fans watching the Super Bowl on Sunday with her first performance since the murders of her mother, brother and nephew in October drove her into hiding.
The Oscar winner sang the U.S. National Anthem before the big game. And now she’s planning a tour this spring. Her manager Damien Smith tells EW.com that Hudson will headline a theatre-sized tour in late March or early April. He says, “Everybody stay tuned. You’ll be seeing a lot more of her.”

The diva in the making is getting back on track and we for one are relieved to see a sista who can actually sang get the recognition and respect she deserves.

via Wenn & Source

  • iluvprada

    GOLD!

  • High Life (Chasing Strange)

    1 up

  • Golden Goddess

    goooo J-HUD.LOL

  • finewine

    2nd

  • jazi

    The first step back is always the hardest – I am so happy for her and will continue to pray for her..go Jen!

  • EXCUSE THE CAPS I AINT MAD…..

    GOOD FOR J-HUD!!!

  • lala#1

    Gob Bless. Good Luck and much more success to follow Ms.Jennifer Hudson

  • mel

    Welcome back Jen do ya thing

  • Mrs. Rance

    I hope she comes to my town and drag Fanny with. That would be some show.

  • sugar&spice

    It really is good to have her back, and I look forward to seeing her performance at the Grammy’s.

  • knowledgeable

    That’s what’s up! Good luck Jen

  • TbeenITsince87

    Im glad shes getting back on her feet. I think she did great at the superbowl, and i STILL cant believe she lip synced the performance, it was tooo perfect!

  • Ermy Erm (The Chi is Ice Cold today, and Blahs, its Monday)

    Go Jen…im still gettin choked up about your performance. Chitown loves you

  • Ermy Erm (The Chi is Ice Cold, 3 more days left CWTF)

    i STILL cant believe she lip synced the performance, it was tooo perfect!
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    I KNOW!! me either, her voice is phenom!

  • MWNY

    I wish Jennifer Fantasia and Jazmine would all sing together on a track that would be soooo good.
    I wish Jennifer nothing but success. She definitely has God on her side.

  • GIVEDADDYSOMESUGAR

    Thank God for that. She has such a lovely voice, especially when she sings gospel. I absolutely love her and look forward to her reemergence onto the entertainment stage.

  • http://www.k.com noelle

    Next up, the Dream Girls star,

    Looks like Beyonce turned into the Nightmare Girl. how sad

  • Phillygirlzah

    I’m so happy she’s back! You go JHud, congrats on the come back. May your mother, brother and nephew rest in peace.

  • Phillygirlzah

    Mrs. Rance

    I hope she comes to my town and drag Fanny with. That would be some show.

    ————————————————–

    That would be hot!

  • MeMe_Slim

    I am glad she is working her way back. My nother was murdered in our home so I can somewhat identify. It still bothers me and it was years ago. Good for her. To bad the are now exposing her lipsynching. She still an amazing job. It was flawless.

  • http://afo.net NANETTE

    My heart goes out to her for losing her Mother, Brother and Nephew. I actually cried for her loss. However I cannot give her a pass on her attitude. I saw a video of her being a little rude and I just think it was no need for that. True I know she is going through a hard time, I truly understand, But if she committed a crime losing a love one would not be an excuse. I guess what I am trying to say is you can take them out the hood but, you know the rest. Leave all that damn DIVA SHIT AT HOME. And that goes for all of the so call DIVAS/ I would not trade places with Punk.

  • Valerie

    It’s great that she is getting back out. Like someone said earlier, Jennifer’s attitude make me not like her. She has always come off as rude and arrogant to me. I hope her attitude has taken a turn for the better. Jennifer is a boring performer and her voice is usually all over the place. I would see her in concert only if an artist I liked was a guest artist.

  • Robin

    Good luck to Jennifer. I hope she has interesting guest performers cause Jennifer’s live performances are usually flat and uninteresting.

  • zappy

    Good to see her and I agree, it is a relief to see someone that can actually sing be recognized.

    I never thought she would make it, she has been trying to recover, postponed/cancelled a few things.

    Good to have her back.

  • http://signoftimes@msn.org mild sauce part of the sauce family tradition

    I LOVE YOU JENNIFER!

  • Officially-Sexi

    @Nanette and Valerie:
    WTF are either of you talking about?!!..What attitude?!!..every interview or television appearance I have ever seen of Jennifer she was nice and very polite, overly friendly even to reporters who were harrassing her….Too many people mistake cool confidence for arrogance nowadays…and it’s usually the people with the low self esteem that don’t really know the difference because they themselves aren’t confident to begin with. Please post a link to these supposed attitude showings she has given..She is sassy which is the reason(besides that powerhouse voice) I liked her in the 1st place, but since when was sass a bad thing?..I just feel like you 2 ladies are reaching….

    @MWNY..They(Jennifer,Fantasia and Jazmine)kinda sorta have all been on the same track. The original version of “I’m His Only Woman”(from Jennifer’s disc) featured Jazmine Sullivan as co-vocalist..because she was a virtual unknown or not as known as Fantasia…the version with her was left off the album..and they used the version with Fantasia..but they STILL kept Jazmine Sullivan’s background vocals…just FYI..

  • Officially-Sexi

    and Valerie…Imma need you to have your ears examined boo, “vocally she is all over the place”, “boring” are you kidding me?..you need to stop…

    Lemme guess…you’re 19 and a Beyonce/Rihanna STAN?..

  • Lush-Us Lipps

    Can’t wait for the tour!

  • Tealeaf

    Do your Thing Jennifer

  • Ro Ro

    I am so happy for her and proud of her. I wish her nothing but the best and never ending success.

  • Ro Ro

    wow @ Valerie…

    I have to disagree about her voice. Jennifer Hudsons voice is pure and from the soul. She has more talent in one note than most of these “so call R& B broads” out today.

    I will however agree about her attitude. At first glance she seemed kind of stuck up and very defensive and angry. But hey when you gotta fight for your status and come up it makes your exterior tough. I don’t fault her for who she is I commend her and I think she is a GREAT GREAT talent.

  • jena4rmthablock

    why do bad az clothes happen to good azz people!!! J-Hud fire your stylist, they suck azz! I just SMDH everytime I see her…

  • Valerie

    @ Officially-Sexi

    First, no, I’m not a Beyonce/Rihanna stan. I find both of those girls overexposed. Beyonce has talent, but I’m tired of her. Rihanna is just a pretty girl, but has little to no talent.

    Second, I have heard Jennifer perform and live, she is not very good. I remember her “Movies Rock” performance had to be re-done because she messed up the first time. She begged the producers could she do it over, and that was the performance that was shown on tv (canned applause an all). I have seen her perform and she often misses the mark, and her personality is neither vibrant nor engaging. Now, the girl has pipes, but she trouble controlling it. That is a common problem with many big-voiced singers. Her voice is huge, but it lacks color and depth. When she sings, I do not believe a word coming from her mouth. Words are coming out, but their is no feeling or meaning behind them.

  • http://bossip.com winston

    Go Jenny.

    @meme slim can I get your email address.

  • Lisa

    lol @ all these hating ass ho’s . I’ll say this Jennifer shyts on your favorite singer… Attitude?? I think NOT.. I’ve met her before.. And she was a total sweetheart.. You birds are just haters.. and Voice all over the place?? please GTFOH with that bull shyt… She has one of if not the best voices in the game.. Gone J Hud baby gurl do ya thang.. I love you and I’m pulling for you..

  • Honeybunz

    Congrats to Jennifer for being able to come thru the storm..I also agree a show with her and Fantasia would be great…I frequent Los Angeles alot ..saw Jhud when she was on American Idol..she was in the Apple computer store in the Beverly Center u could tell she didnt want to be bothered but then again i think it was because her hair wasnt done and she was very casual..Saw her again..but this time met her outside the Bet awards and she was an absolute doll..she greeted me and my friend..asked us where we were from..told us about her upcoming projects (this was before her cd came out and before Dreamgirls) i found her to be very nice..yeah she had a little homegirl flavor but basically seemed to be a cool person!

  • http://bossip.com virgo

    I thought someone said she was dating Nate Washington WR/Pittsburgh Steelers now…

  • Honeybunz

    she is! ^^well Punk was at the bowl with her

  • http://afo.net NANETTE

    @OFFICIALY SEXI Your first sentence tells me you may be just like Jenifer in the attitude department. For a recent episode of her attitude go to TMZ.com and watch her reaction because her car was not there to pick her up. Hey shit happens. Also, do you actually think in your mind that what you see on TV with entertainers in an interview is the REAL THING. They are coached told what to say sometimes or told what questions they will be asked before an interview. Do you actually think Micheal Jordon would come on TV and say stupid ghetto people go by my Air Jordons with your welfare check, No It’s about MOney. For Jenifer it’s about selling Albums. The botom line she has a stank attitude. And I am not going to give her a pass because of the tragic events that I feel so sorry that happened. What you see on T.V and interviews is not who they are. They will tell you anything just bring the money honey. Not all but in most cases.

  • Lisa

    I saw that video.. Girl Bye with all that.. Nothing was wrong with her reaction.. Hating A$$ ho’s I tell ya..

  • http://afo.net NANETTE

    @ Officailly Sexi, Please know that I don’t want to turn this into a bashing of Jenifer, Because I have a Mother, Brother, And nephew. It could have been my family, However I don’t expect for anybody to not call out my faults or point out if my attitude showed was unprofessional at some point in time. That’s what I did, I could tell she has a attitude like most BLACK entertainers. I have seen it first hand little black kids come up to some Athelete and ask for an autograph and get turned down. Little white kid comes up and they get an autograph and a picture, NOT ALL, but I know SOME black people can treat each other bad, then when that black makes it they forget where they came from and don’t even want to let alone look black but associate with black. Let’s not be in denial and as the old saying goes. KEEP IT REAL! Truth.

  • http://afo.net NANETTE

    @ Lisa that’s my point we treat each other with disrespect in the black community. you don’t even know people on this site and you are calling a woman a HOE. With that comment I will not respond to any of your comments because you are ignorant, to make that comment shows that. And I am not going to come down to the gutter with you. God Bless!

  • Lisa

    awhhh, I think I’m gonna cry lol… NOT..

  • wifey06

    jennifer was beginning to act up a bit before the deaths. She was not as cookie cutter as everyone keeps tryingto portray these artist.

    Damn shame she with nasty azz PUNK. Come on A reality star loser!!!! EWWWWW!!!! He looks like he got that bug. Eww his face is a mess!!! She betta get a prenup if she marry him. She is being used for sho and now her majority of her fam gone he about to unload he rpockets.

    Watch!!!!

  • FOXY

    WHAT IS THE BUG

  • FURIOUZ STYLEZ

    YO JENNIFER HUDSON-OTUNGA LOOKS MAD ZONED OUT…AS IF THE LIGHTS ARE ON BUT NOBODY’S HOME

    …STILL HAVIN’ A TOUGH TIME DEALING WITH THE PAIN

  • Dmarie

    Next don’t give a shit, homegirl can sing but she needs to do gospel she is not fit for the Glam life, I’ll giver her 2 more years if that.

  • Sanya

    I hear that Jamie Foxx wants to tour with Jennifer. If they do, and happen to visit Tampa, I hope Fantasia is with them. It would be hot if Tasia and Jennifer performed “I’m His Only Woman” with Jamie acting the part of the two-timing boyfriend.

  • M Wil Tha Beast

    I definitely feel for her, but singers need to chill with that Milli Vanilli shit.

  • Lisa

    uh , they were her vocals .. which means you can’t compare faith hill or jennifer hudson to milli vanilli..

  • Don’t mind me

    She is all over the news over here in the kingdoms She did a great job by anyones standards and everyone hopes her pain becomes more bareable as time passes

  • SEXY

    There is something about that Jennifer Hudson i donot like seems yall kinda explained it for me she has a pretty face with the makeup on an all. I think whatever u dress her in she still doesnot impress me, Jennifer Hudson voice is just okay at least u can tell when she is singing that its her. David Otunga needs his own spotlight he needs his own reality show what is really going on ? ? Her agent needs to reinvent her Oh yeah first impression whats up with all these boyfriends. David not looking very happy (to me) a tragedy would bring anyone closer together but thats not a reason to stay together. SHE SEEMED SURPRISE WHEN DAVID said @ the Grammy awards we fit together like hand in glove. duh! Enuf of that Sheraid. Mr Otunga move with your life.

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