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Jennifer Hudson Talks ‘The Gift of Love’ Holiday Album & ‘Jennifer-izing’ Christmas Classics to Make Them Her Own


Jennifer Hudson talks to the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast about her first holiday album, 'The Gift of Love,' and 'Jennifer-izing' Christmas classics.

Jennifer Hudson is no stranger to covering songs and making them her own, after getting her start on American Idol and continuing through her Emmy-nominated daytime talk show. So when she started work on her first-ever holiday album, The Gift of Love, Hudson understood the assignment: She would need to Jennifer-ize some of the most beloved Christmas classics of all time. Plus, Madonna announced new music with her longtime collaborator Stuart Price coming next year, and we’ll hear from the Queen of Pop’s biggest fan, Keith, about why this is especially exciting news.

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