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Jennifer Hudson listens to Christmas music even when she's at the beach in the summer.
The singer-actress unveiled her debut holiday album, titled The Gift of Love, in October, with the record featuring her take on classic tracks like Jingle Bells and Winter Wonderland.
Speaking to The New York Post about the project, Jennifer admitted that she plays her favourite festive tracks all year round.
"I remember bike riding, listening to Christmas music on the beach. And I was like, 'We should probably listen to holiday music more than during the holidays because it kind of gives you this peace and relaxation,'" she recalled, adding that she started working on the album during a break from filming her self-titled daytime talk show. "It's been a dream of mine my whole career. I'm a holiday fanatic... so it just makes sense."
The Gift of Love also includes a rendition of the Leonard Cohen classic, Hallelujah. Even though the track isn't particularly festive, Jennifer was determined for it to be included on the tracklist.
"I was like, if Hallelujah is not on it, then there is no album," the 43-year-old recounted. "Some may not look at it as a holiday song, but... I just think it unifies everyone."
Elsewhere in the conversation, Jennifer explained that she found it difficult to narrow down all of the Christmas songs she wanted to sing.
"Holiday music, at least to me, is sentimental. So, like, The Christmas Song, my grandmother loved this song, so it reminds me of my upbringing and the songs that my grandmother loved or that I used to hear around the house during the holidays," she smiled.
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Drake’s Christmas giveaway stream with Adin Ross may have been about giving back to fans, but his ongoing beef with Kendrick Lamar also lingered in the winter air.
During the lengthy broadcast, which took place on Thursday (December 26) and saw the pair donate large amounts of money and other expensive goodies to viewers, Drizzy mocked one of the many lyrical jabs that K.Dot threw at him during their diss song battle earlier this year.
While gushing over his friendship with Sexyy Red, the 6 God joked: “When I see her, I see two bad ones, n-gga. What’s up? [laughs] Fuck what y’all talmbout.”
He was referencing the line from Kendrick’s “Euphoria” where he rapped: “When I see you stand by Sexyy Red, I believe you see two bad bitches.”
Elsewhere, Drake surprisingly stopped himself from dissing the Compton rapper all over again while reading out an email from a fan hoping to secure free tickets and travel to his upcoming tour in Australia.
“In the beautiful land Down Under, it would be an unforgettable honeymoon filled with laughter, fun and, of course, the Drake charisma. And it’s always fuck Ken–,” he said, cutting himself off. “Oh, I am not reading that.”
Drake previously jabbed Kendrick Lamar during a separate stream with xQc, prompting a response from the Pulitzer Prize winner.
Sitting down with the Canadian streamer and gamer following the release of Kendrick’s GNX album, Drizzy told viewers: “I’m here — mind, body and soul fully intact, in case you were wondering. You need facts to take me out; fairytales won’t do it.”
His defiant statement seemingly referenced the salacious allegations on Kendrick’s diss songs, such as him being a pedophile, associating with other sex offenders and secretly fathering a daughter.
A text message from Kendrick’s close friend Reli that was shared online revealed his reaction to Drake’s comments.
“You done turned blood into a streamer on Phillies [laughing face emojis],” Reli texted K.Dot, who replied with several laughing face emojis of his own.
Reli then said: “That’s a damn shame,” to which Kendrick asked: “He trippin??!”
Reli wrote back: “Blood don’t won’t [sic] no smoke Philly gang,” before censoring his next message.
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