via FirstLadyB:
Tyler Perry will host the Aretha Franklin tribute when it’s taped on January 13, 2019, at 6 PM PT at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
According to Deadline, the tribute will air later in 2019 on CBS.
The special will feature some of Franklin’s legendary songs performed by Grammy winners Yolanda Adams, Shirley Caesar, Alessia Cara, Kelly Clarkson, Common, Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Patti LaBelle and BeBe Winans as well as current Grammy nominees Brandi Carlile, Chloe X Halle, H.E.R., Janelle Monáe, and SZA. Additional performances will be announced in the coming weeks.
