Jennifer Hudson threw on her leopard hotpants and performed on the Taste of Chicago stage back in her hometown. Check out her performance pics inside, plus Frank Ocean's beef with Target over the store BANNING his album Channel Orange...
Well this is an...interesting...look. J-Hud thought these leopard hot pants and peplum top with black tights and boots--in the dead heat of summer--were an excellent idea. Loves Jenny but this wig and outfits are eye brow raising...
The Chi-Town native performed to an almost full crowd at the 3,000-seat pavilion at the Petrillo Music Shell. She was introduced by Mayor Rahm Emanuel and belted out several tracks--and even told the crowd she wants to play Aretha Franklin in her biopic. And she belted out a tribute to Whitney Houston singing "Saving All My Love for You."
Check out her performance of "Night Of Your Life" above.
And there's more drama in the Frank Ocean camp. Apparently, TARGET has refused to carry Mr. Ocean's Channel Orange album! TARGET claims its because Frank released his LP on iTunes a week early and for whatever reason, this affects their decision to carry the physical copies come July 17th.
But many folks are saying this all sounds a bit suspect. And feel it has more to do with Frank coming out, and the song lyrics about loving a man.
Frank's manager and Odd Future's father figure Christian Clancy tweeted, "Target has refused to carry Frank's album because of iTunes exclusive. Interesting since they also donate to non-equal rights organizations."
Of course, he deleted it. But it had folks up in arms. TARGET has been in hot water before with LGBT groups before. And their decisions to fund certain non-tolerant groups or political candidates. But the company put out a statement denouncing the rumors saying:
"At Target, we focus on offering our guests a wide assortment of physical CDs, so our selection of new releases is dedicated to physical CDs rather than titles that are released digitally in advance of the street date."
They went on to say in a statement to Billboard:
The claims made about Target's decision to not carry the Frank Ocean album are absolutely false. Target supports inclusivity and diversity in every aspect of our business. Our assortment decisions are based on a number of factors, including guest demand.
Target has a longstanding tradition of supporting music and artistry that reflects the diverse landscape of American culture. Our history of partnering with diverse artists includes recent partnerships with a variety of musicians, such as Ricky Martin, B.o.B., and Gloria Estefan.
Meanwhile, Frank's debut effort is killing the iTunes charts as we speak. Your thoughts?