Actor and soul singer Jennifer Hudson made her CMA Awards debut on Wednesday evening (Nov. 10), stepping onto the country awards show stage for a show-stopping (literally) tribute to Aretha Franklin.

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Chris Stapleton joined the star of the Aretha Franklin biopic Respect on guitar and vocals.

Hudson blew the entire crowd away with her pitch-perfect rendition of Franklin's "Night Life," followed by a raucous duet of "You Are My Sunshine" with Stapleton. Everyone in the crowd was on their feet, visibly moved by Hudson's performance. And though the telecast cut them off early to go to commercial, there's no doubt the crowd stayed on their feet long after the final note.

Joined by a dozen world class musicians on stage, Hudson and Stapleton matched each other's intensity and delivered a truly memorable CMA moment. Trisha Yearwood introduced the pair, noting the inseparable connection between soul and country music and remarking that Hudson was there "to honor Aretha's contribution to country" with a song Franklin recorded half a century ago.

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