Season Three Of Black Girl Songbook: The Queen Of Soul At 80

 Season two of Spotify's Black Girl Songbook concluded with Emmy, Grammy, Oscar award-winning star Jennifer Hudson joining host Danyel Smith for the podcast’s season two finale to discuss embodying the late Aretha Franklin in the new biopic “Respect.”

In that episode, Hudson also discussed Aretha Franklin handpicking her for this role and her advice to young women. 

Black Girl Songbook showcases Danyel Smith's commitment to uplifting women of color in the music industry and amplifying their accomplishments through these past 25 empowering chapters. 

As Danyel Smith says, "Black Girl Songbook is the space where you hear black women’s stories, the place where you hear the music of black women. Black Girl Songbook is where you hear, and you feel black women creatives receiving the credit that they are due."

Now, Spotify has kicked off season three of its Music + Talk show from The Ringer, Black Girl Songbook, hosted by author, journalist, and former Vibe editor-in-chief Danyel Smith. In the first episode of this season, Chapter 26, Smith celebrates what would be the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin’s 80th birthday, discusses her iconic voice and music along with her life story and persistent influence on artists. 

This season, Danyel will also celebrate with listeners and host in-depth discussions on the Queen of Disco, Donna Summer, the soundtrack for Waiting to Exhale, and R&B soul artist Deniece Williams.

New episodes of “Black Girl Songbook” season three will drop every Wednesday via The Ringer Podcast Network on Spotify. 

You can listen to the trailer HERE.