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Super Bowl 2013: The Game Is On!

Feb 3, 2013 @ 6:57 pm

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Super Bowl XLVII is officially underway in New Orleans! Before the Baltimore Ravens kicked off to the San Francisco 49ers, Jennifer Hudson (in a black leather Monika Chiang turtleneck bodysuit and white L’Wren Scott pencil skirt) took to the mic with the vocal backup of the 26-children Sandy Hook Elementary School choir. Together they belted out “America the Beautiful” to a crowd of more than 72,000 people inside the Superdome—and millions more watching live from their Super Bowl parties—with not a dry eye in the house. Then “Girl on Fire“ Alicia Keys (in a full-length red Azzedine Alaïa dress and gold accessories by Marina B jewelry) shared her own patriotic pride, with a soulful rendition of the National Anthem she performed seated at a gray piano. Both singers will be followed up by fellow diva Beyoncé during the game’s illustrious halftime show—check back here after halftime for all the details about her outfits!

Plus, see the other 10 moments we’re excited about tonight!

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— Meghan Blalock

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Jennifer Hudson on Her Role in Smash: “It’s All Glamour: Full-On Hair!”

Jan 27, 2013 @ 12:00 pm

InStyle caught up with Oscar winner, singer, and all-around renaissance woman Jennifer Hudson inside our Sundance Film Festival lounge, where she took a break from promoting her starring role as addict Gloria in The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete to talk about her other big new role: that of ultra-diva Veronica on NBC’s Smash. “You know what’s funny is that I actually filmed these projects at the same time, and they are so opposite,” Hudson told InStyle.com. “I’m going from this huge, drastic, glamour girl, full-on hair, full-on makeup, sequin dresses, heels, huge lights, and stages—to being Gloria the next day.” The show comes back Tuesday, February 5 at 9/8c—tune in to catch Hudson in action underneath Broadway’s bright lights!

Plus, see Jennifer’s Hollywood transformation!

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— Sharon Clott

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Where to Buy Jennifer Hudson’s Cozy Sundance Sweater

Jan 20, 2013 @ 11:46 am

The weather was cold in Park City, Utah for the Sundance Film Festival, but Jennifer Hudson kept warm in a chunky knit cream-colored sweater. “I get to wear layers and everything,” sad the singer-actress, who was in town to promote her new Alicia Keys-produced film, The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete. “I get to wear layers and everything!” Scoop up her same cozy top, the Cambridge Knit, for $68 at nastygal.com.

Plus, see inside InStyle’s Sundance studio!

Stars at Sundance

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Sundance Film Festival Beauty Moment: Jennifer Hudson’s Lovely Lip Color

Jan 19, 2013 @ 2:03 pm

“I love the weather here, it’s so beautiful!” Jennifer Hudson told InStyle.com when she stopped by the InStyle pop-up portrait studio during the Sundance Film Festival to support her new film, The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete. “I get to wear layers and everything!” And while she piled on the thermals and sweaters for her press tour, she kept her makeup minimal, and punched up her look with just one simple gloss: Chanel’s Rouge Allure Pure Shine Intense Color Long Wear Lip Gloss in #57, Insolence. “Today she dressed herself, so I just wanted to make her look like herself, just pretty, so we just put a pretty gloss on to hydrate her lips,” her makeup artist Shannon Pezzetta said of her look. Shop the color for $32 at chanel.com.

Plus, see more stars at InStyle’s studio!

Stars at Sundance

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— Sharon Clott

Sundance Film Festival 2013 Parties: See the Photos!

Jan 18, 2013 @ 11:44 am

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After a few pre-festival parties that got underway in Los Angeles earlier this week, the Sundance Film Festival has officially begun! Powerhouse singers Jennifer Hudson and Alicia Keys united in Park City, Utah at Hennessy VS’s presentation of The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete, a festival film starring Hudson as a struggling addict and co-executive produced by Keys. Meanwhile, the festival’s founder, Robert Redford, posed with actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt at “An Artist At The Table,” a roundtable discussion amongst independent filmmakers benefiting the Sundance Institute. Actor Phillip Friedman and The East star Brit Marling were also on-hand for the event. Click through the gallery to see all the stars at Sundance 2013!

— Meghan Blalock

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Watch: This Smash Season 2 Preview Is the Best One Yet

Jan 7, 2013 @ 11:09 am

“It’s going to be quite a show,” Jennifer Hudson’s character Veronica Moore says in the new extra-long trailer for the new season of Smash (watch it above!). She’s talking about her fictional Broadway show, of course, though she may as well be discussing the new approach for the second season of the show, which returns to NBC Tuesday, February 5th. The new episodes are full of promise—with new characters (Broadway heartthrob Jeremy Jordan gets a big storyline, Sean Hayes has a reunion with Will & Grace co-star Debra Messing, and Jennifer Hudson gets to show off her big voice in a big way, just to name a few), new storylines (Ivy’s fighting for Bombshell, Karen’s struggling with love and work, and Julia’s trying to get her life back together), and a new showrunner (John Safran from Gossip Girl leads the cast). “Let’s give ‘em a show they’ll never forget,” Hayes’s character Terrence Falls says in the preview above. We’re all waiting for it! Watch the trailer above for a sneak peek.

Plus, see Jennifer Hudson’s Hollywood transformation!

Jennifer's Evolution

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— Sharon Clott

Smash Season 2 Preview: Watch It Here!

Nov 20, 2012 @ 10:05 am

The show goes on! NBC just released a sneak peek of the new season of Smash, and we’re dancing our toes off beneath our desks to the sound of new cast member Jennifer Hudson belting it out in the 46-second trailer. The short clip proves the second season picks up right where we left off—Julia (Debra Messing) is on rocky footing with her husband and her writing partner Tom (Christian Borle), Karen (Katharine McPhee) is still struggling to find her footing, Ivy (Megan Hilty) is as conniving as ever, and Eileen (Anjelica Huston) just wants to get the lights to turn on for her Marilyn Monroe musical, Bombshell. We’re also even more optimistic about the show’s new cast members after this quick look: Jeremy Jordan, the hot lead of Broadway’s Newsies joins as a love interest, Jimmy, Sean Hayes reunites with his Will & Grace co-star Debra Messing to play Terrence Falls, a star trying to make his Broadway debut, and, of course, Jennifer Hudson shines as Tony Award-winning Broadway star Veronica Moore. Watch the preview above, and see an extended look at yahoo.com. We can’t wait until Smash returns on its new night, Tuesdays at 9/8c, starting February 5th. Mark your calendars and warm up those vocal chords to sing along!

Plus, see all the stars who have played Marilyn Monroe.

MARILYN STARS

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Versace Soho Boutique Opening Party: Jennifer Hudson, Lady Gaga, Alexa Chung

Oct 25, 2012 @ 12:17 pm

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“This is so exciting, and it looks amazing!” designer Christopher Kane said of Versace’s new boutique in Soho, which celebrated its door-opening with a bash attended by some of the label’s biggest celebrity fans. Kanye West, Jennifer Hudson, and Alexa Chung (in Versus, pictured with Kane) stopped by to check out the Jamie Fobert-designed space, while Lady Gaga, Princess Charlene of Monaco, and Karolina Kurkova all feted at a private dinner at the Waldorf Towers. “The whole concept of behind the shop is that it’s much lighter, even though it’s Versace,” added Kane, who designs Versace’s Versus label. “It’s not too small, not too big. It’s just a great space.” The store mixes signature Versace elements—like a Roman basilica-inspired tiled floor imported to southern Manhattan via Italy—as well as a modern cool-girl approach, like white walls and a plexiglass suspended corridor. “There’s a different dymanic here,” Kane added. And it’s true for the clothes, too: This location stocks exclusive T-shirts emblazeoned with iconic Versace imagery co-designed by Kane and Donatella Versace, like the one Kane is wearing. Visit the store at 160 Mercer Street in New York City.