The two singers individually gave lovely performances of Aretha Franklin’s hit song ‘Natural Woman‘.
Alicia Keys paid her tribute on Beats One on Apple Music and the 37-year-old singer opened up about her love for the iconic singer.
She said:
“You start thinking wow, this beautiful and incredible life and woman. I was listening to her music while I was driving in. She’s so special. I feel sad but really inspired and celebratory. She was able to touch so many people, divinely. She touched me. Some of my greatest songs were inspired by hers that I loved. Talk about queens— she was definitely the queen. She stepped into the room and everyone bowed down. I think there are so many times — when I was with her, I literally felt like I was crossing some kind of vortex. Sometimes you find yourself in a room and you’re like, what am I doing in this room? How did I get here? Then you’ve seen someone you’ve only known through your headphones and you see them in real life and you’re having a conversation with them.”
Watch the performance below.
