Popsugar Entertainment Award Season Aretha Franklin Tributes at Black Girls Rock 2018 Videos ICYMI: The Black Girls Rock! Awards Had Some of the Most Amazing Tributes to Aretha Franklin 14 September 2018 by Mekishana Pierre Image Source: Getty Honestly, you can never pay enough tribute to a legend like Aretha Franklin. The singer passed away on Aug. 16 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, and celebrities continue to mourn her death with the most beautiful messages and performances in her honour. The latest tributes came from Sunday night's airing of Black Girls Rock!, where several artists took to the stage to perform a dynamic medley of Aretha's songs. Fantasia opened the show performing classic hits "Chain of Fools" and "Respect." The singer had the entire audience on their feet, putting the passion of Aretha in every note of the music and taking us to church! Jazmine Sullivan, Ledisi, Cynthia Erivo, Stephanie Mills, and Yolanda Adams — backed by Kim Burse and the Black Girls Rock! band — followed Fantasia and gifted us all with flawless renditions of Aretha's most treasured songs. From Jazmine's yearning-filled delivery of "I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You" to Stephanie's nostalgia-invoking "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)," each performance reminded us that although Aretha has gone home, we still have the beautiful music she left us to honour her every day. Watch the electric performances ahead and show your appreciation for the Queen of Soul by getting out your seat and dancing like you want to. Show Opener Tribute Image Source: YouTube user BET 1 / 40 Medley Tribute Image Source: YouTube user BET 2 / 40 Photos of the Performances Image Source: Getty / Dia Dipasupil 3 / 40 Image Source: Getty / Astrid Stawiarz 4 / 40 Image Source: Getty / Astrid Stawiarz 5 / 40 Image Source: Getty / Astrid Stawiarz 6 / 40 Image Source: Getty / Astrid Stawiarz 7 / 40 Image Source: Getty / Astrid Stawiarz 8 / 40 Image Source: Getty / Dia Dipasupil 9 / 40 Image Source: Getty / Dia Dipasupil 10 / 40 Image Source: Getty / Dave Kotinsky 11 / 40 Image Source: Getty / Gilbert Carrasquillo 12 / 40 Image Source: Getty / Manny Carabel 13 / 40 Image Source: Getty / Gilbert Carrasquillo 14 / 40 Image Source: Getty / Gilbert Carrasquillo 15 / 40 Image Source: Getty / Gilbert Carrasquillo 16 / 40 Image Source: Getty / Gilbert Carrasquillo 17 / 40 Image Source: Getty / Gilbert Carrasquillo 18 / 40 Image Source: Getty / Gilbert Carrasquillo 19 / 40 Image Source: Getty / Gilbert Carrasquillo 20 / 40 Image Source: Getty / Gilbert Carrasquillo 21 / 40 Image Source: Getty / Gilbert Carrasquillo 22 / 40 Image Source: Getty / Gilbert Carrasquillo 23 / 40 Image Source: Getty / Gilbert Carrasquillo 24 / 40 Image Source: Getty / Gilbert Carrasquillo 25 / 40 Image Source: Getty / Gilbert Carrasquillo 26 / 40 Image Source: Getty / Gilbert Carrasquillo 27 / 40 Image Source: Getty / Gilbert Carrasquillo 28 / 40 Image Source: Getty / Gilbert Carrasquillo 29 / 40 Image Source: Getty / Gilbert Carrasquillo 30 / 40 Image Source: Getty / Gilbert Carrasquillo 31 / 40 Image Source: Getty / Gilbert Carrasquillo 32 / 40 Image Source: Getty / Gilbert Carrasquillo 33 / 40 Image Source: Getty / Gilbert Carrasquillo 34 / 40 Image Source: Getty / Gilbert Carrasquillo 35 / 40 Image Source: Getty / Gilbert Carrasquillo 36 / 40 Image Source: Getty / Gilbert Carrasquillo 37 / 40 Image Source: Getty / Gilbert Carrasquillo 38 / 40 Image Source: Getty / Gilbert Carrasquillo 39 / 40 Image Source: Getty / Gilbert Carrasquillo 40 / 40 Award SeasonBlack Girls RockStephanie MillsLedisiYolanda AdamsFantasiaJazmine SullivanCynthia ErivoAretha FranklinMusic