Amber Riley Performs 'RESPECT' by Aretha Franklin | CMT Smashing Glass

Now that's how you honor the Queen of Soul 🎙✨ Amber Riley's tribute to Aretha Franklin's is one we won't forget at #CMTSmashingGlass!

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[CassieJazz]

Amber Riley, one of the greatest vocalists out right now.

[patriciaferguson]

This is why she won Season 8 of The Masked Singer!! Sang Amber, you did Aretha Franklin proud. 🎤🔥🔥🔥🔥

[KennyBrown]

Amber Riley is so underrated even though everything she touches and does turns to gold

[eezus]

Amber Riley has so many big projects next year I’m so proud of her finally getting her flowers because how can you ignore someone that can not only sing an Aretha song but Whitney, patti, Tina turner, Gladys knight, Queen Effie white like?

[Nwa.Oriaku]

Vocals 💯
Attitude 💯
Stage Presence 💯

[plwjr]

This is one of Amber’s best live performances. It was completely flawless. Aretha had very high standards when it came to singing and I think she’d be happy with this performance.

[shawnpreston]

GOT I don’t know where to begin🤷🏾‍♂️???
The hair is laid and slayed ✅
The outfit showed out! It’s given Patti LaBelle’s Lady Marmalade “Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir” ✅
The arrangement of this song respects the original while highlighting this diva herself✅
The vocals was vocalizing! The best rendition, ever! ✅

[JustinJAT]

Not only was Amber great but the Camera work was great as well!! This is what we want!

[eezus]

Also whoever thought of the camera angles for this performance is iconic because that beginning ATE!

[KimaniStallings]

Anyone else get chills when she started singing??? 🥹
U cant tell me that Queen Aretha won’t looking down at her smiling from the Heavens, Amber has an anointed voice and I love it 👏🏾👏🏾

[okjudie]

Every time she does the R.E.S.P.E.C.T part, it feels like the first she auditioned it for the Glee club. The passion!

[rontoranolan]

I mean....ya'll better put some Respect on her name!!! Lol Amber Always Delivers

[johnosam]

This is what you are if you have a tamed beast of a voice! the CONTROL is wild!

[doloritadorris]

She doesn't get the accumulations she deserves. She's a great talent. Vocals are amazing.

[girl.thatsdorian]

Her voice is simply amazing. This performance was amazing.

[AndySaenz]

1:32 That’s Patti LaBelle watching her performance from the balcony! The godmother of soul looks pleased.

[azuonlinetv]

LOVE the end ad lib when she sings ' respect when you come home OR you might as well end up alone'. Very well sung.

[sandhyanagarajan]

She is CRIMINALLY underrated!!! She's one of the greatest vocalists currently! The way she supports all her upper belts up to C6 is insane, she's the one that I think about when I attempt any upper belts

[PJMOB-realbad]

baby in my opinion she was rlly playing around wit her vocals 😂😂 baby let her had did “ain’t no way” or “disco inferno” or “think”baby my girl don’t play no song period did yo thing tonight truly a icon a legend a giant in my eyes💋💋💋💞

[thisisme]

So happy she was nominated. This was an amazing performance. I voted for her daily🤗🥰🏆