Whitney Houston performs at the Clive Davis pre-Grammy party in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Feb. 7, 2009, left, and Jennifer Hudson performs during the BET Awards in Los Angeles on June 9, 2025.

Jennifer Hudson performs at the pre-Grammy gala in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Feb. 4, 2023, left, and Whitney Houston performs at the pre-Grammy gala in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Feb. 13, 2011.

No one could replace the inimitable talent that was Whitney Houston. But EGOT-winner Jennifer Hudson can master her hits. Hudson will headline the fourth annual Whitney Houston Legacy of Love on ...