?I was able to sing for her when they were honoring her [at a 2007 tribute concert] at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, which is actually where I won ?American Idol,?? Barrino, 34, told Billboard recently. ?I was stupid nervous because I was the little girl that was listening to Aretha. My first cassette was Aretha Franklin.?
After performing her tribute, Barrino was introduced to Franklin.
?She walked around the room gracefully, as Aretha would do ? very smooth,? Barrino remembered. ?She shook hands, gave people one or two words and kept it moving.?
Barrino says Franklin?s mood shifted when she started to reach her.
?She finally gets to me, and she looks at me ? I?m still crying. And she said, ?You can sing ? but I?m the bitch around here.? I?m thinking, ?Wait a minute! That?s not what I was ready for!? But she was serious.?But the ?Truth Is? singer respectfully replied, ?Yes, ma?am.?
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