--- title: Ariana Grande's Tribute to Aretha Franklin on Tonight Show description: Ariana Grande left the stage in tears after performin "Natural Woman" on The Tonight Show with the Roots. canonical: https://time.com/5369270/ariana-grande-aretha-franklin-tonight-show/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-08-17T15:20:40.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-13T07:46:03.039Z og:title: Ariana Grande's Tribute to Aretha Franklin on Tonight Show og:description: She left the stage in tears after singing "Natural Woman" og:url: https://time.com/5369270/ariana-grande-aretha-franklin-tonight-show/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt57ce3a6b023ef7e1/698937a8db2987480726069d/180813-aretha-franklin.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4465 og:image:height: 2512 og:image:alt: 180813-aretha-franklin og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Ariana Grande's Tribute to Aretha Franklin on Tonight Show twitter:description: She left the stage in tears after singing "Natural Woman" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt57ce3a6b023ef7e1/698937a8db2987480726069d/180813-aretha-franklin.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Ariana Grande Pays Tribute to Aretha Franklin With Emotional Performance of 'Natural Woman' > Sponsored content. 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Aretha Franklin died on Thursday at the age of 76._ by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Aug 17, 2018 3:20 PM UTC Aretha Franklin died on Thursday at the age of 76. by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Aug 17, 2018 3:20 PM UTC When news broke that legendary soul singer Aretha Franklin had [died](http://time.com/5365353/aretha-franklin-dies/), tributes poured in from around the globe. Ariana Grande did one better. She stopped by _The Tonight Show_ on Thursday night to perform a song in [the singer’s honor](http://time.com/5367138/aretha-franklin-appreciation/). Backed by _The Tonight Show_‘s house band, The Roots, Grande paid tribute to the late Queen of Soul with a performance of the song Franklin made famous, “Natural Woman.” [_Variety_ reports ](https://variety.com/2018/music/news/ariana-grande-aretha-franklin-tonight-show-tribute-1202908459/) that The Roots band leader Questlove had to convince Grande to perform the tune. Grande was reportedly concerned that she was “too emotional” to pull it off. While she did manage to deliver a heartfelt homage to Franklin, Grande left the stage in tears after garnering a standing ovation for the performance. Originally, [Grande](http://time.com/5369111/pete-davidson-ariana-groceries/) was not slated to perform on _The Tonight Show._ She was only meant to appear briefly to promote her new album _Sweetener_, which dropped at midnight. At the last minute, Grande opted to include a performance, as well. Earlier in the day, Grande shared a photo she’d taken with the late singer. ## Transcript [ MUSIC ]. [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] I don't think women need to do anything other than what theyre doing right now. And that's moving forward, moving to the forefront, moving into the areas where men have largely held > captive. 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