Jennifer Hudson talks about the long-awaited arrival of her self-titled debut album in the August 18th issue of Billboard Magazine. Jennifer Hudson-The Album, featuring the chart-topping single “Spotlight,” premieres September 30th.

“I remember doing ‘Dreamgirls,”‘ “I would look at Beyonce, because she was doing acting and singing, and I’m like, ‘How the hell can she do that?’ Now I’m looking at it like, ‘Oh, God, all right, if she can do it, if Jamie and Queen can do it, then it means it can be done.”‘