Go ahead and watch the best 'Hairspray Live!' number right here, right now

You can't stop Jennifer Hudson (and we don't want to).
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Erin Strecker
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Go ahead and watch the best 'Hairspray Live!' number right here, right now
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Prepared to be shocked, simply shocked: Jennifer Hudson still totally slays.

We're kidding about being surprised. As expected, Hudson's eleven o'clock Hairspray Live! number, "I Know Where I've Been," was a highlight of Wednesday evening's broadcast.

The tune — about the journey and battle for civil rights — is always powerful, but took on additional poignancy last night amidst the strife of 2016.

Check it out above.

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Erin Strecker

I'm the Entertainment Editor at Mashable. Reach me at [email protected]


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