*Aretha Franklin’s family tapped Ariana Grande at the last minute to join the esteemed group of artists who performed at the Queen of Soul’s homegoing Friday morning.
Grande took the stage at the Greater Grace Temple in Detroit in a black dress so short it sparked conversation across social media.
“#ArianaGrande don’t know the below the knee rule for the pulpit in the black church. Somebody hand her a lap hanky and a choir robe. Bless her heart,” tweeted Tenisha Taylor Bell.
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.@ArianaGrande pays tribute to Aretha Franklin by covering “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” at her funeral. pic.twitter.com/4dKzGKzvJY
— Pop Crave (@PopCraveNet) August 31, 2018
Grande’s ex-boyfriend Big Sean was among those attending the funeral, and the rapper gave her a standing ovation, HuffPost reported.
Following her performance, Bishop Charles Ellis III, who was presiding over the service, brought the singer over to the podium for some remarks.
Watch below:
Funny moment during the #ArethaFranklinFuneral: Bishop Ellis tells @ArianaGrande when he saw her on the program he thought “it was a new something at Taco Bell.” pic.twitter.com/Sxgh8Nnt9n
— Local 4 WDIV Detroit (@Local4News) August 31, 2018
“I’ve got to apologize because I have to brush up,” Ellis said at the podium, while Grande laughed. “My 28-year-old daughter told me, ‘You are old at 60.’”
“When I saw Ariana Grande on the program, I thought that was a new something at Taco Bell,” he added. “Girl, lemme give you all your respect.”
Social media, of course, reacted to the dig…
Pastor gon say he thought Ariana Grande was something from taco bell.
It REALLY doesn’t matter who you are. The black church will humble you. #ArethaHomegoing pic.twitter.com/s6QD4SuMGq
— ?Wakanda Man Would I Be?? (@itsjameer) August 31, 2018
me still feeling some type of way about the Ariana Grande Taco Bell joke and the commentary on her attire… pic.twitter.com/Se1QsGUphh
— Michael Blackmon (@blackmon) August 31, 2018
“When I saw ‘Ariana Grande’ on the program I thought it was a new something from Taco Bell” #ArethaFranklinHomegoing pic.twitter.com/zhnZAdnr65
— Bossip (@Bossip) August 31, 2018
He really said he thought Ariana grande was a new menu item at Taco Bell #ArethaFranklinFuneral #ArethaHomegoing pic.twitter.com/THZvVGB4lc
— ?Sunset Boulevardez? (@Kissesfromdes) August 31, 2018
Grande met Franklin earlier on in her career, as she recalled on “The Tonight Show.”
“I met her a few times. We sang at the White House and she was so sweet and she was so cute,” she told host Jimmy Fallon at the time. “I was like, ‘How are you a real person?’ It’s an honor to have met her and we’re gonna celebrate her.”
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