{"id":7222,"date":"2026-01-20T11:39:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T11:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=7222"},"modified":"2026-01-20T11:39:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T11:39:41","slug":"this-felt-less-like-a-performance-and-more-like-a-happy-accident-everyone-thought-they-knew-these-songs-then-hugh-jackman-and-kate-hudson-stepped-onstage-and-quietly-changed-that-there-wa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=7222","title":{"rendered":"THIS FELT LESS LIKE A PERFORMANCE \u2014 AND MORE LIKE A HAPPY ACCIDENT. Everyone thought they knew these songs. Then Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson stepped onstage and quietly changed that. There was something lighter this time. More playful. A kind of joy that didn\u2019t try to impress anyone. The way they smiled at each other before singing, the way a glance lingered just a beat longer than expected \u2014 it all felt spontaneous, like the music was unfolding instead of being performed. You could see it in the audience. People weren\u2019t just listening. They were watching for the next look, the next laugh, the next moment that felt almost too genuine for a stage. Whatever this was, it wasn\u2019t forced. It was shared. By the end, the songs felt warmer. Happier. Like old memories rewritten with new meaning. Some moments don\u2019t need explanation. They just make you smile \u2014 and lean in closer. Check the video and see if you feel it too \ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/assets\/uploads\/updates\/2025-11-17\/634080_1332254_updates.jpg\" alt=\"Kate Hudson reveals behind the scenes funny moment with Hugh Jackman\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kate Hudson\u00a0joined\u00a0Hugh Jackman\u00a0at one of his final From New York With Love performances at Radio City Music Hall to sing\u00a0Neil Diamond\u00a0songs ahead of the release of their new movie, Song Sung Blue.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"UDibbYrS\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenews.com.pk\/assets\/uploads\/updates\/2025-12-03\/1383476_115412_updates.jpg\" alt=\"Hugh Jackman praises Kate Hudson's acting skills: 'She's a consummate actor'\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Song Sung Blue, which tells the story of a\u00a0Neil Diamond\u00a0tribute act, releases in movie theaters on December 25, with Jackman and Hudson starring as Mike and Claire Sardina, respectively.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><\/div>\n<p>In the performance, Jackman and Hudson sang \u201cCherry, Cherry\u201d and \u201cSweet Caroline.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Watch the performance now:<\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DKgI3IVOrhc\">\n<div><iframe tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"YouTube Embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DKgI3IVOrhc?rel=0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"adsninja-injected-repeatable-ad-afterend\">ctor Hugh Jackman has been blowing audiences away with his musical abilities for years, though his\u00a0<em>Song Sung Blue\u00a0<\/em>costar Kate Hudson hasn\u2019t built up quite the same reputation. Even without the expected abilities, an exclusive clip from the movie\u2019s home video release showcases how quickly Hudson built up not just on-screen chemistry with Jackman, but\u00a0also a powerful musical collaboration. You can check out their behind-the-scenes process below, with\u00a0<em>Song Sung Blue<\/em>\u00a0available to buy or rent on Digital now.<\/p>\n<div class=\"an-injected\" data-estimated-y-top=\"1114.046875\" data-estimated-y-bottom=\"1420.046875\" data-estimated-x-left=\"63\" data-estimated-x-right=\"938\"><\/div>\n<p>Universal Pictures describes the movie:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Based on an incredible true story, Mike (Hugh Jackman) and Claire (Kate Hudson) are two down-on-their-luck musicians who prove that it\u2019s never too late to find love and follow your dreams. They form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band called Lightning and Thunder, rising from a humble garage to dive bar gigs to unexpected hometown stardom. When tragedy strikes, their love for each other and passion for music give them the strength to overcome hardships, rediscover hope, and inspire everyone around them.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"display-card video large no-badge\"><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"jackman-scores-another-hit-with-audiences\">Jackman Scores Another Hit With Audiences<\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape mobile-optimized\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img image-expandable img-article-item\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kate-hudson-hugh-jackman-song-sung-blue.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;Focus Features&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kate-hudson-hugh-jackman-song-sung-blue.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kate-hudson-hugh-jackman-song-sung-blue.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kate-hudson-hugh-jackman-song-sung-blue.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kate-hudson-hugh-jackman-song-sung-blue.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kate-hudson-hugh-jackman-song-sung-blue.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kate-hudson-hugh-jackman-song-sung-blue.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kate-hudson-hugh-jackman-song-sung-blue.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" alt=\"Kate Hudson Hugh Jackman Song Sung Blue\" width=\"1650\" height=\"928\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kate-hudson-hugh-jackman-song-sung-blue.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" \/><\/picture><small class=\"body-img-caption\">Focus Features<\/small><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This holiday season was full of a number of movies that audiences could choose from, whether it be major franchise sequels like\u00a0<em>Avatar: Fire and Ash\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0<em>Five Nights at Freddy\u2019s 2<\/em>\u00a0or major awards contenders like\u00a0<em>Hamnet\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>Marty Supreme. Song Sung Blue\u00a0<\/em>might not have felt like the flashiest title in December, but with an audience approval score of 97% positive on aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, it was one of the biggest crowdpleasers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"adsninja-injected-repeatable-ad-beforebegin\">Jackman\u2019s\u00a0<em>The Greatest Showman<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Les Mis\u00e9rables\u00a0<\/em>helped\u00a0cement the actor\u00a0as an all-around performing threat, managing to depict compelling characters and also having impressive pipes, yet even those movies sit at only 79% and 86% audience scores, respectively. Back in 2000, Jackman scored his breakout role in\u00a0<em>X-Men\u00a0<\/em>as Wolverine, which is easily his most popular role. Even with 2024\u2019s\u00a0<em>Deadpool &amp; Wolverine\u00a0<\/em>taking in $1.3 billion worldwide, it only scored a 94% positive audience score.<\/p>\n<p>Similar to Jackman, Hudson\u2019s breakout role came in 2000, as\u00a0<em>Almost Famous\u00a0<\/em>made her a\u00a0veritable superstar overnight. Critics ate up the Cameron Crowe movie, and so did critics, with its critical score being at an impressive 91%. Fans appreciated the picture as well, with it scoring a 92% positive audience score. Then, in 2022,\u00a0<em>Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery\u00a0<\/em>also scored a 92% positive audience score, only for\u00a0<em>Song Sung Blue\u00a0<\/em>to best that score. Awards organizations also took notice of Hudson\u2019s contribution to\u00a0<em>Song Sung Blue<\/em>, with her role scoring her a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture \u2013 Comedy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kate Hudson\u00a0joined\u00a0Hugh Jackman\u00a0at one of his final From New York With Love performances at Radio City Music Hall to sing\u00a0Neil Diamond\u00a0songs ahead of the release of their&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7223,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7222"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7224,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7222\/revisions\/7224"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}