‘Back to Black’ and the legend of Amy Winehouse, Billie Eilish drops a new album, plus honoring the R&B excellence of Jennifer Hudson (Video)

With the new Amy Winehouse biopic “Back to Black” hitting theaters nationwide, where does the late singer’s legacy fit into the modern music conversation? The Post’s melodies guru Chuck Arnold breaks down the triumph of her two-album-career that changed the game for British recording artists.
He also listens to Billie Eilish’s “Hit Me Hard and Soft,” her first album since her blockbuster summer of “Barbie,” and discusses how the 22-year-old manages to thrive outside the mainstream.
Plus, Arnold talks Jennifer Hudson’s Excellence in Media Award win and the Dreamgirls hit she belted at the ceremony that brought the house down. Get all that and more on this May 17, 2024 edition of “Listen Up! The Music Beat with Chuck Arnold.”