Ladies and gentlemen, please give it up for Jennifer Hudson! I mean, take a moment and reflect on this woman’s amazing career trajectory: Even though a mild-mannered Hawaiian teen with a flower in her hair went further than her on American Idol in 2004, J-Hud has enjoyed the ultimate revenge. She was the one who landed a plum role as a plucky singer in Dreamgirls and belted out a version of “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” that could make Sunday churchgoers drop to their knees. That’s Hudson (initially) relegating Beyoncé to backup singer status on the big screen and winning the 2006 best supporting actress Oscar off it. And over the past decade-plus, Hudson has wowed us again by carving out an unlikely-yet-durable second act: Professional Tribute Singer. Thanks to her soaring, never-pitchy vocals and ability to make any familiar song her own (hey, you can take the singer out of Idol…), Hudson has become the preeminent go-to artist to take the stage in times of joy and sorrow. But mostly sorrow: As if you weren’t already in tears because of a national tragedy or an untimely celebrity passing, Hudson’s presence instantly signals a jump into the cathartic…