Jennifer Hudson released an album.
Jennifer Hudson . As a singer , Hudson has released three studio albums . Her debut album Jennifer Hudson , released in 2008 , debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold by the RIAA , with sales exceeding a million copies worldwide . The record was nominated for four Grammy Awards , winning the 2009 Grammy Award for Best R&B Album . Her third and most recent album JHUD peaked in the top ten and featured the Grammy-nominated track `` It 's Your World '' .