Franklin took the stage to perform a show-stopping rendition of “(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman,” a hat tip to honouree Carole King, for an audience of big-deal peeps including Gina Rodriguez, Rosie Perez, and of course, The President and First Lady. President Obama was emotional from the moment Aretha sat down at the piano and you can see him oh-so-discreetly wiping a tear away, but it only took a few seconds more for the entire room to lose their damn minds
