Few stars have seen the breakout success Yola has experienced.

Just two albums into her illustrious career, the singer-songwriter has not only scored six GRAMMY nominations but has now branched out into the silver screen.

Starring as Sister Rosetta Tharpe in Baz Luhrmann‘s Elvis Presley biopic – aptly titled ‘Elvis’ – Yola sat down with That Grape Juice‘s Lettija Lee to dish on her acting debut the importance of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, her music career, and so much more.

With anticipation at an all-time high for the movie, check out our EXCLUSIVE interview with Yola both above.

‘Elvis’ hits theaters worldwide on June 24

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