AP - May 20, 2009
Brown University officials say Aretha Franklin will miss the school s commencement because of a family emergency. The university announced Wednesday that a representative for the Queen of Soul called...
More »AP - Feb 5, 2009
President Barack Obama took a do-over on his oath of office. Now the Queen of Soul is following his lead. Aretha Franklin has recorded a preferred version of My Country, Tis of Thee, the song she performed...
More »AP - Jan 23, 2009
Aretha Franklin did more than sing My Country, Tis of Thee at President Barack Obama s inauguration. She also came bearing gifts. Her spokeswoman, Gwendolyn Quinn, says Franklin gave Obama a collection...
More »AP - Jan 22, 2009
The calls began to flood Luke Song s hat shop not long after Aretha Franklin finished belting out My Country, Tis of Thee at President Barack Obama s inauguration. Franklin, who wore a gray felt custom...
More »AP - Jan 20, 2009
Aretha Franklin punched her fist in the air and yelled, Tomorrow! She didn t need to say Barack Obama s name. The crowd roared its approval. It was an annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day concert, not an...
More »AP - Dec 18, 2008
Aretha Franklin will sing, the Rev. Rick Warren will pray and more than 11,000 U.S. troops will be watching over inauguration ceremonies in case of an attack during President-elect Barack Obama s swearing...
More »AP - Dec 16, 2008
When the holidays draw near, the first songs Aretha Franklin starts playing from her yuletide collection are This Christmas and Christmas Just Ain t Christmas (Without the One You Love). Those are favorites...
More »AP - Dec 15, 2008
Organizers say Aretha Franklin has given a holiday benefit concert for members of the military after missing a Times Square award presentation hours earlier. A spokesman for the concert organizers says...
More »Reuters - Nov 11, 2008
She's already the Queen of Soul, but now Aretha Franklin has been named the greatest singer of the rock era in a poll conducted by Rolling Stone magazine. Franklin, 66, came in ahead of Ray Charles...
More »AP - Aug 15, 2008
Jerry Wexler not only coined the phrase rhythm and blues, the legendary music producer was one of the key architects of the genre. He revolutionized popular music with seminal, superstar-making recordings...
More »AP - Mar 13, 2008
Aretha Franklin could lose her home to tax collectors. The singer says an attorney s mistake caused her $700,000 mansion in Detroit to slip into foreclosure over $445 in 2005 taxes and late fees. The...
More »Reuters - Feb 17, 2008
Memo to Beyonce and her father: Yes, Tina Turner is one of the greats, but Aretha Franklin is still the queen -- of soul and more. A full house of loyal subjects agreed during the first of two nights...
More »E! Online - Feb 13, 2008
There are plenty of divas. But there can only be one queen. Aretha Franklin has lashed out at well-intentioned comments made by Beyoncé Knowles during the latter's introduction of Tina Turner...
More »AP - Feb 6, 2008
Aretha Franklin feels lighter than air these days. The Queen of Soul will be honored Friday as Person of the Year for MusiCares, a Recording Academy charity supporting music education. She s also up...
More »E! Online - Jan 28, 2008
It's official. The Grammys will go on, witty banter and all. A week after striking writers said they wouldn't picket the music shindig, the other shoe has dropped. In a brief statement, the...
More »Reuters - Dec 8, 2007
Kirk Franklin has forged a successful career creating cutting-edge gospel music that hits his audiences where they live. He does so again on The Fight of My Life, due in stores December 18. Franklin...
More »AP - Nov 20, 2007
Here are reviews of recently released holiday CDs: Patti LaBelle, Miss Patti s Christmas (Def Soul) When it comes to Christmas music, Patti LaBelle is almost as experienced as the jolly fat man himself...
More »AP - Nov 16, 2007
Aretha Franklin recounts working with greats like Frank Sinatra, Luther Vandross and Whitney Houston on her latest CD with such nonchalance, you might think she was discussing the weather. It s not for...
More »Yahoo! Music - Oct 10, 2007
Christina Aguilera and Aretha Franklin are planning a duet. According to DJ Premier, who worked on Aguilera s Back To Basics album, the two are working on material together. Premier said: Christina...
More »Reuters - Oct 2, 2007
Previously unreleased material from Aretha Franklin has been unearthed for an upcoming collection from archival specialist Rhino Records. The double-disc Rare and Unreleased Recordings from the Golden...
More »E! Online - Sep 12, 2007
Why wait for the actual award show to unveil the award-show montage? In honor of the Grammy Awards' upcoming 50th anniversary, CBS is planning to air in November a countdown of the top-25 moments...
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