NEW YORK (AP) — It’ll be hard for Taylor Swift top this as a birthday gift: A birthday serenade from none other than the Queen of Soul. Aretha Franklin arguably had the best performance of the afternoon as the legend gave an impromptu performance of “Happy Birthday” to Taylor Swift, Billboard’s new “Woman of the […]
The incandescent “Queen of Soul,” Aretha Franklin (pictured) is reportedly threatening to sue famed biographer David Ritz for his tell-all book, “Respect” published by Little, Brown and…
Aretha Franklin is never one to hold back when it comes to how she feels. Especially when it comes to her latest album, “Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics.” In an interview with The Detroit News, the Queen of Soul weighed in on her new 10-song opus as she praised the choice of songs […]
Whitney Elizabeth Houston was towering vocal talent the likes of which we may not see again in this lifetime. Sadly she died a tragic death at age 49 in Los Angeles in the midst of a comeback, but the circumstances of her death is not the legacy she leaves behind. It’s in the musical […]
Aretha Franklin is a living legend, so it only makes sense that her story be told one day on the big screen. The queen of soul herself joined “The D.L. Hughley Show“for an exclusive chat where we asked her who she’d prefer to play her in a biopic. Get “The D.L. Hughley Show” Delivered To You! Listen […]
For iPhone: There is only one Queen of Soul and she deserves her story told. Enter author David Ritz, the most prolific music biographer in town. He is himself a Grammy award winner and the only four-time winner of the Gleason Music Book Award. He’s written biographies on Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, B.B. King, Etta […]
Don’t call it a comeback. The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin never left but it’s been a while since the singer put out new music. Her legion of fans will once again be amazed as she gears up for the release of her new album, Aretha Franklin Sings The Great Diva Classics on October 21st. […]
She’s baaaack. Aretha Franklin debuted the first single of her upcoming “Aretha Franklin Sings The Great Diva Classics” album during a visit to the “Late Show with David Letterman.” Watch the Queen of Soul’s version of Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” – with a dash of “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” above. Nothing more needs […]
Aretha Franklin will finally release her long-awaited new album – a collection of covers overseen by music mogul Clive Davis for RCA-Arista – on Sept. 30. The tentative title is, “Aretha Franklin Sings Songs of the Great Divas.” According to Showbiz 411, a media blitz surrounding the project is about to have the Queen of […]
NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario (AP) — Aretha Franklin has some harsh words for a server who showed D-I-S-R-E-S-P-E-C-T by telling the Queen of Soul she wasn’t allowed to eat her takeout inside the restaurant. A spokesman for Franklin says the situation unfolded Tuesday at a Johnny Rockets restaurant on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. The […]
Aretha Franklin will always be the Queen of Soul, but one day she will pass the torch to a new generation of soul divas. She tells “The D.L. Hughley Show” she respects both Beyonce and Jennifer Hudson as artists. But listen to the audio player to hear which Beyonce song she loves in this exclusive interview. […]
