Legendary soul singer Aretha Franklin will once again serenade President Obama when she performs before his speech on jobs and the economy on Monday in Detroit. Franklin, a Detroit native, also welcomed Obama to the White house when she sung “Let Freedom Ring” at his inauguration in Jan. 2009. Her performance will be held at […]
Legendary ‘Respect’ singer Aretha Franklin reportedly sang her way out of a parking ticket. ABC News reports that the Queen of Soul, who sang at President Barack Obama’s inauguration in 2009, was dining with a group of friends at Neely’s Barbecue Parlor on Manhattan’s Upper East Side on Monday night (Aug.8), when she spotted a […]
Black music icons of the 1960s look the most different from how they do now. In the 1960s there was Motown, miniskirts, beehive wigs and sharp suits. Take a look at what some of the decade’s biggest stars looked like then…and what they look like now: Are These BP Artists Good Enough to Get Signed? […]
The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin sat down with Wendy Williams for an exclusive interview, in the first part of the interview the Queen of Soul talks about her health scare, what happened to the famous hat she wore to President Obama’s Inauguration, and what reality shows she loves. Take a look: Part 2 of […]
Aretha Franklin’s dramatic weight loss led many to believe that it was a result of her still-undisclosed health scare, but the singer claims to be dropping pounds the old-fashioned way. According to People, Franklin revealed in her upcoming televised interview with Wendy Williams that she lost 85 pounds and stopped eating food “smothered in hot […]
Wendy Williams’ interview with Aretha Franklin will air Wednesday, March 2. The two ladies sat down at The Townsend Hotel outside of Detroit, Michigan last Friday and talked about everything, including marriage, her health and her Grammys tribute. From an excerpt, it seems Aretha is still keeping quiet about her health scare details: “In December […]
Aretha Franklin is finally speaking out about Fantasia boycotting this year’s Grammy Awards. We received an exclusive statement from Aretha’s publicist stating that she was “sorry” the American Idol winner didn’t make the show and she also offered some advice to Fantasia: “I was sorry to hear that Fantasia was upset because she did not […]
BE FRIENDS WITH FIRST LADY ON FACEBOOK OR FOLLOW HER ON TWITTER According to Eurweb, The Queen of Soul is ready to get back to work. After recovering from an unknown illness and dropping quite a bit of weight, Aretha Franklin is about to start working on her 38th studio album with R. Kelly. “Aretha: […]
Daytime talk-show host Wendy Williams announced today, she has landed the exclusive first in-person interview with Aretha Franklin since the singer’s recent surgery. Wendy told her audience: The legendary Aretha Franklin has invited me to do an exclusive, in-person intimate conversation with her in Detroit, that’s where she lives,” Williams said on the “The Wendy […]
WCHB – Daytime talk-show queen Wendy Williams said on her show today she’s about to travel to Motown to interview one of her all-time favorites, Aretha Franklin. “The legendary Aretha Franklin has invited me to do an exclusive, in-person, intimate conversation with her in Detroit,” Williams said. “The way I figure, this is a once […]
Soulful singer Adele recently covered Aretha Franklin’s hit song “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” for a VH1 concert. No one can match the Queen of Soul, but Adele managed to deliver a great rendition. The show is scheduled to air in its entirety on March 3rd on VH1.com. Check out the preview […]
Just days after she was honored at the Grammys, Aretha Franklin has announced that she is returning to the stage on May 28th. The Queen of Soul told the Associated Press that she is operating at “150 percent,” and she scheduled her first post-surgery concert for May 28 in Buffalo, N.Y. Earlier that month, she […]
