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  On Thursday (March 6) President and Mrs. Obama will host “Women of Soul: In Performance at the White House,” featuring Aretha Franklin, Ariana Grande, Patti LaBelle, Janelle Monáe, Jill Scott, Tessanne Chin and Melissa Etheridge with Greg Phillinganes as music director. The concert aims to celebrate the great “foremothers” of American music, with songs expressing the struggles and achievements of women. It’ll take place in […]

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Grammy winner Karen Clark Sheard‘s highly anticipated showing at this year’s ‘BET Honors’ aired tonight! Paying tribute in song to the legendary Aretha Franklin, it goes with out saying that Clark-Sheard’s performance was nothing short of amazing, Receiving a much deserved standing ovation, KCS rocked the stage with a classic, ‘Amazing Grace’.  See the show-stopping performance below: […]

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    She is said to be being mentored by her famous grandmother Aretha Franklin. And on Saturday night, Victorie Franklin took centre stage as she performed Tamela Mann’s “Take Me to the King” at the BET Honors event. The budding star looked pretty in a floor-length gown with jeweled detail. Also performing that night was Mariah Carey, […]

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As reported, the BET Honors 2014 took place last night at the Warner Theater in Washington DC. Set to air on February 24th, the show paid homage to the illustrious careers of Aretha Franklin, Ice Cube, Berry Gordy, among others. Tapped to provide one of the night’s performances was Gospel icon Karen Clark Sheard! CLICK HERE to read story courtesy of TheGospelGuru.com

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  Aretha Franklin says “the side effects were rough” from her treatment for an undisclosed condition. The 71-year-old singer sat at a piano Wednesday inside a Westin hotel in the Detroit suburb of Southfield. She sang Etta James’ “At Last” and told reporters she’s “glad to be back in it” — a reference to her […]

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  Aretha Franklin won’t say what caused her latest health problems, but says she’s had a “miraculous” recovery and is looking forward to performing soon. “My treatments are going very well. My last CAT scan, my doctor at the CAT scan and everyone who sees this says that this is miraculous, absolutely miraculous,” Franklin said in […]

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    Aretha Franklin says Detroit’s future is bright. The Detroit native, known as the “Queen of Soul,” is reacting to her city’s bankruptcy. In a statement, Franklin says Detroit may be “bankrupt monetarily but we are well-funded in spirit and what it takes to come back.” Franklin says Detroit is a winner. She says […]

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All month long we are celebrating our contribution to music…Today we look at an icon min music whether its Gospel or R&B She is still “The Queen Of SOUL!!!! Ms Aretha Franklin   Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American singer and musician. Franklin began her career performing gospel at her father, minister C. L. Franklin‘s church at 10. Eight years later, […]

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Is Aretha Franklin sick again? A spokesperson for the legendary Queen of Soul, 71, announced that she is taking a break from performing during the month of June. Catherine O’Grady, the director of the Ottawa Jazz Festival, where Franklin was scheduled to perform on June 26, told the Ottawa Citizen newspaper that Franklin was too ill […]

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  The Queen of Soul will perform at gospel’s biggest night. Fresh off a congenial show at NJPAC, Aretha Franklin has agreed to sing at McDonald’s Gospelfest, an annual star-driven celebration held at the Prudential Center in Newark. Gospelfest 2013 will happen on Saturday, May 11; tickets to the event are currently on sale through […]

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It’s Aretha Franklin’s birthday. She’s got a party in New York tonight, and then two dates in the tri-state area. She is still the Queen of Soul, with a catalog that shows her immense range and diversity as the greatest singer of our time. No one comes close to matching Franklin’s tone and delivery although […]

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Aretha Franklin got a good laugh from Beyonce’s inauguration performance, saying that she thought the singer did a “beautiful job with the pre-record.” Beyonce took to the stage at President Barack Obama’s second inauguration ceremony to sing the National Anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Quickly after she finished, the Beyhive buzzed with rumors that Queen Bey lip-synched […]