To Jennifer Hudson, Aretha Franklin became much more than a music legend when the talk show host was preparing to play her idol in the 2021 biopic Respect. “You know, I didn’t realize how much of an ...

She has the greatest, most powerful, most torrential singing voice of all time. Even without reading it, you know who the person is. That’s right, soul singer Aretha Franklin. By just opening her ...

Aretha Franklin is forever known as the Queen of Soul, and if you listen to her music, it's clear why. The legendary musician started singing at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, where her father, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Queen of Soul has died. Aretha Franklin, who went from singing in her father’s Detroit church to entertaining world leaders and countless millions of fans for more than 50 ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Aretha Franklin, known as the Queen of Soul, was more than just a singer—she was a storyteller, an activist, and a powerhouse whose voice transcended generations. With a career ...

Six songs tell you as much about Aretha Franklin as any memoir ever could. The Queen of Soul was not much for talking about her life, so with the help of Oprah Winfrey, Paul Simon, Questlove and ...

Aretha Franklin is one of the few artists who could perform Mariah Carey songs and do them justice. The Queen of Soul covered some of Carey’s tunes but one was too risque for her to sing it in full.

Karly B. is a music news journalist at Collider, specializing in the Western and Asian music industries. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Digital Media and Web Technology, she has dedicated part ...

The Band's Robbie Robertson, who died Wednesday in Los Angeles at age 80, had plenty of career highlights to his name. But one of his most cherished moments came in spring 1969, when he learned that ...

DETROIT — Praised by presidents and pop stars, eulogized by a dozen preachers and feted with a fleet of pink Cadillacs, Aretha Franklin was celebrated Friday as a musical titan, an empowering feminist ...