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 ...

Aretha Franklin has enlisted the help of gospel greats Shirley Caesar, The Clark Sisters and country powerhouse Faith Hill on her new album due in 2007. The album, called A Woman Falling Out of Love ...

DETROIT -- From topping the charts with "Respect" to performing at presidential inaugurations and winning 18 Grammys, these are the major milestones of Aretha Franklin's life and career. March 1942 - ...

How Aretha Franklin became not only the Queen of Soul but a massive pop star, earning respect with amazing grace. If you can't access your feeds, please contact customer support. Thanks! Check your ...

DETROIT — Aretha Franklin, the undisputed “Queen of Soul” who sang with matchless style on such classics as “Think,” ”I Say a Little Prayer” and her signature song, “Respect,” and stood as a cultural ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Dave Davies. Cissy Houston, the gospel singer and backup vocalist who guided her daughter Whitney Houston to stardom, died Monday at the age of 91. Cissy Houston began singing ...

Rest in peace to Aretha Franklin, the truest soul diva, pop queen, gospel belter, and cathartic medium ever to fuse those roles into a single spirit. Franklin’s has been no ordinary celebrity death — ...