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 ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) This isn’t the first time I’ve written about Aretha Franklin—and I doubt it’ll be the last. With a career as monumental and emotionally layered as hers, every return to 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 ...

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 ...

As the undisputed Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin was no stranger to the heights of the pop charts, but number-one singles ...

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.

Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame songwriters, play an intimate St. Petersburg concert on Oct. 18, 2025.

Aretha Franklin died at her home in Detroit on Thursday, her publicist told the Associated Press. The soul-music legend's death follows reports earlier this week that cited friends and family of the ...