Tag: Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin Estate Backs Fund to Research...
Aretha Franklin passed away from a rare form of cancer, and now her estate has backed newly funded research to learn more...
Aretha Franklin’s Son Issues Subpoenas, Seeks Answers...
Aretha Franklin's son Kecalf Franklin wants the woman who's overseeing his mother's estate removed. And to get that done he filed a...
Oprah Says Rebooting Her Talk Show Would...
Oprah Winfrey may prove that life can go full circle at times, because she hinted at rebooting "The Oprah Winfrey Show," the...
Interesting…Aretha Franklin Said to Have Left Three...
When Aretha Franklin past away in August 2018, her attorneys said she didn't have a will, but there's a big chance they...
Aretha Franklin Makes History with Posthumous Pulitzer...
NEW YORK (AP) — Aretha Franklin is still getting R-E-S-P-E-C-T after death: The Queen of Soul received the Pulitzer Prize Special Citation...
Family Members Celebrate Birthday of Late ‘Queen...
DETROIT (AP) — Family members celebrated Aretha Franklin on what would have been the Queen of Soul's 77th birthday Monday with a memorial service...
Tevin Campbell Thanks ‘Doer’ Ava DuVernay for...
Ava DuVernay kept her word about casting Tevin Campbell on the fourth season of the OWN drama series "Queen Sugar," and the singer thanked her for it.
In...
Wendy Williams Turns Film Critic, Gets Backlash...
Wendy Williams hasn't been back on her show "The Wendy Williams Show" for even three weeks after taking a nearly three-month break, but she's...
Television’s New ‘Genius’ is Aretha Franklin
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A roundup of news Sunday from the Television Critics Association winter meeting, where TV networks and streaming services are presenting...
Aretha Franklin Honored With Star-Studded Tribute Concert
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The late Aretha Franklin's songs were so impactful that some of music's bests from Alicia Keys to Celine Dion took...
Aretha Franklin Biopic Moves Ahead With Director...
NEW YORK (AP) — The long-gestating Aretha Franklin biopic "Respect" is going ahead with stage director Liesel Tommy set to direct.
MGM announced Thursday that...
Aretha Franklin Tribute Concert Announced But Many...
Clive Davis is putting on a concert in honor of Aretha Franklin titled "Aretha: A Grammy Celebration for The Queen of Soul," but not everyone...
Franklin’s Attorney Disputes IRS Claim of Over...
DETROIT (AP) — Aretha Franklin's estate has paid at least $3 million in back taxes to the IRS since her death in August, an...
#Goals: Ciara’s Amazing Date Night with Husband...
Ciara and Russell Wilson made time in their busy schedules to go on an epic date night and the star's flawless night out had fans going wild.
The Seattle...
Aretha Franklin Documentary ‘Amazing Grace’ to Finally...
NEW YORK (AP) — More than 46 years after it was shot, the Aretha Franklin concert film "Amazing Grace" will finally be released, ending...
Judge Greg Mathis Details State of Ongoing...
Judge Greg Mathis said it was his good friend Aretha Franklin who lit a fire under him to go back and help the people...
Cardi B, Mariah Carey Set for American...
Taylor Swift is having a big week: She first broke her long-standing refusal to discuss politics Sunday and now she's going to give her...
Gladys Knight, Ledisi to Honor Aretha Franklin...
NEW YORK (AP) — The American Music Awards will honor the Queen of Soul next month.
Dick clark productions tells The Associated Press that Gladys...
Whoopi Goldberg Defends Aretha Franklin’s Family on...
Comedienne Whoopi Goldberg had choice words for critics upset over Minister Louis Farrakhan's presence at the funeral of soul legend Aretha Franklin last week.
Farrakhan,...
Aretha Franklin’s Family Slams Pastor’s Eulogy as...
NEW YORK (AP) — The late Aretha Franklin's family spoke out on Monday saying that it found an Atlanta pastor's eulogy delivered at the...
Aretha Franklin Funeral Eulogy Slammed; Pastor Stands...
ATLANTA (AP) — A fiery, old-school pastor who is under fire for saying black America is losing "its soul" at Aretha Franklin's funeral stands...