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When the news of Aretha Franklin‘s passing stretched worldwide, multiple singers offered their condolences while fans began fantasy drafting who should properly pay tribute to the Queen of Soul. Last night in Boston, Kelly Price and Anita Baker were among the first as they did a duet of “Natural Woman,” one of Franklin’s signature songs […]
As the outpouring of condolences for the late Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin began rolling in, one network’s tribute was … it included someone who wasn’t Aretha herself. Aside from a not so flattering photo of Aretha, Fox News also pulled Patti LaBelle into the story by having the singer in the right hand corner. […]
Angela Bassett is living her BEST life. The What’s Love Got To Do With It actress is celebrating her 60th birthday and decided to show off her lean, bikini body for the world to know. “Happy birthday to all my Leo brothers and sisters,” she wrote. “Let’s eat cake!” Judging by the look of it, […]
The fourth daughter of Reverend C.L. Franklin may have been the daughter of a minister but she became something far bigger later one. Aretha Franklin may have earned the immortal title of Queen of Soul but she never let go of her gospel roots. “Aretha, like Al Green, is one of the few artists who is universally accepted […]
Aretha Franklin‘s greatness was already secured by the time the 1990s rolled around. After becoming the first woman ever inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, Franklin could have rested on her laurels and enjoyed life as a legend. But, she did the theme song to the hit TV-show A Different […]
Macy Gray came by the Majic 102.1 studios yesterday and sat down with Sky Houston. One of the major subjects the two discussed? The power of Aretha Franklin. A day before the Queen of Soul’s passing, Gray remarked on Franklin, “She’s the greatest. I think she knows the greatest. Nobody can really do what she […]
The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin died at the age of 76 in Detroit, Michigan on Thursday morning. RELATED: Aretha Franklin Dead At 76 As expected, many celebs and notables like Diana Ross, Al Sharpton and more have taken to social media to share their condolences and stories to Franklin who had profound impact on not only […]
Condolences August 16, 2018 Today I join my community, my industry and the world in mourning the loss and celebrating the life of my dear sister, friend, and ally, Aretha Franklin. I send my love and offer prayers of grace and peace to the members of her family, her friends and colleagues who walked alongside […]
UPDATE: Aretha Franklin passed away on Thursday, August 16. Numerous reports have stated that the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin is in hospice care at her home in Detroit. While we uplift the multi-time Grammy winner up, we also recall why they called her the Queen of Soul in the first place. RELATED: Aretha Franklin Is […]
A publicist for Aretha Franklin confirms that the Queen of Soul passed away peacefully in her sleep Thursday morning. She was 76. Franklin’s health issues in recent weeks had become a major topic of discussion as the iconic singer was reportedly “gravely ill.” The official cause of death was pancreatic cancer per a statement from […]
Antwan Mims was captured by police but before he was shipped off he wanted to do… The Keke Challenge Mims was wanted for the murder of two men in Benton Harbor, Michigan in March 2018. Mims is accused of walking up to Cortez Miller, 22, and Michael Johnson, 29, and shooting them. While they were on […]
Tia Mowry-Hardrict has been on cloud nine since welcoming her daughter Cairo in early May and now that she’s officially introduced her to the world, she is sharing multiple photos of her baby girl on Instagram every day and we have 21 adorable photos of her right here! Click here to see them!
