Alexis Tidwell Bailey returns to Oak Ridge Playhouse for a two-night Aretha Franklin tribute concert this August.

Lewis crashed an Aretha Franklin birthday, witnessed the Queen of Soul's legendary appetite, then walked away with a ...

Aretha Franklin gravitated toward soulful dishes that were deeply rooted in Southern tradition, with one old-school classic standing out as her favorite.

Angela Griffin has an Orchestral Unwinds Mix for the Proms season on the BBC with orchestral versions of tracks from Aretha ...

The Queen of Soul loved cooking soul food at home. One of her favorite recipes to make was a Southern classic that became one ...

Aretha Franklin’s casket was escorted out of Detroit’s Greater Grace Temple after a nearly eight-hour funeral service filled with performances by superstar singers and remarks by friends and former ...

“That actually happened to another jazz singer, but the incident seemed very true to their relationship,” Scott Wilson said. “So I gave it to Aretha instead.” Etta James was the singer in Washington’s ...

Aretha Franklin died of pancreatic cancer on Thursday at age 76, leaving behind a legacy including iconic music and civil rights activism — and a reported fortune in the millions. The Queen of Soul ...

It was a homegoing, a history lesson, and a call to arms. Jennifer Hudson and Stevie Wonder brought down the house, but it was Franklin’s legacy that stole the 10-hour show. Editor-at-Large, Obsessed ...

A week and a half ago, the Queen of Soul reignited one of music’s oldest feuds. Speaking about her longtime rival Dionne Warwick in an interview with the Associated Press, Aretha Franklin said, “She ...

Aretha Franklin was one of the biggest stars in America — and one of the biggest divas. She refused to travel by plane. She insisted on the heat being cranked up while she recorded, other people’s ...