The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin and Reverend Al Sharpton are slated to be honored at the 54th Annual Fight For Freedom Fund Dinner in Detroit.
"Aretha Franklin has been honored by many all over the world. Yet there is no award like getting the award and total recognition from those in your own hometown," says Rev. Wendell Anthony, President of Detroit's NAACP chapter.
Aretha Franklin's now infamous hat, worn at President Barack Obama's inauguration, has become historic -- at least to the Smithsonian !
According to published reports, Franklin's Luke-Song designed hat is to join Michele Obama's Jason Wu designed inaugural gown when the Smithsonian (a historic museum) finalizes its inaugural display.
There's just one problem though -- Aretha says she ...Read
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Aretha Franklin's fabulous hat, worn at Barack Obama's inauguration on Tuesday is flying off the shelves and garnering the attention of international papers.
The Queen of Soul's acclaimed hat (pictured), designed by Mr. Song Millinery, is reportedly flying off the shelves in Detroit !
While the hat Mr. Millinery is selling is slightly different, his family owned business in Detroit ...Read
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The Queen of Soul is set to release her very first Holiday album this year, an album she says should have been released many years ago.
The “Respect” singer had put off releasing a holiday effort for many years because her managers and label felt that it wouldn’t sell ! "I was told at one point that they (Christmas albums) didn't make any money, but that's not the point at all” says Frankl ...Read
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Continuing our celebration of Black Music Month, this week’s featured moments are dedicated to the best chart topping, record breaking, and soul stirring R&B/Soul singers from Whitney and Mary to Aretha and Chaka. Plus get the lowdown on the latest news and upcoming projects from each featured Diva.
Aretha Franklin - 17 Times !
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Soul queen Aretha Franklin has been put on blast by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) after her fur wearing appearance at the recent Grammy Awards.
PETA released a statement last week requesting that the Queen of Soul give up her dead animal skins for good.
"Music lovers may think of you as a 'queen,' but to animal lovers, you are a court jester," wrote PETA spokes ...Read
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Unhappy R&B legend Aretha Franklin is not holding her breathe. On Tuesday, the longtime Queen of Soul slammed Beyonce Knowles' sexified intro to Tina Turner at Sunday's Grammy Awards, in which Knowles called Turner, not Franklin, "the queen."
"I am not sure of whose toes I may have stepped on or whose ego I may have bruised between the Grammy writers and Beyonce," Franklin said in a st ...Read
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Arista recording artist Aretha Franklin, the incomparable Queen Of Soul and 17-time Grammy winner, adds another jewel to her crown with the release of a must have collection of show- stopping duets from her new album, JEWELS IN THE CROWN: ALL-STAR DUETS WITH THE QUEEN. Franklin, a Grammy Living Legend, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, and the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll ...Read
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