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Coast 2 Coast & DJ NoPhrillz - Living Legends Vol. 1‏

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ARETHA CANCELS ANOTHER APPEARANCE

Aretha Franklin has been making more headlines these days for gigs she has cancelled.
The Queen of Soul has just nixed her scheduled June 16 performance in San Antonio, TX, and ticketholders are being told they can request a refund at the point of purchase. No reason was given for the cancellation.
“All of our [...]

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Requests Flood in for ‘Queen of Soul’s’ Custom Hat

The calls began to flood Luke Song’s hat shop not long after Aretha Franklin finished belting out “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” at President Barack Obama’s inauguration.
Franklin, who wore a gray felt custom-designed hat from Mr. Song Millinery, has inadvertently caused an economic boom for the South Korean immigrant’s store.
Song said he wasn’t prepared for [...]

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Franklin Show Goes on After She Misses Award Event

Aretha Franklin gave a holiday benefit concert for members of the military Sunday night.
The Queen of Soul performed “New York, New York,” a medley of military tunes and her classic “Respect” at the Nokia Theatre after missing a Times Square award presentation hours earlier.
The award was given by the Soldiers’, Sailors’, Marines‘, Coast Guard and [...]

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Aretha Franklin Earns ‘Torch Of Freedom’ Award

The Queen of Soul was in New York City over the weekend to receive the Torch of Freedom Award.
Presented by the Soldiers’, Sailors’, Marines’, Coast Guard and Airmen’s Club of New York, Franklin received the award Sunday afternoon.
The club says it offers ‘’service to those who have served their country.”
Members of the armed [...]

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Aretha Franklin - I Knew You Were Waiting [Video]

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T.I., Artist of the Week, Playlist Updates 11/11/08, New Videos

 

 
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Playlist Updates 11/11/08
 
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Musiq Soulchild - If U Leave
Beyonce - Single Ladies
Kindred - House Of Love
Trey Songz - In Ya Phone
Keyshia Cole - Playa Cardz Right
Prince - Adore
Angela Winbush - It’s the Real Thing
Guy - Groove Me
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Playlist Updates 11/5/2008

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A Royal Read: Tina Turner Takes Aretha Franklin To Task Over “Queen” Controversy

After an eight-year retirement, Tina Turner kicked off her “Tina Turner Live” tour at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. on Oct. 1.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Performing for the first time in almost a decade isn’t the only thing the ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It’ singer is doing.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The 68-year-old singer also broke her silence [...]

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Smokey Robinson Gets College Fund Honor

 
Legendary Motown singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson is being honored for his contributions to the miracle of education.

Robinson, who helped put the fledgling Motown record label on the map in the early 1960s with his group the Miracles, is receiving the United Negro College Fund’s award of excellence.
“The award honors Smokey not only for his five-decade career [...]

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Playlist Updates 8/21/07

 
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Who’s Zoomin’ Who? - Aretha Franklin
Can’t Leave ‘Em Alone - Ciara
Bed - J. Holiday
Got Me Bodied [REMIX] - Beyonce
Leaving Tonight - Ne-Yo
On My Own - Patti Labelle
Hippychick - Soho
Baby Hold Onto Me - Gerald Levert
Congratulations - Vesta
You For Me - Johnny Gill
I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
Cherchez La Femme - Dr. Buzzard’s Original [...]

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Aretha Can’t Stand Heat, Cancels Show

 For the Queen of Soul, a scorching day can be a royal pain.
Aretha Franklin called off a gig in her hometown of Detroit Sunday night, citing heat exhaustion from a string of performances along the sun-drenched East Coast.
The 65-year-old said the high-temp concerts were “sweltering and all but overwhelming” and preemptively canceled her Detroit show.
“Following [...]

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