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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Aretha Franklin - I Knew You Were Waiting [Video]

Aretha Franklin - A Rose Is Still A Rose [Video]

Aretha Franklin - Freeway Of Love [Video]

Aretha Franklin - Jump To It [Live] [Video]

Aretha Franklin - Respect [Live] [Video]

Aretha Franklin - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman [Live] [Video]

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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 [...]

Aretha Franklin to Headline 2008 Newport Jazz Festival

Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin will headline the 2008 JVC Jazz Festival.

Festival organizers say the Grammy winner, whose hits include “Respect,” “Chain of Fools” and “I Say a Little Prayer,” will perform her gospel-charged soul Aug. 9 at Fort Adams State Park.
Other performers include jazz saxophonists Sonny Rollins and Wayne Shorter, best-selling trumpeter [...]

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 [...]