To Jennifer Hudson, Aretha Franklin became much more than a music legend when the talk show host was preparing to play her idol in the 2021 biopic Respect. “You know, I didn’t realize how much of an ...

She has the greatest, most powerful, most torrential singing voice of all time. Even without reading it, you know who the person is. That’s right, soul singer Aretha Franklin. By just opening her ...

Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin’s discography is one so vast and so iconic that it will forever live on through our speakers. With her four-octave vocal range, no one (and we mean no one) could sing a ...

As the world mourns the loss of legendary singer Aretha Franklin, many are turning to the Queen of Soul's music as a way to grieve. Franklin died Thursday morning from pancreatic cancer at age 76. She ...

Aretha Franklin, commonly known as the Queen of Soul, was an iconic singer whose commanding voice and fervent performances were behind some of the music industry's most revered songs, such as "Chain ...

Rolling Stone gave its much talked (read: argued) about “500 Greatest Albums of All Time” a reboot, with less emphasis on rock and a noticeable nod to other musical tastes. The time around, the list, ...

As the undisputed Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin was no stranger to the heights of the pop charts, but number-one singles ...

A powerhouse tribute to the Queen of Soul is headed to Oklahoma City Community College on Friday night. The OCCC Visual and Performing Arts Center is hosting R.E.S.P.E.C.T., a full-scale concert ...

Aretha Franklin is one of the few artists who could perform Mariah Carey songs and do them justice. The Queen of Soul covered some of Carey’s tunes but one was too risque for her to sing it in full.

They call her the Queen of Soul for a reason. Aretha Franklin's late-'60s recordings defined soul music. As the daughter of the Rev. C.L. Franklin, a prominent Detroit minister and gospel singer who ...