69 years ago today the Queen of Soul was born in Memphis Tennessee as Aretha Louise Franklin.  The soul, jazz and gospel legend was ranked #1 in Rolling Stone magazine’s greatest singers of all time.

Aretha Franklin‘s recent shedding of 80-plus pounds after a recent health scare have led to rumors that the still-reigning Queen of Soul underwent gastric bypass surgery.  However, Franklin is denying these rumors, but won’t say how she lost the weight.

Aretha Franklin sat down for an exclusive, taped interview with Wendy Williams which aired yesterday.  The Queen of Soul discussed her recent weight loss and health scare.

Which is more important the singer or the songwriter? Questions like this are bound to ignite a debate. Some entertainers need not worry about this because they are well adept in both. Take Jazmine Sullivan for instance. Before she became a star in her own right, she was racking up writing credits. Since Sullivan’s debut, […]

Aretha Franklin surprised audiences when she appeared on the 2011 Grammy Awards thinner and healthier looking. The Queen Of Soul was rumored to have had pancreatic cancer that was effectively removed during surger. While Aretha denies being gravely ill she admits to changing her eating habits and kicking her old favorites(soul food) to the curb […]

Aretha Franklin has responded to Fantasia's boycott of the Grammy's for being left out of this year's tribute to the Queen of Soul.

22-year-old UK sensation Adele recently taped an "Unplugged" special for VH1 and covered Aretha's classic song "(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman."

As Oprah’s Farewell show nears, anticipation heightens as to what she will be giving away and all the celebs that will stop by and/or perform. Beyonce tightened her weave, for a head shaking performance of her new single “Run The World, Girls” on the final taping of the extravaganza which took place in front of […]

Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, called in to The Wendy Williams Show recently for a phone interview.

Aretha Franklin wants to set the record straight about her recent health scare.  Though it was rumored that the Queen of Soul had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, Franklin says that she never had cancer.

Aretha Franklin may have her mind made up on who she wants to play her in a biopic, but it appears that Halle Berry is “respectfully” declining the offer. The Golden Globe nominee told E! News on the red carpet that she can’t sing worth a lick and that would be key to her taking […]

With all due r-e-s-p-e-c-t to Aretha Franklin, we have to agree with Halle Berry that she probably isn’t the ideal person to play her in a movie on her life. Given her place in history as one of the greatest voices in music, you can’t have just anyone lip-sync their way through her biopic. At […]