By now we’ve all heard about #PattiPies and how quick they flew off the shelves. It seems another R&B Diva took notes and is now ready to claim her prize in the celebrity food contest. Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin has announced that she is coming out with her own line of foods. The first […]

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This week’s airing of the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors showed President Obama in a whole new light after a show-stopping performance from the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. The legendary singer brought the house down during her tribute to singer/songwriter Carole King in Washington D.C. The December 6th show aired Tuesday evening and honored King, Star Wars creator George Lucas, […]

Aretha Franklin talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about her experience singing for Pope Francis when he visited Philadelphia last month. The Queen of…

  Roland Martin talks to Quincy Jones, Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight and more as they pay tribute to the legendary B.B. King. Click the link above to hear!

Aretha Franklin turns 73 today.  Join me tonight at 8 for an Aretha Mini Concert.  Until then, The Queen of Soul gets her groove on with introduction from Don Cornelius.  Enjoy!

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The incandescent “Queen of Soul,”  Aretha Franklin (pictured) is reportedly threatening to sue famed biographer David Ritz for his tell-all book, “Respect” published by Little, Brown and…

  Whitney Elizabeth Houston was  towering vocal talent the likes of which we may not see again in this lifetime. Sadly she died a tragic…

For iPhone:   There is only one Queen of Soul and she deserves her story told. Enter author David Ritz, the most prolific music biographer…