To Jennifer Hudson, Aretha ... Best Gospel Performance on "Never Gonna Break My Faith," on which she's joined by Mary J.

Some of Franklin's other Top 10 hits include "Until You ... Cynthia Erivo Is Already Channeling Aretha Franklin for 'Genius' Role with Her Go-To Karaoke Song 'The Queen Next Door' : New Book ...

But it has been argued that the inspiration for Franklin's passionate vocals was likely drawn from a painful place. Encouraged by her father, Aretha made her first recording, the album Songs of ...

But nobody made the song jump like Jones did — one reason Ol’ Blue Eyes kept working with him for the next two decades ...

Aretha Franklin is one of the few artists who could ... The magazine ranked Franklin’s “Respect” as the best song of all time. Hopefully, Franklin’s layered talents are receiving more ...

The definitive female soul singer of the '60s, a symbol of black pride, and one of the most influential voices in the history of popular music, Aretha Franklin brought "black" music to an entirely ...

Aretha Franklin grew up in 1950s Detroit, surrounded from childhood by the now-famous faces of the civil rights movement. Her songs would become their anthems. Her Baptist minister father was the ...

But I’m delighted.’ The first songs I sang in church were “Jesus Be a Fence Around Me” and “I Am Sealed.” I was around 8 or 9. My dad asked me to sing that day. I didn’t want to sing ...

The decades-long career of Quincy Jones sprawled across landmark jazz, pop, R&B and soundtrack recordings. Here are 15 of the best.

Franklin supported Democrats for decades, including performing the national anthem at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. She sang a majestic version of “My Country, Tis of Thee” at Barack ...

The late Aretha ... the best thing for you in life is to take a shot at going backwards," Richie said. "Go back and get a running start and come back at this again." Richie reassured Franklin ...