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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Aretha Franklin, the "queen of soul ... and announced last year she was retiring from music. Franklin won 18 Grammys, and had 17 Top Ten US chart hits over a music career spanning seven decades.

An 18-time Grammy Award winner, Franklin recorded dozens of chart-topping songs and was the ... and wish them the best." Fans pay their respects to Aretha Franklin in Detroit Earlier this year ...

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 ...

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 ...