This iconic artist took a cover and launched it into the stratosphere.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T is exactly what Aretha Franklin got in 1967. Fifty-nine years ago today, the Queen of Soul took her cover to No ...

Aretha Franklin, whose gospel-rooted singing and bluesy yet expansive delivery earned her the title “the Queen of Soul,” died this morning in her Detroit, Michigan, home. She was 76. We’re wrapping up ...

Our live coverage of Aretha Franklin’s funeral has ended. Scroll through the posts below to see the highlights of the Queen of Soul’s star-studded remembrance. Aretha Franklin’s casket was escorted ...

For a long time, Aretha Franklin kept details from her past hidden, intensely protective of what she had endured and exposing ...

Many cover songs are far more popular than the original recordings. Aretha Franklin's version of a song by Otis Redding also ...

Notes from Franklin's celebrity admirers and collaborators have poured in since news of her failing health became public earlier this week Celebrities are paying tribute to the Queen of Soul. Aretha ...

Aretha Franklin died of pancreatic cancer on Thursday at age 76, leaving behind a legacy including iconic music and civil rights activism — and a reported fortune in the millions. The Queen of Soul ...

A look back at the 1998 performance of ‘Natural Woman,’ when Franklin’s barn-burning vocals destroyed Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, and a stage of divas, cementing her GOAT status. Editor-at-Large, ...

Aretha Franklin may have passed away back in 2018, but her spirit lives on through Jennifer Hudson. The Oscar-winning actress sat down with “CBS Sunday Morning” to speak about her role as the ...

Aretha Franklin, whose gospel-rooted singing and bluesy yet expansive delivery earned her the title “the Queen of Soul,” died this morning in her Detroit, Michigan, home. She was 76. We’re wrapping up ...

Aretha Louise Franklin was born on March 25, 1942, and died on August 16, 2018. She became one of the most influential ...