To Jennifer Hudson, Aretha Franklin became much more than a music legend when the talk show host was preparing to play her idol in the 2021 biopic Respect. “You know, I didn’t realize how much of an ...

The new biopic “Respect” runs through two decades of Aretha Franklin’s life in 2½ hours, starting at age 9 and culminating with her back-to-the-roots gospel project “Amazing Grace.” The film, starring ...

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 week and a half ago, the Queen of Soul reignited one of music’s oldest feuds. Speaking about her longtime rival Dionne Warwick in an interview with the Associated Press, Aretha Franklin said, “She ...

Young Aretha would meet visitors to the Franklin home from every walk of life, including some of the most prominent gospel musicians of the day (Clara Ward and James Cleveland), many of the great ...

Franklin’s biopic has been in the works for some time, including prior to the icon’s death. Franklin spoke of her dreams for the film in a 2011 interview with Wendy Williams. Williams asked Franklin ...

Aretha Franklin, the self-taught piano prodigy, vocalist and songwriter who first conquered the charts in the late ’60s and never relinquished her throne, died Thursday morning of advance pancreatic ...

When Franklin’s clarion voice hit the airwaves in 1967, she seemed a force of nature, a voice with the force of a horn section that claimed full attention, whether lamenting love gone wrong or ...

A Michigan jury decided Tuesday that a handwritten will found sandwiched between couch cushions in Aretha Franklin’s home after her death in 2018 is valid, according to reports. The soul music legend ...

Cynthia Erivo goes for a bold and daring look in her 2022 SAG Awards fashion just like Aretha Franklin and reveals her preparation for "Wicked" with Ariana Grande. Lucille Ball, Elvis Presley, Audrey ...

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's funeral events have begun and will span four days, with two public viewings available to her fans and community. On Tuesday, it was announced that Ariana Grande will join Stevie ...