aretha franklin

Aretha Franklin’s Sons Awarded Real Estate, Thanks to a Will Found in a Couch

Aretha Franklin’s Sons Awarded Real Estate, Thanks to a Will Found in a Couch

“This was a significant step forward. We’ve narrowed the remaining issues,” said Charles McKelvie, an attorney for youngest son Kecalf…

November 29, 2023

The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time

From Sinatra to SZA, from R&B to salsa to alt-rock

January 7, 2023

Aretha Franklin Was Tracked By the FBI for 40 Years. Here’s What’s In Her File

The agency tried — and failed — for decades to tie the Queen of Soul to "extremists"

October 3, 2022

#LPLove: ‘Amazing Grace’ (50th Anniversary) – Aretha Franklin

The album transcends religious boundaries and showcases the singer in her finest vocal shape

May 24, 2022

The Ground Beneath Our Feet

Like a soldier after the trenches, New York is a different city amidst the dystopic reality of COVID-19, and yet…

April 1, 2020

Keb’ Mo’ on Four Decades of the Blues, Remembering African American History, Activism in Music and More

The Grammy award-winning post-modern blues maestro will be returning to India for the Mahindra Blues Festival this weekend

February 5, 2020

Jimmy Johnson, Muscle Shoals Guitarist Who Backed Soul & Rock Giants, Dead at 76

Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section member could be heard on hundreds of records and worked with Aretha Franklin, Paul Simon, Wilson…

September 6, 2019

‘Amazing Grace’ Review: The Gospel According to Aretha Franklin

Concert film of the Queen of Soul’s 1972 gospel shows has taken decades to see the light of day —…

April 9, 2019

15 Artists Who Went Years Between Hits

From Cher’s record-smashing “Believe” to Louis Prima’s posthumous comeback, we look back at musicians who made their way back to…

September 17, 2018

5 Times Aretha Franklin Sent Ripples Through U.S. History

Although most famous for being the Queen of Soul, the other side of Franklin’s career saw her support activism, feminism…

August 17, 2018