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Why Nobody Sang the Beatles Like Aretha

Why Nobody Sang the Beatles Like Aretha

From singing “Eleanor Rigby” in the first person to why “The Long and Winding Road” is the best Beatles cover…

August 17, 2018

Aretha Franklin Is ‘Gravely Ill,’ Say Singer’s Friends

Numerous reports claim Queen of Soul’s family and friend gather around singer in Detroit

August 14, 2018

#50GreatestConcerts: Aretha Franklin, 1971

Franklin remade pop and rock classics in her own image

July 7, 2017

Beth Hart: ‘I Know What Makes Me Connect to My Music’

The American singer-songwriter discusses her influences, live albums and her upcoming India visit

March 31, 2017

George Michael, Seriously

Wham! was a joke, but the singer has made a brilliant solo debut — and no one is laughing

December 26, 2016

George Michael: 20 Essential Songs

The best of the pop icon's hits, duets and reinventions

December 26, 2016

From the Archives: Whitney Houston Opens Up About Her Marriage, Fame

Rolling Stone's 1993 cover interview with the star

August 9, 2016

Quincy Jones’ Best Stories About Working With MJ, Sinatra and Ray

The musician and producer talks new documentary 'Distortion of Sound' and half a century of music business memories

March 14, 2016

Watch Aretha Franklin Bring Obama to Tears at Kennedy Center Honors

Singer performs "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" during ceremony's Carole King tribute

December 31, 2015

Aretha Franklin

★★1/2 A Woman Falling Out of Love Aretha’s Records

May 31, 2011