Emmy, Grammy and Tony award-winning actress Cynthia Erivo transforms into the "Queen of Soul" in a new television series about American songstress Aretha Franklin.

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 ...

Legendary, Grammy-nominated East-West jazz fusion band Hiroshima will perform at Detroit’s Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre on Wednesday, July 23, returning to the stage after a lengthy hiatus. The band, ...

As the undisputed Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin was no stranger to the heights of the pop charts, but number-one singles ...

Cynthia Erivo has officially been announced as the star of a forthcoming National Geographic's global series, Genius Aretha. Deadline reports that the Tony, Emmy and Grammy-winning actress will play ...

The Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre will kick off its 2024 Jazzy Nights series on Wednesday with Grammy-winning soul singer Lalah Hathaway and saxophonist Mike Phillips. Hathaway told the Free Press ...

DETROIT -- Aretha Franklin, the "Queen of Soul" has died at age 76. After hearing the news of her passing, everyone from music industry icons like Paul McCartney and Carol King to Hollywood stars took ...

HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES -- In the new movie "Respect," Jennifer Hudson takes on the monumental role of the late, great Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. "Respect" tells the story of Franklin's ...

After Aretha Franklin signed with Atlantic Records in 1967, producer Jerry Wexler brought her to record in Muscle Shoals, ...

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