Madonna remembered the Queen of Soul in a lengthy, elliptical speech before presenting Video of the Year
Category archives: Aretha Franklin
Al Sharpton and Juice WRLD Remember Aretha Franklin at the VMAs
On MTV VMAs red carpet, civil rights leader and rapper spoke about the late singer’s influence after her recent death
Aretha’s Greatest Albums: ‘Sparkle’ (1976)
When Franklin teamed up with Curtis Mayfield in the mid-1970s, creative sparks flew
Aretha’s Greatest Albums: ‘Lady Soul’ (1968)
Remembering a 1970s used-record-store encounter with one of Franklin’s finest full-lengths
See Chris Stapleton’s Moving Tribute to Aretha Franklin
Country singer delivers a fiery, bluesy take on “Do Right Woman, Do Right Man” at L.A. tour stop
Future of Aretha Franklin Films Remains Unclear, But Producers Optimistic
Producers of 1972 concert film ‘Amazing Grace’ and Jennifer Hudson-starring biopic provide update on projects after Queen of Soul’s death
Mavis Staples Pens Tribute to Aretha Franklin: ‘She Was Just Special’
“She just had it from the beginning, from Day One,” Staples says of Queen of Soul
Aretha Franklin on Beyonce, Women’s Rights, the Future: Her Last Rolling Stone Interview
The Queen of Soul riffed on Adele, Taylor and why she still loved her job in a freewheeling 2014 conversation
Flashback: Aretha Franklin Sings a Transcendent ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water” In 1971
“I took it to mainstream radio,” says Art Garfunkel. “Then Aretha so brilliantly brought it back to church”
Aretha’s Greatest Albums: ‘Love All the Hurt Away’ (1981)
Aretha danced with disco and the MTV era on this lost gem from the early ’80s