Nicki Minaj, Jennifer Hudson, Willow Smith and Aretha Franklin are featured in Elle magazine’s “Women In Music” issue (May 2011). The mag labeled them the “Gold Dust Women.” Check out their hot shots and interview excerpts below: Nicki Minaj On being a rapper: “I always wanted to play with the boys. I didn’t want to […]

Aretha Franklin and Clive Davis were spotted at Le Bernardin on March 24, 2011 in New York City. The Queen of Soul is in NYC to celebrate her 69th birthday. Bikini-Clad Woman Raises Hell At Florida Burger King Aretha Franklin Reveals How She Lost 85 Pounds Aretha Franklin Talks Halle Berry, Grammy Tribute & Love […]

Daytime talk show host Wendy Williams aired the first part of her interview with the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin yesterday and today, in part two of the interview, Franklin shares her thoughts on Halle Berry declining to play her in an upcoming biopic, her Grammy tribute and her love life. Take a look: Aretha […]

The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin sat down with Wendy Williams for an exclusive interview, in the first part of the interview the Queen of Soul talks about her health scare, what happened to the famous hat she wore to President Obama’s Inauguration, and what reality shows she loves. Take a look: Part 2 of […]

Wendy Williams’ interview with Aretha Franklin will air Wednesday, March 2. The two ladies sat down at The Townsend Hotel outside of Detroit, Michigan last Friday and talked about everything, including marriage, her health and her Grammys tribute. From an excerpt, it seems Aretha is still keeping quiet about her health scare details: “In December […]

Aretha Franklin is finally speaking out about Fantasia boycotting this year’s Grammy Awards. We received an exclusive statement from Aretha’s publicist stating that she was “sorry” the American Idol winner didn’t make the show and she also offered some advice to Fantasia: “I was sorry to hear that Fantasia was upset because she did not […]

Daytime talk-show host Wendy Williams announced today, she has landed the exclusive first in-person interview with Aretha Franklin since the singer’s recent surgery. Wendy told her audience: The legendary Aretha Franklin has invited me to do an exclusive, in-person intimate conversation with her in Detroit, that’s where she lives,” Williams said on the “The Wendy […]

Soulful singer Adele recently covered Aretha Franklin’s hit  song “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” for a VH1 concert. No one can match the Queen of Soul, but Adele managed to deliver a great rendition. The show is scheduled to air in its entirety on March 3rd on VH1.com. Check out the preview […]

Just days after she was honored at the Grammys, Aretha Franklin has announced that she is returning to the stage on May 28th. The Queen of Soul told the Associated Press that she is operating at “150 percent,” and she scheduled her first post-surgery concert for May 28 in Buffalo, N.Y. Earlier that month, she […]

Because she felt slighted over not being asked to take part in the Aretha Franklin tribute, Fantasia boycotted the Grammy Awards last weekend. The singer has been nominated 11 times and finally won “Best Female Vocal Performance” for her single “Bittersweet,” but was not there to accept her award personally. Fantasia called into to 106 […]

Halle Berry will not be playing Aretha Franklin in the singer’s upcoming biopic, contrary to circulating rumors. However, her reasoning sounds a little suspicious. Before the Golden Globes telecast, Halle told host Ryan Seacrest, “If I could carry a tune, I’d consider it. Someone should tell Aretha that I can’t do her justice.” However, Halle […]

After months of speculation that she was suffering from pancreatic cancer, Aretha Franklin wants to let her fans know, she never had cancer.The Queen of Soul released a statement last week that her health problems were resolved, but refused to reveal what exactly they were. Franklin told Jet Magazine last week that it was a […]