by October Gallery
Franklin originally recorded “Stand Up For Yourself” for the AARP circa 2007 for the Divided We Fail coalition, which advocated for congressional bipartisanship on health care and financial security. The…
Of course, Aretha Franklin was the Queen of Soul, but a case can be made she was also royalty in the world of opera. That’s thanks to a legendary performance…
The woman who sang “Justify My Love” now is attempting to justify her much-maligned tribute to Aretha Franklin at the MTV Video Music Awards on Monday night. Madonna’s speech about…
The 2018 MTV Video Music Awards showed Aretha Franklin just a little bit of respect at the annual ceremony held in New York City on Monday night. Since the VMAs…
CNN anchor Don Lemon didn’t hold back in reacting on air to the news of Aretha Franklin’s death live on the air, celebrating the icon and remembering his friend through…
The Franklin Street subway station in New York was reportedly turned into an impromptu tribute to singer Aretha Franklin on Thursday. “ARETHA” was scrawled in white marker above “Franklin Street”…
Former President Barack Obama just wants one thing of his successor, President Donald Trump, in this new mashup video: “Respect.” Obama appears to sing Aretha Franklin’s version of the iconic…
In the coming days, there are going to be countless meditations on Aretha Franklin’s enormous talent — not only as a singer but as a writer and musician — and…
In what news outlets called her final public performance, Aretha Franklin made it count. The Queen of Soul, who died Thursday at age 76 from pancreatic cancer, sang a medley…
Aretha Franklin, the “Queen of Soul” who created anthems for the civil rights movement, died on Thursday at the age of 76. Tributes full of love, memories and respect for…