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 […]
Aretha Franklin may have her mind made up on who she wants to play her in a biopic, but it appears that Halle Berry is “respectfully” declining the offer. The Golden Globe nominee told E! News on the red carpet that she can’t sing worth a lick and that would be key to her taking […]
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 […]
The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin recently sat down with Jet magazine and spoke about why she hasn’t addressed the news reports of her health. Aretha told the mag: “I am not one to do a lot of talking about my personal health or business. Not too much, not too much. There are a lot […]
Recovering at home from her recent surgery, Aretha Franklin says she’s up and about – and feeling better, too. “I feel great,” she tells JET in a new interview, adding that doctors want her to recuperate for eight weeks. “The doctors say I can do whatever I feel like I am up to do. Of […]
After undergoing surgery for an undisclosed ailment earlier this month, Aretha Franklin, was discharged from a Detroit hospital earlier this week, according to a statement released Wednesday. “I’ve been at home for almost three days now,” says Franklin, 68, in the statement. “My family and friends who brought me home are taking great care of […]
After undergoing surgery for an unreported illness last week, many people feared the worst for Aretha Franklin’s health.
The public still doesn’t know what’s ailing Aretha Franklin, but she’s “recovering and her spirits are high” after surgery for the undisclosed health issue, according to her friend, civil rights leader Jesse Jackson. “She’s doing very well. She’s very prayerful. She’s a woman full of deep religious faith,” Jackson was quoted as telling the Detroit […]
The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin is recovering from surgery that she underwent this morning. In a statement she said the “surgery was highly successful. God is still in control. I had superb doctors and nurses whom were blessed by all the prayers of the city and the country. God bless you all for your […]
