This week's airing of the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors showed President Obama in a whole new light after a show-stopping performance from the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin.

Aretha Franklin will present her annual Gospel concert and service Thanksgiving week on Sunday, November 22. Franklin’s Gospel Legends event will feature multiple award-winning recording…

The Queen of Soul celebrated her 72nd birthday in New York City over the weekend. Roland Martin and “NewsOne Now” were on hand to capture some…

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Aretha Franklin, the american singer, songwriter, and pianist turns 71 today. She has a recording career that spreads over half a century.  Her music involved many different genres from blues to r&b, pop and even funk.  Besides singing she is a mother of 4 children and  she’s recently been awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Aretha […]

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Aretha Franklin was inducted into the Gospel Hall of Fame. Franklin, who became known as a Gospel star after her 1972 live album “Amazing Grace,”…

With a new CD project Aretha “A Woman Falling Out of Love” she’s feeling good and with an 85 lb weight loss.  The Queen of Soul does admit that the weight loss was due to her illness but strongly denies it was pancreatic cancer. Aretha Franklin has chose to live a healthier life by eliminating some of her […]