Aretha Franklin's funeral scheduled for August 31 in Detroit
Jamie McCarthy/Getty ImagesThe funeral for The Queen of Soul will be held in her hometown of Detroit on August 31. Aretha Franklin’s publicist announced Friday that the music legend’s homegoing service, which is limited to friends and
H.E.R debuts at number one on Billboard R&B chart with 'I Used To Know Her'
Timothy SaccentiH.E.R. is the new queen of the Billboard R&B Album chart. The 27-year-old singer’s new EP, I Used To Know You, debuts at the top the chart, replacing 17 by the late XXXTentacion, which drops to number two. Born Gabriella Wilson, H.E.R. is also
Prince's estate releases 23 digital albums, plus 37-track anthology
Nancy BundtThe Prince estate has dug deep into the late superstar’s vast music vault for the Friday release of the first wave of Prince digital catalog music: 23 albums albums plus a 37-track anthology. Many of the albums are rare and out of print
Chain of sales: Aretha Franklin music downloads soar following her death
Taylor Hill/Getty ImagesSales of Aretha Franklin‘s back catalog have spiked nearly 1600% following her death Thursday at age 76, Billboard reports. On Thursday alone, sales of Franklin’s albums and digital song downloads rose from 8,000 the previous day to
Kandi Burruss opening new restaurant location at Atlanta's Phillips Arena; launching new cosmetics line
Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty ImagesKandi Burruss-Tucker is on a roll. Burress has announced she will add a third location of her popular soul food restaurant, Old Lady Gang. The restaurant, which currently has its flagship location
Report: R. Kelly sued for $200K in damages to homes he rented in Georgia
Randee St. Nicholas/RCA RecordsMore problems for R. Kelly: He’s reportedly being sued for causing over $200,000 in damages to two homes he rented in Georgia. The “I Admit” singer is the target of a civil suit filed by
Mary J. Blige joins season three of MTV's revamped 'Scream'
ABC/Craig SjodinAfter her Oscar-nominated performance in Mudbound, Mary J. Blige has landed her next on-screen project. The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Blige has joined the season three cast of MTV’s Scream, a series based on the 1990s slasher film series with the
Janet Jackson releases first new music in three years, “Made For Now,” featuring Daddy Yankee
Solaiman FazelAfter dropping a teaser Thursday, Janet Jackson has released the full version of her Caribbean-flavored new single and video, “Made for Now,” featuring reggaeton star Daddy Yankee. “Celebrate the feeling #MadeForNow x @daddyyankee OUT NOW!,” Miss Jackson commented on Instagram Shot recently in
“A great person, great cook, great woman:” Aretha Franklin's childhood friend Smokey Robinson remembers the Queen of Soul
ABC NewsIn his first interview since the death of his childhood friend, Aretha Franklin, Motown legend Smokey Robinson recalled on ABC’s Good Morning America Friday the first time they met in Detroit. “I hear a piano being
Aretha Franklin's nephew remembers the Queen of Soul as “auntie”
Taylor Hill/Getty ImagesWhile Aretha Franklin was known to the world as the Queen of Soul, her family knew her as a loving, family-oriented matriarch. After her passing Thursday from advanced pancreatic cancer, Franklin’s nephew, Vaughn Franklin, spoke