Aretha Franklin's nine-hour Celebration of Life service: Music, laughter and tears
ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty ImagesAretha Franklin‘s life was celebrated Friday in Detroit during a service that went on for a whopping nine hours, and featured star-studded musical performances, family, friends, distinguished guests, laughter and tears. The gold-plated casket carrying
JAY-Z and Beyonce surprise Orlando high school student with $100,000 college scholarship
2018 Parkwood EntertainmentJAY-Z and Beyonce made dreams come true for a Florida high school student this week — first with VIP tickets to their On The Run 2 tour, and then with a $100,000 college scholarship. 17-year old Keshawn Morgan and
Gladys Knight's rep insists she's “healthy” after singer says she “had the same disease” as Aretha
Michael Tran/FilmMagicDuring an interview at Aretha Franklin‘s funeral service in Detroit today, Gladys Knight appeared to reveal that she is battling cancer, but a rep for Knight insists that the Motown legend is not sick. “She’s healthy,”
Janet Jackson and Aretha Franklin honored at BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta
Solaiman FazelTwo music legends, Janet Jackson, and the late Aretha Franklin, were honored Thursday night at the 2018 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta. Janet received the BMI Icon Award, and she was surprised on stage by her good friend, Missy Elliott, who
Patti LaBelle, Four Tops, Tyler Perry and more celebrate Aretha Franklin at free concert in Detroit
ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images On the eve of Aretha Franklin’s funeral, musicians and fans came together at the Chene Park Amphitheatre in Detroit Thursday night for “A People’s Tribute to the Queen,” a free concert to honor the singer’s
Michael Bivins remembers Aretha Franklin: “She put hope in women”
David Redfern/RedfernsAhead of Aretha Franklin’s “Celebration of Life” this morning at the Greater Grace Temple in Detroit, Michael Bivins of New Edition and Bell Biv DeVoe is among the many stars paying tribute to The Queen of Soul. Bivins was born in 1968, the
Patti LaBelle says she “cried like a baby” when she heard Aretha Franklin had passed: “She'll never ever be forgotten”
Paul Warner/WireImageFriday’s homegoing funeral service for Aretha Franklin will undoubtedly be star studded, but unfortunately, one of Aretha’s closest celebrity friends and fellow singers can’t make it: the incomparable Patti LaBelle. LaBelle tells ABC Radio she’s torn that she’ll be