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Kelly Clarkson Shows Off Tiny Waist & Sings Elle King Tune On Hot ‘Kellyoke’ Cover

Kelly Clarkson Shows Off Tiny Waist & Sings Elle King Tune On Hot ‘Kellyoke’ Cover

Kelly Clarkson slayed a cover the Elle King tune “Ex’s and Oh’s” on the newest edition of The Kelly Clarkson Show opener, “Kellyoke.” The first American Idol winner showed off a tiny waist and put her own spin on the tune. Her audience members went wild for both Kelly’s look and vocal take on the […]

4y ago

Music Legend Dr. John Dead At 77: Reaction To The Death Of The Night Tripper

Music Legend Dr. John Dead At 77: Reaction To The Death Of The Night Tripper

Malcolm John Rebennack, the Grammy-winning musician known as Dr. John, has died. The New Orleans rhythm and blues legend passed away of a heart attack on Thursday at age 77, Fox News reports. In a statement posted to Dr. John’s official Twitter page, his family announced that he passed away “towards the break of day […]

5y ago

Aretha Franklin’s Handwritten Will Found Under A Couch Cushion Nine Months After Her Death

Aretha Franklin’s Handwritten Will Found Under A Couch Cushion Nine Months After Her Death

Aretha Franklin’s final wishes have been uncovered. Nine months after the legendary Queen of Soul passed away, three handwritten wills have been found in her suburban Detroit home, The Associated Press reports. Franklin’s estate attorney David Bennett revealed that two of the wills, dated 2010, were found in a locked cabinet in Franklin’s longtime home […]

5y ago

Aretha Franklin Awarded Posthumous Pulitzer Prize

Aretha Franklin Awarded Posthumous Pulitzer Prize

Aretha Franklin – deemed the “Queen of Soul” – has been awarded a posthumous Pulitzer Prize for contributions to American music over the past 50 years, according to a report from CNN. This marks the first time in history that an individual woman has received the prize. Other winners in the past include Bob Dylan, […]

5y ago

Wendy Williams Slammed By Aretha Franklin’s Family For ‘Inaccurate’ Comments About Documentary

Wendy Williams Slammed By Aretha Franklin’s Family For ‘Inaccurate’ Comments About Documentary

Last year, the world lost a giant in the music industry. Aretha Franklin passed away in the middle of August after a lengthy battle with cancer. Following her death, she was given a funeral worthy of her status in the industry, with dignitaries from all over traveling to pay their last respects. A short time […]

5y ago

Aretha Franklin’s Death Thwarts Police In Massive Theft Case

Aretha Franklin’s Death Thwarts Police In Massive Theft Case

When Aretha Franklin passed away, she was in the middle of a theft investigation. Franklin, a few months prior to her death, had reported to police that somebody had stolen around $200,000 from her bank accounts. While how the theft happened is still under investigation, it understandably made the singer upset. Prior to her death […]

5y ago

Jennifer Hudson’s Shocking Reaction To Lady Gaga’s Oscar Win

Jennifer Hudson’s Shocking Reaction To Lady Gaga’s Oscar Win

Jennifer Hudson had a shocking reaction to Lady Gaga’s impassioned Oscar acceptance speech, understanding the stress the singer, actress, and now-Oscar winner was under as she stood beneath the blinding lights of the Dolby Theatre and accepted her statuette. As Gaga called for people to realize that winning an Academy Award comes from years of […]

5y ago

Jennifer Lopez Fires Back At Critics Of Fiery Motown Tribute, Which She Dedicated To One Special Person

Jennifer Lopez Fires Back At Critics Of Fiery Motown Tribute, Which She Dedicated To One Special Person

It was an over-the-top Grammy tribute to the best of Motown, and Jennifer Lopez was the star of the show, as she blew through some of the most epic tunes created during this legendary era of music and also teased what fans can expect during an upcoming 60th-anniversary special honoring the musicians that made the […]

5y ago

Nancy Pelosi Receives Standing Ovation At Clive Davis Grammy Gala

Nancy Pelosi Receives Standing Ovation At Clive Davis Grammy Gala

While many of the biggest names in the music industry were in attendance at Clive Davis’ pre-Grammy party on February 9, it was politician Nancy Pelosi that was the star of the night, AP News is reporting. The House Speaker was reportedly the belle of the ball and got the most requests from people to […]

5y ago

Aretha Franklin’s Financial Woes Reportedly Exposed, Singer’s Alleged Refusal To Pay Bills Revealed

Aretha Franklin’s Financial Woes Reportedly Exposed, Singer’s Alleged Refusal To Pay Bills Revealed

Since Aretha Franklin’s death, her finances have been a major topic of discussion. Almost immediately after the legendary singer’s passing, it was confirmed that she did not have a will and her assets would likely be tied up for quite some time. Now, new details about Aretha Franklin’s finances are being revealed. According to Radar […]

5y ago

Aretha Franklin Tribute Concert To Feature Kelly Clarkson & John Legend

Aretha Franklin Tribute Concert To Feature Kelly Clarkson & John Legend

The lineup of musical acts for a network special dedicated to the late Aretha Franklin — to be aired on CBS in 2019 — was announced on Wednesday. Stars like Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, Celine Dion, and more will honor the “Queen of Soul” at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles next month, with a […]

5y ago

Mariah Carey Reveals What Almost Kept Her From Performing With Aretha Franklin

Mariah Carey Reveals What Almost Kept Her From Performing With Aretha Franklin

Like many legendary singers from the ’90s, Mariah Carey had the opportunity to take the stage with the one and only Aretha Franklin. In 1998, the ladies took the stage at VH1’s Divas Live. As expected, Mariah Carey was elated about the prestigious honor, but now she’s revealed the reason why that memorable moment almost […]

6y ago

Aretha Franklin’s Detroit Mansion Sells For $300,000

Aretha Franklin’s Detroit Mansion Sells For $300,000

One lucky Michigan home buyer was able to land a historic bit of property thanks to the recent acquisition of Aretha Franklin’s Detroit home. USA Today reports that Franklin’s estate sold the 5,600-square-foot abode she once owned just south of 7 Mile Road to a Northville local last month. The party that made the purchase […]

6y ago

Mariah Carey Dishes All About Britney Spears, Meryl Streep, Wendy Williams, & Others

Mariah Carey Dishes All About Britney Spears, Meryl Streep, Wendy Williams, & Others

Singer Mariah Carey was featured on Monday’s Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, reports Entertainment Tonight. During the show, Mariah talked about a number of different topics, including her thoughts on various fellow celebrities. The best selling female artist of all time spoke about fellow artist Whitney Houston, commenting that she has “great memories” […]

6y ago

Museum That Hosted Aretha Franklin’s Public Visitation Opens THINK Exhibit In Her Honor

Museum That Hosted Aretha Franklin’s Public Visitation Opens THINK Exhibit In Her Honor

The “Queen of Soul” may have left us earlier this year, but a museum in Detroit that hosted a public visitation for Aretha Franklin says it intends to continue honoring her with a new exhibit opening this week. THINK is a “tribute to the Queen of Soul,” according to curators at the Charles H. Wright […]

6y ago

Aretha Franklin Mural In Detroit’s East Market Is Defaced Overnight

Aretha Franklin Mural In Detroit’s East Market Is Defaced Overnight

Instead of the Queen of Soul’s singing face, the mural in Detroit’s East Market was covered in gobs of paint. Empty paint cans were scattered on the ground surrounding the mural. The original mural artwork was created by London-based artist Richard Wilson, who was at the mural site repairing the damages on Saturday, reports the […]

6y ago

Jennifer Hudson Tells Ellen DeGeneres That Playing Aretha Franklin Is Her ‘Dream’ Role

Jennifer Hudson Tells Ellen DeGeneres That Playing Aretha Franklin Is Her ‘Dream’ Role

After the tragic death of Aretha Franklin in August, Jennifer Hudson sat down on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to discuss her honor to play the late Queen of Soul in an upcoming biopic, shares Fox News. The singer-actress and previous American Idol winner revealed that she is “humbled” to have been selected to play the […]

6y ago

Aretha Franklin ‘Think’ Exhibit Opens In Detroit This Week

Aretha Franklin ‘Think’ Exhibit Opens In Detroit This Week

Aretha Franklin will be remembered in a new exhibition named Think: A Tribute to the Queen of Soul that will open at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History Tuesday in the Grammy Award-winning singer’s hometown of Detroit starting Tuesday. The exhibit, titled after one of Franklin’s biggest hits from the movie The […]

6y ago

Aretha Franklin Exhibit Opens New Detroit Art Gallery Early

Aretha Franklin Exhibit Opens New Detroit Art Gallery Early

The Irwin House Global Art Center & Gallery was supposed to open in 2019, but the death of Aretha Franklin last month changed that. Just blocks away from the New Bethel Baptist Church on Linwood Street where Franklin’s father was the minister and Franklin’s home on LaSalle Boulevard, the gallery is in the area that […]

6y ago

Aretha Franklin’s Birth Home Has Property Taxes Paid Off

Aretha Franklin’s Birth Home Has Property Taxes Paid Off

The owner of the home in South Memphis that served as Aretha Franklin’s birthplace has paid off all of the outstanding property taxes on the location, paving the way for redevelopment of the property. Vera Lee House is the owner of the property, located on 406 Lucy Ave. in Memphis’ Soulsville neighborhood. House paid off […]

6y ago

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