Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin, Noise11, Photo

Aretha Franklin Cancels Shows Due To Illness

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Aretha Franklin has once again postponed her hometown show at Detroit’s DTE Energy Music Theatre, citing ongoing medical treatments.

Tagged as: Aretha Franklin, soul

Read the full article →

Beatles Sgt Pepper Misses Best Album List

by Music-News.com

They are the favourite argument starters on every entertainment site in the world. Along with those lists come a few certainties. Citizen Kane will be the greatest movie, Pele will be the greatest football player and the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band will be the greatest album.

Tagged as: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 2010s, Aretha Franklin, Clash, Michael Jackson, Nirvana, pop, Prince, Ramones, rock, Rolling Stones, Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles, U.K., U.S.A.

Read the full article →

Otis Redding Gets Triple CD Boxset

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Otis Redding’s short but illustrious career included some of the most important singles to come out of R&B during the 60s. All of those singles have been collected on The Complete Stax/Vold Singles, out July 23 on Shout! Factory.

Tagged as: 1960s, Aretha Franklin, Carla Thomas, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Otis Redding, Public Enemy, Rolling Stones, soul, Stax, The Beatles, The Black Crowes, U.S.A.

Read the full article →

Aretha Franklin, Noise11, Photo

Aretha Franklin Cancels Remaining US Concerts On Doctor’s Advice

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Aretha Franklin has been told by her doctors to cancel her remaining shows for May.

Tagged as: 1960s, 2010s, Aretha Franklin, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Queen of Soul, soul, U.S.A.

Read the full article →

Burt Bacharach Anyone Who Had A Heart

Burt Bacharach Releases Six CD Career-Spanning Set

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Few songwriters have had the success that Burt Bacharach has had over the last 50 years. Along with songwriting partner Hal David, their music has scaled the pop, rock, R&B and country charts with music that has become a major part of the rock era songbook.

Tagged as: 1960s, 2010s, Aretha Franklin, Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross, Cilla Black, Dionne Warwick, Dusty Springfield, Engelbert Humperdinck, Gene Pitney, Gloria Gaynor, Hal David, Hollies, Isaac Hayes, Mel Torme, Michael Jackson, pop, Sandie Shaw, Sybil, The Marvelettes

Read the full article →

Cyndi Lauper at Rod Laver Arena on Thursday 6 April 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Cyndi Lauper Discusses Her Musical Favourites

by Music-News.com

Cyndi Lauper has always been a little eclectic and that goes, too, for her taste in music.

Tagged as: 1980s, 30 Rock, Aretha Franklin, Beyonce, Cyndi Lauper, Elvis Costello, Eminem, Golden Girls, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, pop, Shakespeare, Shirley Bassey, South Pacific

Read the full article →

Burt Bacharach Announces U.K. Tour

by Music-News.com

Burt Bacharach needs little introduction. In a landmark 50+ year run on the charts, Bacharach’s music continues to set industry records and creative standards.

Tagged as: Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Bob Dylan, Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick, Frank Sinatra, John Lennon, Linda Ronstadt, Neil Diamond, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Singer/Songwriter, The Beatles, U.S.A.

Read the full article →

Carole King Willie Nelson And Annie Lennox To Receive Honorary Doctorates

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA will bestow Honorary Doctor of Music degrees to Carole King, Willie Nelson and Annie Lennox at their commencement on May 11 at the Agganis Arena at Boston University.

Tagged as: Alison Krauss, Annie Lennox, Aretha Franklin, Berklee College of Music, Bonnie Raitt, Carole King, Chaka Khan, David Bowie, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, George Clinton, Gloria and Emilio Estefan, Honorary Doctorate, jazz, Juan Luis Guerra, Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, Loretta Lynn, Paco de Lucía, pop, Quincy Jones, rock, Smokey Robinson, soul, Steven Tyler, The Edge, U.S.A., Willie Nelson

Read the full article →

Carole King To Receive 2013 Gershwin Prize

by Music-News.com

Carole King will be the 2013 recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

Tagged as: Aretha Franklin, Burt Bacharach and Hal David, Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Monkees, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder

Read the full article →

Jennifer Hudson, Photo Ros O'Gorman

Jennifer Hudson Lobbies For Aretha Role

by Music-News.com

Jennifer Hudson reportedly had an ulterior motive for her surprise performance at Hearst’s birthday celebration.

Tagged as: Aretha Franklin, Citizen Hearst, Fantasia, Halle Berry, Jennifer Hudson

Read the full article →

Clive Davis To Pen His Life Story

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Clive Davis is one of the most important record executives of the last forty years.

Tagged as: Aerosmith, Air Supply, Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Carly Simon, Chicago, Clive Davis, Dionne Warwick, Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, Lou Reed, Pink Floyd, The Kinks, Whitney Houston

Read the full article →

Joe South Dead At 72

by Paul Cashmere

Singer, songwriter and musician Joe South has passed away in Georgia at the age of 72.

Tagged as: Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Bryan Ferry, Deep Purple, Elvis Presley, Joe South, Russell Morris

Read the full article →

Alanis Morissette Vows To Write Songs Until She Is Dead

by Music-News.com

Alanis Morissette has vowed to write songs until she’s “dead” because she becomes “really depressed” when she is not penning a new track.

Tagged as: Alanis Morissette, Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen

Read the full article →

President Obama And Aretha Franklin Issue Donna Summer Statements

by Paul Cashmere

It turns out even US President Barack Obama was a Donna Summer fan. So was Aretha Franklin.

Tagged as: Aretha Franklin, Barack Obama, Donna Summer

Read the full article →

Aretha Franklin, Noise11, Photo

Aretha Franklin Turns 70

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Happy birthday Aretha Franklin.

Tagged as: 70, Aretha Franklin, Aretha Franklin Turns 70, birthday

Read the full article →

Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston Laid To Rest By Family And Friends

by Paul Cashmere

Whitney Houston has been laid to rest one week after her death at the age of 48 in her hometown of Newark, New Jersey.

Tagged as: Aretha Franklin, Bobby Brown, Clive Davis, Elton John, Kevin Coster, Stevie Wonder, The Bodyguard, Whitney Houston

Read the full article →

Whitney Houston

Bobby Brown Invited To Whitney Houston Funeral

by Paul Cashmere

Whitney Houston’s ex-husband Bobby Brown has been officially invited to attend her funeral in New Jersey on Saturday.

Tagged as: Alicia Keys, Aretha Franklin, Bobby Brown, Clive Davis, Kevin Costner, Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston

Read the full article →

Aretha Franklin, Noise11, Photo

Aretha Franklin Stunned By Whitney Houston’s Death

by Paul Cashmere

The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin has issued a statement following the death of her Goddaughter Whitney Houston.

Tagged as: Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston

Read the full article →

Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston Died In Beverly Hills Hilton

by Paul Cashmere

Whitney Houston was found dead in her hotel room at the Beverly Hills Hilton it has been revealed.

Tagged as: Aretha Franklin, Beverly Hills Hilton, Clive James, dead, death, Dionne Warwick, drugs, Whitney Houston

Read the full article →

Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston, A Life Flushed Down The Toilet

by Paul Cashmere

In the words of her 1987 hit ‘Didn’t We Almost Have It All’. Whitney Houston did have it all and blew it. At 48, she is dead.

Tagged as: Aretha Franklin, dead, death, Dionne Warwick, drugs, Whitney Houston

Read the full article →

Whitney Houston

BREAKING NEWS: Whitney Houston Dead At 48

by Paul Cashmere

Whitney Houston has been found dead at the age of 48.

Tagged as: Aretha Franklin, dead, death, Dionne Warwick, drugs, Whitney Houston

Read the full article →

Don Cornelius Soul Train

Soul Train Creator Don Cornelius Found Dead

by Paul Cashmere

Don Cornelius, the creator of the Soul Train music TV show, has been found dead at his home in Sherman Oaks.

Tagged as: Aretha Franklin, David Bowie, Don Cornelius, Earth Wind & Fire, Earth Wind and Fire, Prince, Soul Train

Read the full article →

Aretha Franklin, Noise11, Photo

Aretha Franklin Calls Her Wedding Off

Less than a month after the announcement, the Queen Of Soul has called off her wedding with Willie Wilkerson.

Tagged as: Aretha Franklin, blues, calls off, engaged, jazz, marriage, soul, wedding, Willie Wilkerson

Read the full article →

Aretha Franklin And Steven Tyler Get Engaged

Soul legend Aretha Franklin and Aerosmith lothario Steven Tyler both sign up for their third marriages.

Tagged as: Aerosmith, Aretha Franklin, engagement, Erin Brady, marriage, rock, soul, Steven Tyler, wedding, William, Willie Wilkinson

Read the full article →

Next Entries →

Related Posts

Steven Tyler Accused A Second Time For Sexual Assault

A second woman has accused Steven Tyler of sexual assault.

November 3, 2023

Aerosmith Postponed All Remaining 2023 Dates

Aerosmith have postponed all of their 2023 tour dates as Steven Tyler has suffered a fractured larynx.

October 2, 2023

Aerosmith Reschedule All Shows For Next 30 Days While Steven Tyler Recovers From Vocal Cord Damage

Aerosmith have been sidelined for the next 30 days so that Steven Tyler can recover from a vocal cord injury that happened on Saturday.

September 12, 2023

Aerosmith To Release Carrier Spanning Greatest Hits

Aerosmith have a career spanning Greater Hits on the way ahead of their Peace Out final tour with The Black Crowes.

June 21, 2023

Aerosmith Announce Final North American Tour

Aerosmith will quit touring after one last lap. “PEACE OUT! After 50 years, 10 world tours, and playing for over 100 million fans... It's time for one last go!,” the band said in a statement.

May 2, 2023

Hollywood Vampires Premiere ‘My Generation’ Video

The Hollywood Vampires, featuring Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp, Joe Perry of Aerosmith and Tommy Hendriksen of Alice's band with guest Duff McLagan of Guns 'n Roses, have released a video for 'My Generation' from their upcoming 'Live In Rio' album.

April 17, 2023

Hollywood Vampires Premiere Spirit Cover ‘I Got A Line On You’

Hollywood Vampires have released a cover of Spirit’s ‘I Got A Line On You’ recorded in Rio in 2015.

March 20, 2023

Join our mailing list for daily updates.

Home | About Us | Advertise with Us | Buy Content | Contact Us | Sitemap | Disclaimer