'Respect' screenwriter Tracey Scott Wilson speaks with Showbiz Cheat Sheet about writing the Aretha Franklin biopic. Scott Wilson addressed how she chose which songs to include in the movie, and even ...

In the wake of TikTok chatter that Beyoncé’s new song “Texas Hold 'Em” sounds eerily similar to an iconic children’s series theme song, the show’s composer has weighed in on the matter. Bruce Cockburn ...

To Jennifer Hudson, Aretha Franklin became much more than a music legend when the talk show host was preparing to play her idol in the 2021 biopic Respect. “You know, I didn’t realize how much of an ...

A solo version of Aretha Franklin’s song “Never Gonna Break My Faith,” which has a theme about race, was released on Juneteenth. Franklin collaborated on the song with Mary J. Blige in 2006 in which ...

Social media users have raised comparisons between Beyoncé's latest single and the theme song of the children's show 'Franklin.' This ain't Texas -- it's Franklin! After Beyoncé released her new ...

Aretha Franklin is one of the few artists who could perform Mariah Carey songs and do them justice. The Queen of Soul covered some of Carey’s tunes but one was too risque for her to sing it in full.

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Aretha Franklin, often called “The Queen of Soul,” died after a long battle with ...

Aretha Franklin's soulful cover of Elton John's Border Song performed better in the charts than the original, her gospel ...

Now that the Queen of Soul has been laid to rest -- with a Detroit funeral whose celebrity-studded guest list gave a glimpse of the depth and width of Aretha Franklin's friends and admirers -- the ...

It’s safe to say that Aretha Franklin was not known for her modesty. After Page Six revealed that Franklin once hired three makeup artists to paint her face for one event, we now hear she had had her ...

The Franklin Community Band performs at the DriveHubler.com Amphitheater in downtown Franklin in June. The community band will have a concert Sunday where it will debut “Franklin 200,” a piece written ...