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Aretha Franklin Lands Gospel Hall Of Fame Honor

Aretha Franklin

Music icon Aretha Franklin is to be inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. The Queen of Soul will receive the honor at a ceremony on August 14th in Hendersonville, Tennessee, and will be jo...


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D'Angelo Announces First Live Concert In 10 Years

DAngelo

Reclusive soul star D'Angelo is set to return to the stage for the first time in a decade to perform at the 2012 Essence Music Festival. The Brown Sugar singer will make his live comeback on the ...


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Tom Hanks' Voicemail Message Raises $26,000 For Sting's Rainforest Charity

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks raised $26,000 for Sting's rainforest charity by personally selling off a voicemail message at a star-studded auction in New York on Tuesday night. Elton John, Bruno Mars and Jennifer ...


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Happy 70th Birthday To Queen Of Soul Aretha Franklin!

Aretha Franklin

Give a little "Respect" to Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin on Sunday - the veteran songstress turns 70. Starting out as a jazz singer in the early 1960s, Franklin found fame in the latter half of th...


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Katy Perry Slams The Media For Twisting Her Beyonce/Shakira Comments

Katy Perry

Katy Perry has blasted the media for spreading erroneous reports suggesting she criticized Beyonce and Shakira's chart collaboration Beautiful Liar. The I Kissed A Girl hit-maker was discussing h...


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Katy Perry Planning An 'Iconic' Girl Power Anthem With Rihanna

Katy Perry

Katy Perry and Rihanna are in no rush to record a girl power duet - because they want to take their time on the project and release an "iconic" collaboration like Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselve...


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Aretha Franklin Pays Tribute To Whitney Houston At New York Show

Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin paused her gig in New York on Saturday night to remember her late friend Whitney Houston, hours after pulling out of a performance at the star's funeral. The veteran singer was due...


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Health Problems Keep Aretha Franklin From Attending Whitney Houston's Funeral

Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin has been forced to pull out of performing at Whitney Houston's funeral in New Jersey due to health issues.


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Watch Whitney Houston's Funeral Coverage Live Here

Whitney Houston

Today, around 12:00pm ET, millions of fans from around the world will be given an opportunity to bid farewell to pop superstar Whtiney Houston and watch live coverage of her funeral on Ustream. ...


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Family & Close Friends Attend Whitney Houston's Wake

Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston's mother, daughter, cousin Dionne Warwick and mentor Clive Davis paid their respects to the singer at a private wake on Friday evening. Just a day before the superstar's funeral i...


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Mel Gibson Tried To Help Whitney Houston Get Off Drugs

Mel Gibson & Whitney Houston

Mel Gibson reached out to Whitney Houston and tried to help the superstar overcome her personal issues at the height of her drug troubles, according to a new report. The actor previously came to ...


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Watch Whitney Houston's Funeral On Television & The Internet

Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston's funeral will be televised. A public memorial planned for Friday has been scrapped, but the late singer's publicist has told media outlets that Saturday's private family service at...


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Aretha Franklin To Sing At Whitney Houston Memorial

Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin will pay tribute to her goddaughter Whitney Houston by performing at her funeral, according to a new report. A memorial service for the soul superstar, who tragically died in Los A...


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Aretha Franklin Immortalized In Wax For Black History Month

Aretha Franklin

Soul superstar Aretha Franklin is to be immortalized as a waxwork to mark the start of Black History Month. The "Respect" hitmaker's wax double will be unveiled at Madame Tussauds museum in New Yo...


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Aretha Franklin Calls Off Her Engagement

Aretha Franklin

Singer Aretha Franklin has called off her engagement to William Wilkerson - just three weeks after announcing her intention to wed her longtime friend later this year. The Respect hit-maker licke...


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Aretha Franklin To Marry Longtime Pal William Wilkerson This Summer

Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin is to wed longtime friend William Wilkerson this summer. The Respect hitmaker released a statement to the Associated Press on Monday announcing the news, revealing the couple is pl...


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Aretha Franklin Wants Halle Berry To Play Her In Biopic

Halle Berry

Soul legend Aretha Franklin still wants Halle Berry to consider portraying her in a biopic even though the actress has turned down the role because she can't sing. Insisting she is "moving towards...


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Michael Jackson Voted 'The Greatest Singer Of All Time'

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson has been named the "Greatest Singer Of All Time" in a new poll, just days ahead of the second anniversary of his death. The "Thriller" hitmaker passed away on June 25, 2009, after...


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Ciara Honored For Teen Pregnancy Awareness Drive

Ciara

Singer Ciara was honored at a New York gala on Tuesday for raising awareness of teenage pregnancy. The Goodies hit-maker has long supported The Candie's Foundation and took to the stage in Times ...


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Aretha Franklin Wanted To Lose Weight After Breaking Exercise Machine

Aretha Franklin

Singer Aretha Franklin embarked on her weight loss mission after breaking an exercise machine. The hitmaker, who previously revealed she was motivated to lose weight because she was "too fat for ...


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Aretha Franklin To Write A Cookbook

Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin is set to sizzle like fellow stars Gwyneth Paltrow and Eva Longoria by releasing a new cookbook. The soul legend, who recently shed 85 pounds during a massive health overhaul, rev...


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Inside Catherine Zeta-Jones' Private Struggle With Bipolar II Mood Disorder

Catherine Zeta-Jones

In early April, Oscar and Tony-winning actress Catherine Zeta-Jones checked in to a mental-health facility in Connecticut and was given a diagnosis during her five-day stay there that surprised man...


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Christina Aguilera Says Her Blunders Will Help In TV Mentor Role

Christina Aguilera

Christina Aguilera is feeling positive about her recent onstage mishaps and hopes they will help her become a better mentor to contestants on upcoming talent show The Voice. The singer was left ...


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Aretha Franklin Performs During Her 69th Birthday Bash

Aretha Franklin

Soul legend Aretha Franklin thrilled guests at her lavish 69th birthday bash on Friday by breaking into song for a brief performance with former Temptations frontman Dennis Edwards. The Queen of S...


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Aretha Franklin Denies She Lost 85 Pounds From Gastric Bypass Surgery

Aretha Franklin

Legendary singer Aretha Franklin has laughed off reports she underwent gastric bypass surgery in December, insisting the rumours about her mystery operation are "crazy." The Queen of Soul has ref...


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P!nk Pokes Fun At Britney Spears And Christina Aguilera In Tweet

P!nk

Pregnant singer P!nk has poked fun at her pop peers Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera in a new tweet, joking that she's the least trouble of the trio. The Trouble hit-maker took to Twitter.co...


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Christina Aguilera Released After Her Arrest

Christina Aguilera

Christina Aguilera has been released without charge following her arrest for public intoxication in the early hours of Tuesday. The pop superstar and her new boyfriend, Matthew Rutler, were take...


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Top 10 Influential African American Musicians Today

Beyonce

African American musicians in today's music world are not merely just entertainers, but individuals of many facets. Showcased below are a few that we think, with the help of the success of their m...


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Aretha Franklin Grants Wendy Williams First Post-Surgery Interview

Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin is set to open up about the health troubles that led to her hospitalization in an exclusive interview with TV presenter Wendy Williams. The Queen of Soul sparked fears for her hea...


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Fantasia Barrino Boycotted Grammys Over Aretha Franklin Snub

Fantasia Barrino

Singer Fantasia Barrino boycotted the Grammy Awards on Sunday because she wasn't asked to be part of the Aretha Franklin tribute that opened the show. The former American Idol winner won her first...


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