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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...