Aretha Franklin criticizes songwriter over rights lawsuit
DETROIT (AP) - Norman West of Lansing filed the suit July 15 against the Queen of Soul's publishing company in Detroit federal court...
The week in pop culture: Queen of Soul sued
theGRIO REPORT - Welcome to the weekly wrap up. We've got all the black entertainment news from the week that was!...
Aretha's publishing company sued over royalties
DETROIT (AP) - A longtime songwriting partner of Aretha Franklin has sued her publish company, claiming it did not sign a royalty agreement for a song on her recently released album...
Ow, Choo! Aretha Franklin breaks toe on shoe
Currently touring in support of her new album "A Woman Falling Out of Love," Aretha Franklin recently paid a visit to an Indianapolis hospital, her rep tells Us Weekly...
Finale of 'Oprah Winfrey' to air after 25-year run
CHICAGO (AP) - Oprah Winfrey's talk show ends Wednesday with an episode featuring only the talk show queen thanking her viewers and highlighting the lessons they have learned from one another...
Stars come out to say goodbye to Oprah Winfrey
CHICAGO (AP) - "You always had the power, and that is the message you brought into our lives," Tom Cruise told Winfrey...
Guitarist for R&B, jazz greats dies in Fort Worth
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Cornell Dupree Jr., a guitarist who played on R&B and jazz hits with artists including Aretha Franklin and Miles Davis, has died. He was 68...
Aretha Franklin: I didn't have gastric bypass
That's the story the Queen of Soul's sticking to as she once again shoots down rumors about her health, this time the theory that she underwent gastric bypass surgery to drop weight...
Aretha says she's lost 85 lbs, was 'entirely too fat'
DETROIT (AP) - The 68-year-old Franklin underwent surgery for an undisclosed ailment in December and didn't go into detail about it during the interview with Wendy Williams...
Aretha Franklin on Fantasia Barrino Grammy snub: It happens
It got Fantasia so mad that she skipped out on her own Grammy win, but, well, Aretha Franklin doesn't seem to be sweating it one bit...
