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Aretha Franklin talks return to stage, diet change

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NEW YORK (AP) - Aretha Franklin says she's back at "150 percent" and plans her first post-surgery concert in May...
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Fantasia boycotted grammys over Aretha Franklin tribute snub

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Fantasia called in to BET's 106 & Park on Monday and revealed to hosts Rocsi and Terrence how unhappy she was with the award show...
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Grammys kick off with Aretha Franklin tribute

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dressed in white, a healthy looking Franklin -- who has yet to disclose what was ailing her -- thanked well-wishers for their prayers and cards during her hospitalization...
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Aretha attends Pistons game with Rev. Jackson

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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - The Queen of Soul came out to watch King James -- and Dwyane Wade, too...
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Earth to Aretha: Halle Berry hasn't got the chops to play you

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OPINION - Aretha very clearly wants star power and glamour to drive her film, but casting the wrong actress in the lead role could lead to damaging effects on her reputation...
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Aretha Franklin says Halle Berry is her 'pick' for biopic

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Aretha Franklin has been vocal about which leading lady she would like to portray her on the big screen, and it appears that the Queen of Soul got what she wanted...
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New box set to showcase Aretha's Columbia years

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NEW YORK (AP) - Franklin, 68, arrived at Columbia in 1960, at 18. There, she recorded jazz and pop standards, and music historians have often dismissed her work at the label...
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Widely accepted as the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, daughter of celebrated preacher C.L. Franklin, crushed barriers in the secular and gospel worlds, not to mention between “black” and “white” music. One of the most celebrated recording artists in American history, Franklin, who has amassed 18 Grammys and 20 number one singles, is the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Although her notoriety has come from secular music, her gospel roots are readily acknowledged. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, file)

Aretha Franklin: I never had cancer

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Aretha Franklin spent December living through a severe health crisis, surgeries and rumors of incurable diseases...
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Widely accepted as the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, daughter of celebrated preacher C.L. Franklin, crushed barriers in the secular and gospel worlds, not to mention between “black” and “white” music. One of the most celebrated recording artists in American history, Franklin, who has amassed 18 Grammys and 20 number one singles, is the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Although her notoriety has come from secular music, her gospel roots are readily acknowledged. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, file)

Aretha Franklin says her health is 'superb'

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DETROIT (AP) - The legendary singer also vowed to reschedule the concert dates she missed...
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Aretha Franklin says medical problem 'resolved'

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DETROIT - The Queen of Soul tells Jet magazine she began to worry after experiencing a sharp pain in her side during a concert last year in Toronto...
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