A 2014 document handwritten by Aretha Franklin and found under a couch cushion after her death is a valid will, a jury decided Tuesday afternoon. The decision by the six-person jury capped a two-day ...

Bill Clinton represented former presidents at the funeral of Aretha Franklin in Detroit, while Barack Obama and George W. Bush each sent letters in memory of Aretha Franklin that were read aloud by ...

Aretha Franklin died at her home in Detroit on Thursday, her publicist told the Associated Press. The soul-music legend's death follows reports earlier this week that cited friends and family of the ...

As the undisputed Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin was no stranger to the heights of the pop charts, but number-one singles proved elusive for the vocalist.

While away on tour in 2002, Aretha Franklin's home mysteriously burnt down, and nobody was ever sure about the origins of the ...

There was no one quite like Aretha Franklin. The powerhouse singer, dubbed the “Queen of Soul,” paved the way for so many artists during her time as a lauded entertainer. Breaking barriers and ...

Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame songwriters, play an intimate St. Petersburg concert on Oct. 18, 2025.

Thousands of fans have traveled to Detroit this week to pay their respects to Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, who died of pancreatic cancer on Aug. 16. From a hearse that carried Rosa Parks to a ...

Aretha Franklin's Estate is about to get a whole lot messier. The news broke this week that three handwritten, homemade documents that appeared to be written by Aretha and intended to be wills have ...

Those who could brought their biggest voices Friday to the Greater Grace Temple in Detroit, where the late Aretha Franklin was remembered by an expansive cast of peers and inheritors in a lengthy ...