Detroit Free Press — "A Night of Respect" will feature the Queen of Soul's cousin Brenda Corbett and singer Freda Payne, as the downtown YMCA marks its 170th birthday.           more info

JamBase — Elton John honored the memory of Aretha Franklin and Parkland shooting victim Jaime Guttenberg in Pittsburgh. more info

JamBase — To remember Aretha Franklin, watch the iconic artist perform at Amsterdam's storied Concertgebouw in 1968. more info

USA Today Music — Franklin's long-standing tax debt has been fully paid off, opening the door for her sons to finally take the driver's seat in her post-death affairs.           more info

Detroit Free Press — The Queen of Soul's tax debt had tied things up since her death — now her four sons stand to finally benefit from money coming into Franklin's estate.           more info

Dlisted — Although many believe the modern-day Twitter war is a masterclass in disrespect those people apparently don’t know about how it used to go down back in the day. Luckily for us, legendary singer Mavis Staples of The Staples Singers is here to give ... more info

Detroit Free Press — Linda Solomon spent decades as the Queen of Soul's personal photographer -- her collection of images drew a full house for a Detroit book-launch event.             more info

Stereogum — Oscar-winner Forest Whitaker and Marlon Wayans have joined Jennifer Hudson in MGM’s Aretha Franklin biopic, Respect. more info

Stereogum — National Geographic has found its Queen of Soul. more info

E! Online — Hold on to your Obama inauguration hats because Cynthia Erivo is playing Aretha Franklin in the National Geographic series about the legendary singer. Erivo, who has won a Grammy, Tony... more info