ContactMusic — Actress Nia Long has made a last-ditch attempt to convince Aretha Franklin to cast her as the Queen of Soul in her long-awaited biopic The Respect icon revealed her wish list of actresses to portray her in a big screen adaptation of her 1999 memoir F... more info

Guardian Music — Hal David, master lyricist behind such hits as Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head, has died in LA at 91 after strokeHal David, the lyricist who teamed with Burt Bacharach on dozens of timeless songs for movies, television and a variety of recording ar... more info

Cross Rhythms — Aretha Franklin, The Hoppers, Love Song honoured at GMA Hall Of Fame more info

ContactMusic — Soul legend Aretha Franklin has been inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame The music icon was unable to attend the Gospel Music Association ceremony in Hendersonville Tennessee on Tuesday 14Aug12 but she accepted the honour via a video... more info

Guardian Music — The 30-year-old singer who you are going to be hearing a lot more fromWarm smile, scary bracelet. That's how you've got to be if you come from the land of Aretha Franklin, Tammy Wynette and Gladys Knight.So she's a southerner? "I'm the girl who falls... more info

Prefix — Move over Nick Jonas, Pharrell, and Adam Lambert. Ryan Seacrest, are you ready for Ciroc Obama? After throwing ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/american-idol-wants-diddy-to-join-judging-panel/67843/ more info

Guardian Music — Award-winning arranger and producer best known for music from film The Sting and for Barbra Streisand's The Way We WereMarvin Hamlisch, who composed or arranged the scores for dozens of movies including The Sting and the Broadway smash A Chorus Line,... more info

Topix — The 8 Ball 08.06.12: The Top 8 Potential American Idol Judges Posted by Jeremy Thomas on 08.06.2012 From Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake to Aretha Franklin, Avril Lavigne and more, 411's Jeremy Thomas counts down his top 8 suggestions for the open judgin... more info

411 Mania — From Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake to Aretha Franklin, Avril Lavigne and more, 411's Jeremy Thomas counts down his top 8 suggestions for the open judging seats on the upcoming season of American Idol! more info

Guardian Music — Aretha Franklin's first London concert in three years is inspirational and intense, writes Tony PalmerLast night, a chunky 5ft 5in 28-year-old Negress called Aretha Franklin, known to her admirers as Lady Soul, stampeded her way through her first Lon... more info