ContactMusic — Aretha Franklins biopic is back in business after movies bosses decided Broadway star Audra Mcdonald is the perfect choice to the play the Queen of Soul according to U S reports The Respect hitmaker revealed in January 12 that actors Halle Berry Ker.... more info

Detroit Free Press — Back in January, the Queen of Soul offered up a list of actors she'd like to see cast in a movie based on her life story. more info

Perez Hilton — Whomp, whomp. Looks like the Queen of Soul might not have gotten her way this time! Remember earlier this year when Aretha Franklin was just PINING to have Halle Berry portray her in an upcoming biopic??? Mz. Franklin was SO adamant about Halle play... more info

Guardian Music — The singer, 71, on her cousin Whitney Houston's funeral, a spat with Cilla Black and feeling at home in BrazilI remember singing as early as six years old, performing "Jesus Loves Me" in my grandfather's church. I was wearing organza and ribbon, whic... more info

ContactMusic — Aretha Franklin and her husband, William Wilkerson, were first to grace the red carpet at the annual event, now in it's tenth edition. Following on from the soul diva were the cast of TV series One Day At A Time, arriving one at a time but posing tog... more info

Detroit Free Press — From Aretha Franklin to the Romantics, Dick Clark was a reliable - and crucial - conduit for Detroit music through the decades. more info

The Newsroom — The Queen of Soul sings one of her biggest hits at the TV Land Awards. more info

Guardian Music — 'When You Got the Love came out, people in church told me it was the devil's music'What got you started?When I was about five, our community would have a convention every fifth Sunday and churches would bring their singers. One Sunday, a church broug... more info

ContactMusic — Veteran crooner Neil Sedaka recruited Alicia Keys Aretha Franklin and Dionne Warwick to sing a special song for Clive Davis at the music moguls 80th birthday party this week beg02Apr12 The Sony Music boss reached the milestone on Wednesday 04Apr12 a.... more info

Guardian Music — Late singer takes centre stage in trailer for remake of Detroit-set 1976 film about Motown-era girl groupWhitney Houston's final film is advertised through a trailer in which the late singer frequently takes centre stage, despite ostensibly taking a ... more info