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

ContactMusic — Aretha Franklin was in fine spirits as she celebrated her 70th birthday among family and friends and chose the occasion to announce that shed be recording once again with old pal Clive Davis on her new album Franklin was joined at the New York bash b... more info

Perez Hilton — Oh no!! We hope this doesn't mean that it's done for!! The plans for the biopic about Aretha Franklin, which would be absolutely fabulous, has been put on hold until she can concentrate on it! That's right — we need Aretha to be fully ready before... more info

ContactMusic — Plans for a biopic about Aretha Franklin have been put on hold until the soul icon can clear her schedule to fully concentrate on the project The Respect hitmaker revealed in January 12 that actors Kerry Washington Nia Long and Blair Underwood were o... more info

ContactMusic — Aretha Franklin is working on a new album The Respect hitmaker - who is often referred to as the Queen of Soul after recording a string of top 40 hits throughout her career - was celebrating her 70th birthday at the Helmsley Park Lane Hotel in New... more info