Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — When I look back on the year that was in interviews, I'll never forget Aretha Franklin in her tiny trailer in the wee hours of the morning, just after she had opened the TD Toronto Jazz Festival in one of the best shows of the year, telling me she us... more info

Detroit Free Press — Amid a steady schedule of public appearances, Aretha Franklin has been exercising, carving out time for quiet domestic life and enjoying an inner peace. That's not just Franklin's take: Friends and associates say the new vibe is unmistakable. more info

Detroit Free Press — Is Aretha Franklin set to link back up with record mogul Clive Davis? The Queen of Soul told the Free Press that she is likely to accept a proposal from the famed producer and executive to rekindle the deal that produced some of her biggest pop succe... more info

Detroit Free Press — Amid a steady schedule of public appearances, Aretha Franklin has been exercising, carving out time for quiet domestic life and enjoying an inner peace. That's not just Franklin's take: Friends and associates say the new vibe is unmistakable. more info

Dlisted — On Wednesday, Sinead O'Connor announced out of nowhere that she's celebrating her 45th birthday by marrying her boyfriend of a minute Barry Herridge. There was a part of me that figured that hard-up Sinead was just riding high after finding... more info

Guardian Music — (Sandblast/Believe Digital)If they weren't stranded in refugee camps in the desert in south-west Algeria, Tiris would surely be one of the success stories of north Africa. They are an eight-piece band of Saharawis, who fled from the upheavals in thei... more info

ContactMusic — Singer Nadine Coyle is bouncing back from her flop solo album by writing songs for superstars Celine Dion and Aretha Franklin The Girls Aloud stars first solo single Insatiable failed to make an impact in the U K charts last year Nov10 and her albu..... more info

Detroit Free Press — Have you been classically trained in music? Aretha Franklin wants to hear from you. The Queen of Soul put out the call today for "new, unsigned classically trained talent," whom she hopes to personally mentor and sign to her Aretha's Records labe... more info

Guardian Music — Hip-hop duo featuring Mos Def and Talib Kweli to release first LP in 13 years, a mixtape inspired by Aretha FranklinBlack Star are back. One of the most respected duos in hip-hop have announced their first LP in 13 years, a mixtape inspired by Aretha... more info

Detroit Free Press — Aretha Franklin won a small victory earlier this week when a federal judge ruled that the court should hear the Queen of Soul's case as to why she wants to block the release of a never-before-seen documentary about the making of her 1972 album "... more info