Detroit Free Press — Aretha Franklin was on hand Friday when LeBron James and the Miami Heat visited the Detroit Pistons. She sat in the second row next to the Rev. Jesse Jackson. more info

Mjsbigblog — Grammy weekend kicked off in a big way on Thursday night as Jennifer Hudson, Christina Aguilera, Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine, Martina McBride and gospel singer Yolanda Adams rehearsed five Aretha Franklin songs for the tribute that wi... more info

ContactMusic — ARETHA FRANKLIN will return to the stage in May (11) for a still-to-be announced tribute show.The Queen of Soul worried fans when a health issue prompted her to scrap a series of end-of-year shows in 2010. She recently dismissed reports she has has b... more info

Perez Hilton — Check out the video (above) of Aretha Franklin saying some nice words in defense of Christina Aguilera's Super Bowl performance flub. Nice to see all these celebs coming out in support of Xtina! We're sure Ms. Aguilera will return the favor by making... more info

Perez Hilton — We reported just a bit ago that Christina Aguilera and Jennifer Hudson were going to be doing a special tribute to Aretha Franklin for the Grammys. We're finding out now, though, just who the THREE more performers are to add to that list! Those perfo... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — In the midst of my conversation a few days ago with Clive Davis, the veteran label chief, talent scout and record producer offered up a particularly welcome bit of news about Aretha Franklin, who went through some serious surgery last... more info

People.com — Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson, Yolanda Adams and Florence Welch will honor the Queen more info

Pop Crunch — Aguilera’s shot at redemption may come sooner than we thought: Under-siege singer Christina Aguilera will combine vocals with slimmed-down R&B diva Jennifer Hudson and three as-yet-unannounced artist from various genres in a performance that will o... more info

CNN Showbiz — Aretha Franklin won't say much about her recent health troubles, but the Queen of Soul said in an interview with HLN on Tuesday that she's doing "very, very, well." more info

Topix — Will Christina Aguilera's first performance, post-national anthem debacle, be at the Grammy Awards? The music industry blog Wayne's World reports that Aguilera and Jennifer Hudson will open the awards this Sunday night with a special tribute to Areth... more info