Detroit Free Press — Starting about 50 minutes late, the funeral for the legendary Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin is underway at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit.             more info

USA Today Music — Scores of friends, family, fans, celebrities and dignitaries will pay their final respects today to Aretha Franklin during her funeral in Detroit. The Queen of Soul died of pancreatic cancer on Aug. 16.             more info

USA Today Music — The Beefeaters, the Buckingham Palace guard, has a band, and they busted out "Respect" Friday in tribute to Aretha Franklin.             more info

USA Today Music — Even the King himself — Elvis Presley, who famously drove a pink 1955 Cadillac Fleetwood — would have been proud at the turnout of for the Queen.             more info

New York Times — Thousands gathered inside a Detroit church to pay respects to the “Queen of Soul,” the musical giant whose legacy was evident in several hours of tributes in song. more info

Detroit Free Press — Bill Clinton, Jesse Jackson, Smokey Robinson and Isiah Thomas are among the speakers for Aretha Franklin's funeral at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit.             more info

Reuters — Hundreds of mourners gathered at a Detroit church on Friday for a music-infused funeral for Aretha Franklin, featuring tributes by former U.S. President Bill Clinton and singer Stevie Wonder to the Queen of Soul, who died this month at age 76. more info

USA Today Music — Thousands of friends, family, fans, celebrities and dignitaries will pay their final respects today to Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, who died of pancreatic cancer on Aug. 16.             more info

USA Today Music — Aretha Franklin wore gold to her funeral, a fitting color for the Queen of Soul.             more info

USA Today Music — Thousands of friends, family, fans, celebrities and dignitaries will pay their final respects today to Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, who died of pancreatic cancer on Aug. 16.             more info