TMZ — Wesley Snipes took a crack at his favorite Aretha Franklin tune and it was ... super entertaining. We got the action star Tuesday night leaving Hyde nightclub on the Sunset Strip ... where he paid tribute to the Queen of Soul. Wesley… more info

New York Times — In “Moonlight,” “Murphy Brown,” “Blues Brothers” and more, Ms. Franklin’s catalog was called on to sweeten or deepen a scene. more info

Allmusic Blog — ​Editor Mark Deming traces the career of the late Queen of Soul, from her roots as a preacher’s daughter to her rough start with Columbia Records to her breakthrough with Atlantic and subsequent torrent of iconic songs. more info

USA Today Music — Aretha Franklin, soul icon and occasional late-night TV guest, was remembered Thursday night by Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert and Trevor Noah following the news of her death at 76.             more info

Guardian Music — Until she came along, we swayed on the sidelines. Then, suddenly, we were enraptured and empoweredThat voice, in 1967. Before the homage, the titles, the analyses and even the wonder, it was that voice, penetrating our ribcages, grabbing up all that ... more info

Guardian Music — Candi Staton, Martha Reeves, George Benson and others tell the Guardian about the voice that defined an eraGospel promoters would put on these “caravan” tours – like a festival today. They would have us on the same programme. And t... more info

USA Today Music — Fans gathered outside New York's famed Apollo Theater to remember Aretha Franklin. The singer known as the Queen of Soul died on Thursday at the age of 76. (Aug. 17)             more info

TMZ — Aretha Franklin taught us all the meaning of "Respect" ... and the iconic singer truly lived by those words ...  so says the son of Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King III says Aretha was committed to the cause as a friend and… more info

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USA Today Music — On Thursday night, following the news of Aretha Franklin's death at age 76, musicians across the country honored the legendary singer with covers of her greatest hits.             more info