Guardian Music — From her teenage recordings to her collaboration with John Legend more than 50 years later, here are Aretha’s finest hits and deep cutsSubscribe to the playlist in SpotifyTaped live when the singer was 14, the noise of the congregation clearly... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — We lost one of the all-time great voices in music today and the world has been paying tribute to Aretha Franklin since learning the sad news... Continue reading… more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Aretha Franklin’s visits to Los Angeles were relatively few and far between throughout her career, a function of her aversion to flying. Typically, she would travel to gigs the old-school way, by tour bus, which consequently required a good th... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Aretha Franklin’s visits to Los Angeles were relatively few and far between throughout her career, a function of her aversion to flying. Typically, she would travel to gigs the old-school way, by tour bus, which consequently required a good th... more info

411 Mania — We reported earlier this week that the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, was said to be close to death. Now TMZ reports that the worst[.........] The post Aretha Franklin Passes Away At 76 appeared first on 411MANIA. more info

USA Today Music — From 'Blues Brothers' to Obama's inauguration to the Pavarotti-less Grammys, Aretha Frankin had a knack for big pop-culture moments.             more info

USA Today Music — Jesse Jackson recalls how the Queen of Soul gave quietly to the movement her father helped lead.             more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Her 2014 cover of Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” reached No. 47 on Billboard’s R&B chart, making it Franklin's 100th charting single. more info

New York Times — Yoking her formidable vocal powers to a brilliant sense of self-presentation, Aretha Franklin made herself a model of empowerment and pride. more info

Stereogum — When a truly iconic music figure dies, a eulogy can never tell the full story. Sometimes, you learn more about this person's impact on the world when you dig through the flotsam -- random TV performances, soundtrack appearances, half-forgotten duets.... more info