JamBase — Rod Stewart will appear in place of Aretha Franklin at the 2018 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. The post Rod Stewart Replaces Aretha Franklin On 2018 New Orleans Jazz Festival Lineup appeared first on JamBase. more info

Dlisted — Last year when I found out that legendary singer Aretha Franklin could possibly stop touring forever, I immediately gave Groupon all of my coins so I could see her perform, and I wasn’t disappointed. She hit the stage wearing a low-cut sparkly gown... more info

Time — She said she is "extremely disappointed" more info

USA Today Music — The Queen of Soul is said to be 'extremely disappointed' with cancellation of New Jersey and New Orleans performances.             more info

Rolling Stone — Aretha Franklin canceled a pair of upcoming concerts, including a headlining gig at New Orleans' Jazz Fest, after her doctor recommended that the Queen of Soul take a break fromThis article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Aretha Fra... more info

Detroit Free Press — The Queen of Soul is said to be 'extremely disappointed' with cancellation of New Jersey and New Orleans performances.             more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Franklin also won't appear April 28 at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. more info

Dlisted — There have been negotiations for years over who was going to play Aretha Franklin in a biopic of the Queen of Soul’s life. Aretha told Wendy Williams back in 2011 that she wanted Halle Berry to play her, but Halle didn’t feel like she had enough... more info

Detroit Free Press — Jennifer Hudson has been chosen to play Aretha Franklin in a new biopic about the Motown legend.             more info

Stereogum — Jennifer Hudson will star as Aretha Franklin in an upcoming biopic about the singer, as Deadline reports. She was apparently hand-picked by Franklin for the role. Hudson's film debut was, of course, for portraying Effie White in Dreamgirls, which she... more info