MSN Music — NEW YORK (AP) — The Queen of Soul is coming out swinging against fellow legend Dionne Warwick, accusing her of making up a story that she was Whitney Houston's godmother, even though the alleged offense happened five years ago at Houston's ... more info

Dlisted — Sometimes a shady queen has so many rivalries to deal with that it takes her a while to blast ’em. It took five years, but Aretha Franklin finally got around to letting the world know that her one (of many) longtime arch rivals Dionne Warwick spit ... more info

Stereogum — NEW YORK (AP) -- The Queen of Soul is coming out swinging against fellow legend Dionne Warwick, accusing her of making up a story that she was Whitney Houston's godmother, even though the alleged offense happened five years ago at Houston's funeral. ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Aretha Franklin was feeling unexpectedly apologetic. "I'm fighting an upper respiratory viral infection and shortness of breath, so forgive me if I miss a few notes," the soul diva told a packed house at Radio City Music Hall Wednesday. "But I wasn't... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Aretha Franklin was feeling unexpectedly apologetic. "I'm fighting an upper respiratory viral infection and shortness of breath, so forgive me if I miss a few notes," the soul diva told a packed house at Radio City Music Hall Wednesday. "But I wasn't... more info

USA Today Music — Stars came out for a concert and premiere of Clive Davis' new documentary at Tribeca Film Festival.             more info

New York Post — There are few people that Aretha Franklin would ever bow to, but on Wednesday night, she did exactly that for her mentor Clive Davis at Radio City Music Hall. The Queen of Soul was on hand to honor the music mogul at the world premiere of the new doc... more info

Chicago Tribune — Aretha Franklin danced and stepped lightly on stage at the Chicago Theatre on Friday. Sometimes she grinned and simply raised her fists to affirm of the capacity audience's adulation. These were cheerful, quiet moments and nobody had to declare how v... more info

Chicago Tribune — In 1967 at the Regal Theater in Chicago, WVON radio's Pervis Spann presided over a coronation of sorts. A crown was placed on the head of a gifted, 25-year-old singer dubbed "the Queen of Soul" in the most literal fashion. The singer was Aretha Frank... more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Aretha Franklin on Chicago: "I love the people, the food, the music. And it’s very similar to my Detroit.” more info