People.com — "I will have to cancel a few concerts for the next month or so," Franklin said in a statement more info

Detroit Free Press — The Queen of Soul said the cancellations in Virginia and in New York are because of 'doctors' orders.'             more info

MSN Music — For the second consecutive year, President Barack Obama has shared two summer playlists. "Been waiting to drop this: summer playlist, the encore," Obama tweeted Thursday morning. "What's everybody listening to?" Like in 2015, the Obama-curated ..... more info

MSN Music — Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin and more will perform with Tony Bennett during a concert special honoring the music legend’s 90th birthday and airing in December on NBC. “Tony Bennett Celebrates 90: The Best Is Yet to Come” will air D... more info

Stereogum — The music festival business is not in great shape right now. Just last week, City Winery and Madison House Presents announced City Winery Open, a two-day music, food, and wine festival scheduled to take place at Queens’ Forest Hills Stadium in Sept... more info

New York Times — City Winery Open, a two-day music and food event, will instead take place in 2017. more info

New York Times — Jakob Dylan and the Wallflowers, Gillian Welch and Dawes will also perform at this two-day festival at Forest Hills Stadium in September. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — City Winery is presenting a two-day music, food and wine festival in Queens at Forest Hills Stadium on September 17 & 18. The lineup is pretty impressive... Continue reading… more info

USA Today Music — After repairs, judge postpones order to demolish deteriorating Memphis house.             more info

KEXP Seattle — On May 13th, in honor of Stevie Wonder’s 66th birthday, KEXP celebrated Soul Day, featuring twelve hours of some of the best rock ‘n’ soul music ever made. From 6AM to 6PM, KEXP DJs spun soul icons like Curtis Mayfield and Aretha Franklin... more info