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NME — 'Aretha Franklin Sings The Great Diva Classics' is out in October more info

Stereogum — You can make a pretty strong case that Aretha Franklin is the strongest female pop singer — or, hell, the strongest pop singer of any gender — of all time. And on her new album Aretha Franklin Takes On The Great Diva Classics, she takes on some o... more info

TMZ — Clive Davis -- the music exec responsible for the careers of Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson and many others -- has been dragged into a bitter divorce, accused by the husband of banging his fashion mogul… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by @griffinshot - Tim Griffin Aretha Franklin @ ACL Live 9/3/2014 The purse stashed under the piano Thursday night foretold Aretha Franklin's arrival. Because the gospel priestess demands the AC be turned off for her performances, the 72-year-... more info

TMZ — Aretha Franklin had a malt-down at a Johnny Rockets in Niagara Falls ... after one of it servers screamed at her for trying to eat her takeout order inside the restaurant.  Franklin ordered a burger to go from the popular chain after… more info

Stereogum — It’s pretty satisfying when we get to write a “Where’s The Beef” article involving actual beef, so here we go. According to an Associated Press report, Aretha Franklin stopped by a Buffalo, New York Johnny Rockets — the faux ’50s franchis... more info

The Telegraph — Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin and Tony Bennett plus a marvellous atmosphere - here's our A to Z guide more info

The Telegraph — Aretha Franklin shows she knows how to please - and tease - a crowd with a rousing performance at the 2014 Montreal Jazz Festival more info

NME — Singer will cover Adele and Donna Summer on new album more info