TMZ — It's Aretha Franklin's birthday, and if you wanna make the Queen of Soul happy all you gotta do is sign her son to a record deal ... and her grandson ... and her granddaughter.The now 72-year old diva was on her way out of her private party in NYC…... more info

TMZ — President Obama blew one of the most iconic signature lines in the history of music Thursday night ... as he paid homage to Aretha Franklin at The White House.Obama touted Aretha's iconic song "RESPECT" by calling it "a rallying cry for… more info

USA Today Music — The concert was part of the White House's 'In Performance' series. more info

ContactMusic — Singing legends Aretha Franklin and Patti Labelle are among the headliners for the upcoming Women of Soul concert hosted by America's First Lady... more info

People.com — Sisaundra Lewis, who once toured with Celine Dion, dazzles on Aretha Franklin's "Ain't No Way" more info

CNN Showbiz — Aretha Franklin, your average woman? Alex Pettyfer's a hopeless romantic and Michael Ealy's shy side. more info

ContactMusic — The 2014 BET Awards, honoring Aretha Franklin, Motown founder Berry Gordy, the late Nelson Mandela and others for their achievements, were taped on... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — When many of us think of the song "Respect," we think of Aretha Franklin. Many people are shocked to learn that Aretha never made a penny from all the radio broadcasts of her performance of R-E-S-P-E-C-T (this is because she... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Music industry executive Clive Davis is working on a Whitney Houston live album plus albums with Aretha Franklin and Carlos Santana as well as a musical. Clive Davis typically has many irons in many fires. So even though he's holed up in an elegant B... more info

411 Mania — Along with Ice Cube… more info