Perez Hilton — If this gurl doesn't release a covers album, we're going to protest! We've been keeping track of Kelly Clarkson's INCREDIBLE covers sesh during her current tour - there was Justin Timberlake, Rihanna, and the pinnacle of our excitement, Mariah Care... more info

Mjsbigblog — Kelly Clarkson covered Aretha Franklin's "Ain't No Way" last night in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. more info

ContactMusic — Barbra Streisand Liza Minnelli and Aretha Franklin are to perform at an upcoming memorial for beloved Broadway composer Marvin Hamlisch Violinist Itzhak Perlman pianist Lang Lang singer Michael Feinstein and trumpeter Chris Botti will also take the s... more info

Guardian Music — American singer and composer best known for Games People PlayWhen people think of Joe South, they generally think first of Games People Play, one of the most successful protest songs of the late 1960s, with its distinctive electric sitar accompanimen... more info

ContactMusic — Actress Nia Long has made a last-ditch attempt to convince Aretha Franklin to cast her as the Queen of Soul in her long-awaited biopic The Respect icon revealed her wish list of actresses to portray her in a big screen adaptation of her 1999 memoir F... more info

Guardian Music — Hal David, master lyricist behind such hits as Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head, has died in LA at 91 after strokeHal David, the lyricist who teamed with Burt Bacharach on dozens of timeless songs for movies, television and a variety of recording ar... more info

Cross Rhythms — Aretha Franklin, The Hoppers, Love Song honoured at GMA Hall Of Fame more info

ContactMusic — Soul legend Aretha Franklin has been inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame The music icon was unable to attend the Gospel Music Association ceremony in Hendersonville Tennessee on Tuesday 14Aug12 but she accepted the honour via a video... more info

Guardian Music — The 30-year-old singer who you are going to be hearing a lot more fromWarm smile, scary bracelet. That's how you've got to be if you come from the land of Aretha Franklin, Tammy Wynette and Gladys Knight.So she's a southerner? "I'm the girl who falls... more info

Prefix — Move over Nick Jonas, Pharrell, and Adam Lambert. Ryan Seacrest, are you ready for Ciroc Obama? After throwing ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/american-idol-wants-diddy-to-join-judging-panel/67843/ more info