ContactMusic — Aretha Franklin paused her gig in New York on Saturday night 18Feb12 to remember her late friend Whitney Houston hours after pulling out of a performance at the stars funeral The veteran singer was due to sing at Houstons star-studded memorial servic... more info

Detroit Free Press — Aretha Franklin was thankful to be alive Saturday night and thinking about lost friends, among them Whitney Houston. more info

Guardian Music — Alicia Keys takes the place of Aretha Franklin and many other stars attend, including R Kelly, Kevin Costner and Stevie WonderFor those of us who had long admired her work, it would have felt rude not to look in on Whitney Houston's funeral, or "Home... more info

Dlisted — We're coming up on hour three of Whitney Houston's "Going Home" memorial and I don't know how my eyelids are still able to open after sitting through Kevin Costner talking for 35 million minutes about himself, himself, himself, himself... more info

Starpulse — Aretha Franklin has been forced to pull out of performing at Whitney Houston's funeral in New Jersey due to health issues. more info

Detroit Free Press — Aretha Franklin had been expected to sing at the service today in Newark, N.J. She tells the Associated Press she has been having foot and leg problems. She gave a concert Friday and says her legs locked up late into the night. more info

ContactMusic — Aretha Franklin has been forced to pull out of performing at Whitney Houstons funeral in New Jersey due to health issues Longtime family friend Franklin was due to pay her last respects to the late superstar and perform the singers classic The Greate... more info

People.com — The Queen of Soul is reported to have fallen ill and won't perform at the funeral as planned more info

People.com — "Whitney knew how to be a star and she was one of the brightest stars in the universe," Franklin tells PEOPLE more info

Guardian Music — Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin and Kevin Costner among those scheduled to speak at memorial for singer in New JerseySoul, gospel and pop music greats are to mourn Whitney Houston on Saturday, one week after the sudden death of the singer whose specta... more info