ContactMusic — Aretha Franklin has no plans to hire a wedding planner ahead of her summer 12 nuptials insisting theres no way in the world she would hand over control of her big day to a stranger The Respect hitmaker announced this week begs02Jan12 shes set to... more info

ContactMusic — Aretha Franklin wants Vera Wang to design her wedding dress The iconic singer - who announced she would be wedding her long-term friend William Wilkerson earlier this month - has a number of designers in mind for her special gown but is said to be p.... more info

ContactMusic — Aretha Franklin will make her first public appearance since announcing her engagement when she performs at the Bet Honors show in Washington D C next week 14Jan12 The Queen of Soul will join Patti LaBelle and Common onstage at the event which will ho... more info

ContactMusic — Aretha Franklin will choose between three heavyweights of the fashion world to design her all-important wedding dress for her planned nuptials later this year The Queen of Soul 69 announced her engagement to long-time close friend William Willie Wilk... more info

Starpulse — Aretha Franklin is to wed longtime friend William Wilkerson this summer. The Respect hitmaker released a statement to the Associated Press on Monday announcing the news, revealing the couple is pl... more info

The Independent — The "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin has announced her engagement to her long-time friend William "Willie" Wilkerson, whom she is to marry this summer on a beach in Miami. more info

People.com — Get to know the betrothed Queen of Soul's future king more info

The Newsroom — The day's top showbiz news and headlines including the Producers Guild of America announces their award nominations, Meryl Streep to be honored by the Berlin Film Festival, and Aretha Franklin gets engaged. more info

ContactMusic — Aretha Franklin has become engaged to long time friend William Willie Wilkerson The Queen Of Soul having found love later in her life aged 69 and in a short statement the veteran star revealed that plans were already afoot for the wedding Franklin h.... more info

ContactMusic — The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin has announced that she has become engaged to her long-term partner William Willie Wilkerson According to a report in the Daily Mail the singer said that they are considering a summer wedding possibly on Miami Beach i... more info