Perez Hilton — Check out the video (above) of Aretha Franklin saying some nice words in defense of Christina Aguilera's Super Bowl performance flub. Nice to see all these celebs coming out in support of Xtina! We're sure Ms. Aguilera will return the favor by making... more info

Perez Hilton — We reported just a bit ago that Christina Aguilera and Jennifer Hudson were going to be doing a special tribute to Aretha Franklin for the Grammys. We're finding out now, though, just who the THREE more performers are to add to that list! Those perfo... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — In the midst of my conversation a few days ago with Clive Davis, the veteran label chief, talent scout and record producer offered up a particularly welcome bit of news about Aretha Franklin, who went through some serious surgery last... more info

People.com — Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson, Yolanda Adams and Florence Welch will honor the Queen more info

Pop Crunch — Aguilera’s shot at redemption may come sooner than we thought: Under-siege singer Christina Aguilera will combine vocals with slimmed-down R&B diva Jennifer Hudson and three as-yet-unannounced artist from various genres in a performance that will o... more info

CNN Showbiz — Aretha Franklin won't say much about her recent health troubles, but the Queen of Soul said in an interview with HLN on Tuesday that she's doing "very, very, well." more info

Topix — Will Christina Aguilera's first performance, post-national anthem debacle, be at the Grammy Awards? The music industry blog Wayne's World reports that Aguilera and Jennifer Hudson will open the awards this Sunday night with a special tribute to Areth... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — This shit just works on so many levels. Like most everything Nina Simone chose to cover throughout her career, this, her incredibly funky take of Aretha Franklin’s “Save Me,” adds a muscularity to Aretha’s already powerful performance. No one... more info

Mjsbigblog — Jennifer Hudson will reportedly perform at this Sunday’s Grammy Awards, according to The Hollywood Reporter Christina Aguilera will open the Grammys this Sunday — her first performance since flubbing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl this pa... more info

Guardian Music — Some of you have already weighed in on Christina Aguilera's rather sad performance last night. She forgot the lyrics in the second verse. It comes at about :50 into the video. More offensive to me than even that was all this modern-day pseudo-scat si... more info