Detroit Free Press — Friends and family of Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, got an early taste of her upcoming CD during a listening party today at the Detroit Fish Market. more info

MTV.com News — After a rocky start to the semifinals, we take a look back at this stage of the competition last year.By Eric Ditzian Anoop Desai performs on season eight of "American Idol" Photo: Michael Becker/Getty Images/ Fox After two nights of middl... more info

MTV.com News — Andrew Garcia, Katie Stevens, Janell Wheeler, John Park and other early front-runners make the cut.By Katie Byrne Janell Wheeler on "American Idol" Wednesday Photo: Fox In an "American Idol" first, seven contenders for the season-nine top ... more info

Detroit Free Press — Detroit's own Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin is appearing in a funny new commercial from Snickers. more info

ContactMusic — Catherine Zeta-Jones has been named Worst Dressed Celebrity.The actress topped an annual list compiled by animal welfare organisation PETA (People for the... more info

Pop Crunch — Singing divas Aretha Franklin and Liza Minnelli give our beloved Betty White a bit of healthy competition Snickers’ recently-unveiled “Road Trip” ad. more info

MTV.com News — After group night, Katie Stevens, Didi Benami, Haeley Vaughn are also drawing attention.By Gil Kaufman, with additional reporting by Jim Cantiello Andrew Garcia on "American Idol" Photo: Fox Yes, the first two rounds of Hollywood week have... more info

Dlisted — Whoever is the mastermind behind these Snickers commercials must be my twin in the head. Their Super Bowl commercial starred Betty White, and now there's another one starring Queen Chichis herself Aretha Franklin (featuring Liza M). Aretha i... more info

Pop Bytes — PHOTO | COURTESY OF THE RECORDING ACADEMY® / DANNY CLINCH © 2010 At this year's 52nd Annual GRAMMY® Awards on Jan. 31, Beyoncé set a new record for most wins by a female in a single awards year, walking away with six GRAMMY Awards... more info

All About Jazz — She hardly needs an introduction -- in fact, she doesn't even really need a last name. Aretha -- also known as the Queen of Soul -- burst onto the scene in the 1960s, when she signed on with Atlantic Records to release hits like Chain of Fools, "R... more info