Stereogum — Ariana Grande appeared on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon tonight to promote her new album, Sweetener. She was apparently just scheduled to participate in a comedy skit but, as TMZ lays out, producers asked her to perform a song in tribute to ... more info

Consequence of Sound — The emotional performance opened Thursday night's episode of The Tonight Show. more info

Detroit Free Press — The Detroit Tigers made a nice tribute to Aretha Franklin in Thursday's game notes against the Twins.             more info

New York Post — Aretha Franklin wasn’t just a singer, she was a superhero. How else to explain how she swooped in and saved the 1998 Grammy Awards? Twenty years ago at Radio City Music Hall, the Queen of Soul turned into the Queen of Opera when she came to the res... more info

Sky News — Aretha Franklin's bass player has described her as a generous and kind person who was an "icon" in her hometown of Detroit. more info

Detroit Free Press — There aren't many duds in the entire six-decade catalog, but here are 10 songs that helped define the Queen of Soul's career.             more info

The Daily Mail — During Thursday's live launch, Bad Girls Club star Natalie, 33, made her entrance to the hit song Respect, after the reality star had proudly proclaimed what a 'naughty, bad girl' she is. more info

Detroit Free Press — The show features rare video of the Queen of Soul on tour and her interview with Diane Sawyer in Detroit.             more info

TMZ — Aretha Franklin's family knows a massive turnout's expected to honor the legendary singer -- and a church just won't cut it -- so they'll hold her public viewing at a much larger venue ... TMZ has learned.  Sources close to the family tell us… ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — more info