Yahoo! Music — The Queen of Soul has announced plans to retire from recording this year.  more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — A new documentary based on music mogul Clive Davis’ bestselling 2013 autobiography, “The Soundtrack of Our Lives,” will open the Tribeca Film Festival in New York on April 19, accompanied by a concert with several of the stars D... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — A new documentary based on music mogul Clive Davis’ bestselling 2013 autobiography, “The Soundtrack of Our Lives,” will open the Tribeca Film Festival in New York on April 19, accompanied by a concert with several of the stars D... more info

Yahoo! Music — The Tribeca Film Festival will open this year with a documentary and concert to celebrate Clive Davis, the legendary music executive who signed stars from Janis Joplin to Whitney Houston. The screening at Radio City Music Hall will be followed by a c... more info

Mjsbigblog — Watch American Idol's Fantasia cover Aretha Franklin's Dr. Feel Good on the special "Taking the Stage," celebrating African American history. The post Fantasia “Dr. Feel Good” Performance Wows Taking the Stage VIDEO appeared first on mjsbigblog. ... more info

Stereogum — Tony Bennett turned 90 earlier this year on, and bunch of stars including Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan, Elton John, Aretha Franklin, Andrea Bocelli, Billy Joel, Lady Gaga, Alec Baldwin, and Kevin Spacey put on a concert a few weeks ago to honor the legen... more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Already postponed once, Aretha Franklin’s Chicago Theatre show this weekend has been put off again. The new date will be March 31. A statement at the theater’s website said the decision was prompted by “the potential for bad weather and unsafe ... more info

AllHipHop — NICKI MINAJ, AKON AND SIR THE BAPTIST HIT THE HEADLINES more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — When Phillipa Soo was growing up in suburban Chicago, she would climb onto her parents’ coffee table in her pink tutu to perform. There, before a rapt audience of her brother and stuffed animals, she’d belt out Aretha Franklin songs at ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Michael Dorf's annual tribute show will celebrate Aretha Franklin in 2017. Continue reading… more info