There is a good chance that as you read this, you can’t name an Aretha Franklin album. Sure, you know the hits — "Respect," "Chain of Fools," "Rock Steady," "Spanish Harlem" and so many more — that ...

For its record-breaking frame, SOS earned 56,000 equivalent album units in the week ending May 4, according to Luminate, a 5% drop from the prior frame, but still 20,000 units ahead of the week’s ...

Rolling Stone gave its much talked (read: argued) about “500 Greatest Albums of All Time” a reboot, with less emphasis on rock and a noticeable nod to other musical tastes. The time around, the list, ...

On January 22, 1968, Aretha Franklin released “Lady Soul.” Credit: Photo courtesy of All Music. Aretha Franklin has long been considered the “Queen of Soul” and her Detroit upbringing has always kept ...

Last week, Aretha Franklin released the first track from her forthcoming album, a cover of Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep.” The new album, a collection of covers called Aretha Franklin Sings the Great ...

NEW YORK (Billboard) - As Aretha Franklin celebrates her 68th birthday this month, she shows no sign of slowing down. She plans to sing arias this summer in three charity concerts with former ...

NEW YORK (AP) — At 74, the Queen of Soul has decided to take it a little easier. Aretha Franklin is planning to retire this year, she told Detroit TV station WDIV Local 4, the city’s NBC affiliate.

The Queen of Soul says she's taking control of her newest collection. Aretha Franklin offered a preview Friday of several songs from her forthcoming album, "Aretha: A Woman Falling out of Love," in a ...

The Queen of Soul had an affinity for classic rock, too. "I like all kinds of music," Franklin told this writer during a 1985 interview at her home in suburban Detroit. "It doesn't have to start as a ...