Aretha Franklin

Okay, I Need You To Be Brutally Honest: Did These Celebs Play These Roles Really Well Or Did They Play Themselves?
They say some people are born to a play a specific role. (WARNING: bad jokes ahead)

I've Collected 14 Women Trailblazers, You Just Have To Guess What They Were The First To Do
“If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one.”

13 Times Morning Shows Were Controversial As Hell
Matt Lauer to Sandra Bullock: "The major thing that's changed since you've been here last: I've now seen you naked...it's now my screensaver."

12 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About Music That'll Personally Never Get Old For Me
Barbra Streisand cut her nails on one hand to learn the guitar for A Star Is Born (1976), and to me, that's pretty darn cool.

52 Photos Of Black Women Who Revolutionized Music In The 20th Century
From Ma Rainey to TLC.

55 Behind-The-Scenes Photos Of Black Musicians Throughout History That'll Change The Way You See Them Forever
Baby Jimi Hendrix was the cutest kiddo ever!!!

23 Times Hollywood Threw A Movie Cameo Right In Your Face, And 23 Times They Subtly Fooled You
Keegan-Michael Key's cameo in Get Out was so darn clever.

30 Legendary Celebrity Couples That Millennials Had No Idea Existed And Baby Boomers Still Go Bananas For
I, for one, had no idea Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland dated.

Some Famous Musicians Just Have Undeniable Chemistry Together, And Here Are 21 Examples To Prove It
I will never get sick of a Billie Eilish and Khalid collaboration — like, EVER.

24 Times Celebrities, Stylists, And Designers Stood Up And Called Out The Fashion Industry
"If you’re not making clothes for me, and if you don’t want to make clothes for me, I don’t want to wear your [designs]." —Lizzo

Aretha Franklin Deserved Better Than "Respect"
The film touches upon the major moments of Franklin’s life, but does not coalesce into a fulfilling narrative.

Jennifer Hudson Playing Aretha Franklin Is The Perfect Example Of A Full-Circle Moment
This was destiny!

If You Know Who Sang 14/20 Of These Rock Songs, Your Parents Raised You Right
Hopefully you can make it through this not just livin' on a prayer.

Alright, Millennials: If You Recognize These 18 Celebs From The '60s, Your Boomer Parents Definitely Raised You Right
Let's see how much you really know about the '60s.

The First Trailer For Jennifer Hudson's Aretha Franklin Biopic "RESPECT" Looks Just As Great As I Imagined
Now I'm even more excited to see Respect!

How Men Mishandled Aretha Franklin's And Whitney Houston's Legacies
BET’s The Bobby Brown Story and Aretha Franklin’s televised eulogy show how men often rewrite the personal narratives of the women celebrities they claim to love.

Aretha Franklin's Family Says The Eulogy A Pastor Delivered Was "Offensive And Distasteful"
"Rev. Jasper Williams spent more than 50 minutes speaking and at no time did he properly eulogize her," said Vaughn Franklin, her nephew.

President Trump Got Dragged Quite A Bit At Aretha Franklin’s Funeral
“You lugubrious leech, you dopey doppelgänger of deceit and deviance, you lethal liar, you dim-witted dictator, you foolish fascist,” was just one of the lines.

People Think Cicely Tyson's Hat Would Have Made Aretha Franklin Proud
“I just need to find myself a church hat that’s even half as fire as Cicely’s.”

"She Was A Black Woman In A White Man's World," Al Sharpton Said At Aretha Franklin's Funeral
"She was a feminist before feminism was popular. She was a civil rights activist when it wasn't popular."

Ariana Grande Performed "Natural Woman" At Aretha Franklin's Funeral
Grande also sang the song on The Tonight Show after the Queen of Soul died.

Ariana Grande And Pete Davidson Just Met Hillary And Bill Clinton At Aretha Franklin's Funeral
The SNL star has a tattoo of Clinton's face on his leg.

Aretha Franklin Was Given A Queen's Treatment At Her Star-Studded Funeral
Performers and speakers include Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Hudson, Ariana Grande, former president Bill Clinton, and Tyler Perry.

Here Are All The Celebs Singing And Speaking At Aretha Franklin's Funeral
Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Hudson, and Ariana Grande will all be giving tributes to the late Queen of Soul.

Aretha Franklin Fans Have Lined Up To Pay Their Last Respects In Detroit
The Queen of Soul will lie in repose in the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History for two days before her funeral Friday.

Madonna Set The Record Straight About Her "Tribute" To Aretha Franklin At The VMAs
"I did not intend to do a tribute to her!"

Aretha Franklin Gave Black Women Something We Could Feel
While there’s no doubt Franklin’s music transcended genres and audiences, the Queen of Soul was first and foremost the voice of what it feels like to be a black woman in America.

Ariana Grande Gave A Beautiful Tribute To Aretha Franklin On "The Tonight Show"
Grande honored the late singer by performing "Natural Woman."

Fox News Mistakenly Showed A Photo Of Patti LaBelle In Its Aretha Franklin Coverage
“We sincerely apologize to Aretha Franklin’s family and friends.”

Barack And Michelle Obama Say Aretha Franklin “Helped Define The American Experience”
“In her voice, we could feel our history, all of it and in every shade — our power and our pain, our darkness and our light, our quest for redemption and our hard-won respect,” the Obamas said.