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7 Stars Weigh In On Beyonce's Lip-Syncing: Steven Tyler, Aretha Franklin & Fab Morvan (Milli Vanilli) Among Them

Keith James — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:10:19 +0000

Two former American Idol judges (Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez), a legend who sang at Obama's first Inauguration (Aretha Franklin), and the surviving half of Milli Vanilli (Fab Morvan) as well as a handful of other pro singers (Alicia Keys, LeAnn Rimes & Michelle Williams) have stepped up to defend Beyonce's choice to lip-sync the National Anthem.

Aretha Franklin Will Perform at Whitney Houston's Funeral

Scott Shetler — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:35:55 +0000

Aretha Franklin will be performing at Whitney Houston‘s invite-only funeral service on Feb. 18, Entertainment Tonight is reporting. Record label executive Clive Davis, who helped guide the careers of both singers as the president of Arista Records for a quarter-century, personally requested to have Franklin perform, and the Queen of Soul found it impossible to turn down the invitation.

Diva Of The Day: Aretha Franklin

Lite 98.7 — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 11:45:10 +0000

Looking to be a Diva for the day with our Girls Gone Diva? You got to know the Diva of the day and we have today’s Diva! Aretha Franklin is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is adept at jazz, [...]