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Aretha Franklin Named Top Rock Performer
November 12, 2008
It’s time to give Aretha Franklin a little R-E-S-P-E-C-T, because she’s been named the greatest singer of the rock era in a new poll.
The 20-time Grammy winner beat out Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger, who came in at numbers 11 and 16! Put that in your pipe and smoke it! Ray Charles was the #2 winner, followed by Elvis Presley in third.
The #4 spot goes to Sam Cooke, with...
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Mathew Knowles Fires Back at Aretha Franklin
February 14, 2008
Yesterday we reported that Aretha Franklin was sorta pissed that Beyonce called Tina Turner the queen.
Now, Beyonce's father, Mathew Knowles is firing back at Aretha to defend his daughter over her comment.
"Something this ridiculous – it's childish, it's unprofessional," Mathew Knowles said in a statement. "And it's a sad day when egos get bruise because somebody used the word king, queen, prince or princess."
Come on guys, all Aretha wants is a little R-E-...
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Aretha Demands Respect
February 13, 2008
The divas of old are back with a vengeance! First Natalie Cole expressed her disappointment with Amy Winehouse, and now Aretha has beef with Beyonce.
Beyonce called Tina Turner the queen and that did not fly well with Aretha. In a statement issued by her publicist, she said, " I don't know whose toes I may have stepped on or whose ego I may have bruised between the Grammys and Beyonce.
However, I dismissed it as a cheap shot for...
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T The New Aretha Franklin
February 07, 2008
Aretha Franklin is a whole new woman. She now has a trainer, is performing at this Sunday's Grammy's, and she coming out with an album under her own label, Aretha's Records.
She tells the AP, "I've got a new trainer, and she's giving me a lot of good things, really educating me about nutrition and weight loss and how to do it, and cooking stuff for you. I'm not on a diet. It's...
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