Why Aretha Franklin’s shocking life of hardship and tragedy — abandoned by her mother, pregnant at 12 — led to her being a demanding diva, now celebrated in a movie starring Jennifer Hudson.

I first encountered Aretha Franklin in the pile of vinyl records my brother and sister left behind when they left for college. The Beatles’ “Revolver” caught my eye, but it was the stunning ...

Aretha Franklin, whose exceptionally expressive singing about joy and pain and faith and liberation earned the Detroit diva a permanent and undisputed title — the “Queen of Soul” — died ...

When Aretha Franklin sought a second metro Detroit home as a creative sanctuary and hub for her famously lavish parties, she ...

Aretha Franklin did not leave behind a formal, typewritten will when she died five years ago at age 76.. The singer reportedly had a net worth of $80 million when she died. But the estate now has ...

Aretha Franklin's Rose Estate, a gorgeous 1927 home, is situated along the ninth hole of the Detroit Golf Club in the Palmer Woods neighborhood. $3,500 iPhone possible?

The Team Legend singer hit all her runs, high notes, low notes, the lot. By Lars Brandle Aretha Franklin owned the title “Queen of Soul,” for good reason. The Detroit native was electric, with ...

The exhibit will feature wardrobe, shoes, video displays and photos from throughout Franklin’s career, including a copy of the first-ever recording Franklin released, a 1956 vinyl of “Never ...

Aretha Franklin came to New York a nobody — and left a legend. The iconic singer was a shy 18-year-old mother of two, little known outside the gospel world, when she arrived in the Big Apple in ...

Aretha Franklin’s Rose Estate blooms again after $2 million rehab of grand Detroit home. ... More: As 'My Girl' turns 60, beloved Detroit song gets new Temptations vinyl, TV spots ...