Sabrina Owens started to consider how to bid her beloved aunt Aretha Franklin farewell before the world even knew the legendary singer was ill. “I tend to be a very organized person,” Owens said. “I started thinking about this back…
When is Aretha Franklin’s funeral? All the updates about the Queen of Soul’s send off (Mirror)
The Queen of Soul has captured the imagination of millions of people with her incredible vocal stylings and larger than life personality. Her life has had many ups and downs but the world mourned when it was announced that Aretha…
Aretha Franklin leaves no will for $80m estate (ET)
According to the Detroit Free Press, the Queen of Soul died with no will or trust for her reported $80 million estate. Per the site, Franklin’s four children — Clarence, 63, Edward, 61, Ted, 54, and Kecalf, 48 — filed…
Aretha Franklin was the original pop diva (HuffPost)
She taught Mariah Carey, Céline Dion and others how to do it simply by expressing her worth. “Divas Live” is proof. “I assume you’ve heard the Aretha story,” said “Divas Live” producer Sean Murphy. He was one of a handful…
Soul singer Aretha Franklin dies at 76
American soul singer, Aretha Franklin has died. Franklin has battled undisclosed health problems for several years. She died at the age of 76. Publicist Gwendolyn Quinn tells The Associated Press via a family statement that Franklin died Thursday at 9:50…
76-year-old Aretha Franklin is ‘seriously ill’ (Time)
Aretha Franklin is seriously ill, according to a person close to the singer. The person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the person was not allowed to publicly talk about the topic, told The Associated Press on Monday…