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Music
Watch Bruce Springsteen Perform Aretha Franklin’s “Don’t Play That Song” from New Album
Ahmet Ertegun isn't usually thought of as a songwriter. But the legendary head of Atlantic Records co-wrote a major hit for Aretha Franklin in...
Celebrity
Aretha Franklin Would Have Turned 80 Today, Still the Best Singer of Our Lifetime
Today would have been Aretha Franklin's 80th birthday. She was born in a magical year for pop stars -- Paul McCartney and Carole King...
Movies
SAG Awards: Respect! First Time Since 1999 Two Actresses Nominated for Playing Same Person (Aretha Franklin)
My dear friend Aretha Franklin must be smiling from heaven.
For the first time since 1999, two actresses have received SAG nominations for playing the...
Movies
Oscars: There’s a Gathering Storm for Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin in “Respect” as Voters Catch Up
For months now we've been told told told by Oscar prognosticators that Kristin Stewart was in the lead for "Spencer." It's been hammered home...
Movies
MGM Throws in the Towel, Sends Aretha Franklin Biopic “Respect” to Streaming, Facing $30 mil Write Off
MGM has waved the white flag, thrown in the towel, fallen on its sword.
The studio is sending the Aretha Franklin biopic "Respect" to VOD...
Music
Watch Jennifer Hudson’s Spectacular Performance of Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” on Colbert
I have a lot of misgivings about the overall movie, "Respect." But watch Jennifer Hudson perform the famous song on Colbert last night. This...
Music
No “Respect:” Daughter of Aretha Franklin Producer Speaks Out on Missing Movie Characters: “Very little historical accuracy yet again”
Tom Dowd was one of Aretha Franklin's three main producers/arrangers at Atlantic Records. But like the great Arif Mardin, he is also entirely scrubbed...
Celebrity
“Respect” Director on Cutting Aretha Franklin’s Famed Backup Singer Cissy Houston from Movie: “That is part of artistic license”
One of the biggest mistakes in the forthcoming Aretha Franklin biopic, "Respect," is the cutting of her most famous back up singer.
Cissy Houston, leader...