Aretha Franklin said a few months ago that her current tour will be her last. But there was nothing retiring about Franklin's Thursday performance at Wolf Trap. Early in her show, Franklin, decked out ...

YouTube masher-upper extraordinaire Bill McClintock has returned! For his latest amalgamation masterwork, McClintock has take Aerosmith’s “Sweet Emotion” and put it together with Aretha Franklin’s ...

Divas Live: The Aretha Franklin Playlist"Chain of Fools"In conjunction with the June issue of ESSENCE, we're presenting our favorite five divas of all time. Each week, we explore one diva's life in ...

Welcome to the first installment of Breaks With Tradition! This is a new column that examines a certain song that's been frequently sampled and how that song has been used through the years. We're ...

Happy (belated) birthday to the Queen of Soul! Aretha Franklin, born March 25, 1942, left an indelible mark on music, culture, and civil rights. Her voice—powerful, passionate, and ...