Artist: Aretha Franklin

Obama ha sido el responsable de más momentos musicales en la Casa Blanca que cualquiera de sus residentes desde que Bill Clinton tocó el saxofón. En 2008, Barack cantó una parte de "Chain of Fools" de Aretha Franklin, unos años después "Let's Stay Together" de Al Green, y anoche, en un concierto de blues con nada más y nada menos que Mick Jagger, B.B. King y Buddy Guy, el presidente interpretó unas cuantas líneas de "Sweet Home Chicago".

Leg spasms and muscle pain might have kept Aretha Franklin from attending Whitney Houston's funeral yesterday. However, that didn't mean that the Queen of Soul forgot about her goddaughter's memory. On the night before Houston's funeral, Franklin made not one, but two, touching tributes to the late singer. Franklin performed "I Will Always Love You" as well as "Greatest Love of All" in honor of Houston, who she fondly called "Nippy." "Remember the hits and forget the misses," Franklin told the crowd who met with her rounds of applause. "I'll always look back and [...]

Many members of Whitney Houston's friends and family were able to pay their respects to the late singer during her "home going" service in Newark, New Jersey this morning. Unfortunately, Houston's ex-husband Bobby Brown and godmother Aretha Franklin were not able to fully participate. Though initial reports indicated that Brown was not welcome at the memorial, he was invited and attended — but only briefly, as he abruptly left shortly after the service began. And though Franklin was scheduled to perform in tribute to her goddaughter, the singer never showed up. Find out [...]

Filed under: News Lia Eustachewich One week after she was found dead in Beverly Hills, Calif., Whitney Houston will be laid to rest today (Feb. 18) in her hometown of Newark, N.J. The invitation-only funeral is set to take place at 12PM EST at the New Hope Baptist Church, where a young Whitney first discovered her voice and set off on a path to superstardom. Soul legends Aretha Franklin and [...]

Her godmother's tribute is much more touching than Jennifer Hudson's. Filed under: Beats , Clip , Yankee Panky Tagged: album , Aretha Franklin , new , single

The shadow cast by Whitney Houston's death made the 2012 Grammy Awards feel a little colder, and the pop world at large a little darker. And though that tragedy loomed largest this week, there were other big developments too, and we've charted the ups and downs of Madonna, Usher, Nicki Minaj and others on our newest Pop & Fizz graph. (Remember, we measure each artist or major news story according to their size (that's Rank) and then we weigh how they're faring overall in the pop zeitgeist (that's Hype). Scroll below to see who [...]

Right before an annual pre-Grammy party, it was reported that Whitney Houston had passed in her hotel bathroom. This Saturday, February 18th around 12:00pm ET, millions of fans from around the world will be given an opportunity to bid farewell to the pop superstar and watch live coverage of Whitney Houston's funeral. It will be exactly one week after Whitney Houston's tragic and untimely death. Though Whitney Houston 's funeral will be a private, invite-only affair, it will reportedly feature some of the biggest celebrities the late pop icon worked [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News RCA NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder will sing at the private funeral Saturday of Whitney Houston in what promises to be a very musical service . Publicist Kristen Foster also confirms that invitations went out to Houston's ex-husband, Bobby Brown ; her co-star in ' The Bodyguard ,' Kevin Costner ; [...]

This Saturday, Queen Of Soul Aretha Franklin will reportedly pay tribute to Whitney Houston by singing at the late music star 's funeral in Newark, New Jersey . (Also said to be on tap for vocal duties at the service are BeBe and CeCe Winans.) Not only was 69-year-old Franklin the godmother of Whitney, the pair also recorded a duet together called "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be", for Aretha's 1989 album Through The Storm . Aretha's connection to the "I Will Always Love [...]

Plans are underway for Whitney Houston's funeral , which will take place this Saturday in New Jersey. Aretha Franklin (who recently covered "I Will Always Love You" in tribute to her goddaughter) will sing during the memorial, in a performance that will be streamed live online. Other attendees at Saturday's invitation-only event include Whitney's friend and mentor Clive Davis and Reverend Jesse Jackson, but the most notable absentee might be the star's ex-husband Bobby Brown, who is reportedly not welcome. "People connected to the Houston family have reached out to [...]

Filed under: News RCA Details are emerging about Whitney Houston 's upcoming funeral on Saturday, Feb. 18, in her New Jersey hometown of Newark. The invitation-only event will include guests like Aretha Franklin, Clive Davis and Rev. Jesse Jackson , but rumors are circulating that the singer's own ex-husband Bobby Brown is not wanted at the ceremony by members of Houston's family. Whitney's famous godmother Aretha will send her goddaughter off [...]

This week in NYC live music brings another interesting and eclectic mix of shows, including a week-long run by Richard Thompson, an all-star cast at the Tibet House Benefit Concert, lots of New Orleans-style funk/soul/jazz, plus shows by Big Gigantic, Mates of State, Yellowbirds, and Zola Jesus, among others. Read on for the weekly highlight reel and show listings...

Always loved Aretha's very soulful version of this great song. Really love her piano playing on some versions that I have heard over the years.

USA's incumbent President Barack Obama has compiled a cool 28-track Spotify playlist to soundtrack his up coming election campaign.The official mixtape, which you can check out here , features songs from the likes of Bruce Springsteen , Aretha Franklin , Florence and the Machine , No Doubt , U2 , [...]

President Barack Obama built his entire campaign on the premise of hope and change. Along the way, he's realigned the musical tastes associated with the leader of the free world, as evidenced by his love of hip-hop and Al Green and invitations to acts like The Killers and Yim Yames to play the White House. Fun fact: President Bush only had a paltry 250 songs on his iPod . In an effort to further play up his musical savviness (which undoubtedly translates to more votes in the Williamsburg region), [...]

Tal y como lo hizo hace 4 años, cuando competía por la presidencia de los Estados Unidos, el presidente Barack Obama acaba de publicar un playlist con sus canciones favoritas del momento. La gran diferencia en esta ocasión, aparte de que esta vez está tratando de ser reelegido, es que el playlist se puede escuchar integro en su página de Facebook usando Spotify. El playlist que se armó Obama tiene de todo y para todos. Pasa por No Doubt, Florence and the Machine, Wilco, Arcade Fire y Noah and the Whale, hasta Bruce Springsteen, Aretha [...]

looks like the post x-factor US campaign began over the weekend as melanie amaro made her post win debut in this massive pepsi ad for superbowl sunday. check out the accompanying thumping remake of 'respect' in full below and tell me you secretly didn't mind it. melanie amaro - respect and check out the full superbowl ad below featuring sir elton john: pepsi - kings court http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wo ngiesMusicWorld

With most of the recent news surrounding The X Factor having to do with the pink slip parade unleashed upon half its on-air talent, we almost forgot about the woman who actually won the competition, Melanie Amaro. The singer, who is signed to judge LA Reid's Epic Records , has a new single out, "Respect", which samples Aretha Franklin's classic song with an additional dancefloor beat and an overdose of synths. Listen to it below. Melanie Amaro - "Respect" [...]

Filed under: News , R.I.P. Frederick M. Brown, Getty Images Don Cornelius , who helped popularize black music and culture through ' Soul Train ,' a show he created and hosted for more than two decades, was found dead earlier today (Feb. 1) in Sherman Oaks, Calif., the Los Angeles Times reports. He was 75. According to sources, the cause of death was a self-inflicted gunshot wound . Police arrived at Cornelius' apartment [...]

Aretha Franklin's Arista singles are an essential chapter of post-70s rhythm and blues.