It’s January 2020, but the Hudgens Center in Duluth, Ga., is thrown back to Concertgebouw Amsterdam in 1968. Jennifer Hudson, radiant in an intricately beaded Swarovski crystal gown, is roaring ...

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A 1967 classic by Aretha Franklin took the top spot on a list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time." The track also marks a major personal record for Franklin after it became her No. 1 best-selling ...

Even well-worn notes can sound freshly resonant in the right hands. A new film about Franklin's early years doesn't entirely avoid biopic... Aretha Franklin Biopic Pays Proper 'Respect' To The Queen ...