aretha franklin

The Queen of Soul is hitting the road and headed to New York. Aretha Franklin has announced her first live concerts, following her undisclosed surgery late last year. The Queen of Soul will perform in Chicago on May 19th, at Niagara Falls on May 28th and as part of the Toronto Jazz Festival on June 24th...

Aretha Franklin proved she was in fine health on Friday night by singing publicly for the first time in months. Franklin made the impromptu performance during her 69th birthday party, joining former Temptations singer Dennis Edwards on stage for a rendition of “The Way We Were.” Among the celebrities in attendance at the event were

Talk-show host Wendy Williams announced that she has landed the exclusive first in-person interview with Aretha Franklin since the singer has been ill. Media reports said the 68-year-old Franklin was recently treated for

Aretha Franklin, who says she’s back at “150 percent,” is planning to return to the stage in May for her first post-surgery performance. She will also

A month after surgery in Detroit for an undisclosed ailment, Aretha Franklin says her health is “superb.” Franklin called in to yesterday’s installment of “The Wendy Williams Show,” telling Wendy she was relaxing at a casino hotel in her hometown and hopes to begin traveling soon, saying she’ll be “looking for a fabulous beach.” See the interview here!

Aretha Franklin tells Jet magazine that her unspecified illness that required surgery last month “has been resolved.”