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Grace Franklin, granddaughter of the iconic singer Aretha Franklin, auditioned for American Idol Sunday, singing the Lauryn Hill version of “Killing Me Softly,” as well as her late grandmother’s song “Ain’t No Way.” Franklin, 15, revealed her relationship to Aretha to the panel early on, drawing an immediate response from Lionel Ritchie, who shared a memory about […]
National Geographic will premiere the third installment in their Genius anthology series later this year with a focus on the life of the iconic Aretha Franklin. The eight-part series will “explore Franklin’s musical genius and incomparable career – and the immeasurable impact and lasting influence she has had on music and culture around the world.” Aretha will be played by Cynthia […]
Sabrina Owens, Aretha Franklin‘s niece and the personal representative of Franklin’s estate, has reportedly found the late singer’s handwritten wills, according to the Associated Press. The newly discovered wills were filed in probate court in Oakland County, Michigan on Monday. The wills, three of them in total, were discovered by Owens after she came across a key for a […]
You have heard the old adage which states that there are only two things certain in life: death and taxes. Apparently, the latter can still haunt you in the afterlife. TMZ has learned that the IRS has claimed that Aretha Franklin owes them nearly $8 million in back taxes, stemming from 2012 to 2018, in […]
In the fall of 2018, just months after Aretha Franklin died, reports surfaced that brought her mourning fans a small measure of relief: The long-buried concert film Amazing Grace was finally, more than 45 years after its filming, going to come out. It ran at several festivals, spent a week in December at New York City’s […]
A Detroit mansion owned by Aretha Franklin has been sold by her estate. According to the Detroit News, the late singer’s brick home near the Detroit Golf Club sold for $300,000 last month. The 5600-square-foot home was built in 1927 and was purchased by Franklin in 1993. Franklin’s estate reports the mansion was the last […]
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