Franklin, Aretha

Was 1968 the Grammys’ Best Year Ever?

By Lindsay Zoladz January 30, 20245th Dimension, The (Music Group), Beatles, The, Campbell, Glen, Cash, Johnny, Cash, June Carter, Country Music, Folk Music, Franklin, Aretha, Gentry, Bobbie, Grammy Awards, internal-sub-only-nl, Music, Pop and Rock Music, Presley, Elvis, Rhythm and Blues (Music), Sam & Dave, Wynette, Tammy

Before the 2024 awards on Sunday, revisit a ceremony where the Recording Academy got it right, honoring the Beatles, Bobbie Gentry, Aretha Franklin and more.

13 (Great) Songs With Parenthetical Titles

By RSS Feed August 22, 2023audio-neutral-informative, Charli XCX, Dylan, Bob, Franklin, Aretha, Houston, Whitney, Jackson, Janet, Meat Loaf, Music, My Chemical Romance (Music Group), Pop and Rock Music, Radiohead (Music Group), Redding, Otis, REM (Music Group), Rolling Stones, Sonic Youth (Music Group), Talking Heads (Music Group)

How Radiohead, Whitney Houston, Meat Loaf and others made a point with punctuation.

Four Pages Found in a Couch Are Ruled Aretha Franklin’s True Will

By Ben Sisario and Ryan Patrick Hooper July 11, 2023Decisions and Verdicts, Franklin, Aretha, Music, Pop and Rock Music, Respect (Movie), Wills and Estates

In deciding a family dispute over her estate, a jury in Michigan ruled that a handwritten document found in a couch at Franklin’s home after her death represented her last wishes.

Is Aretha Franklin’s True Will the One Found in the Couch or a Cabinet?

By Julia Jacobs July 9, 2023Franklin, Aretha, Music, Pop and Rock Music, Succession (TV Program), Suits and Litigation (Civil), Wills and Estates

A trial starting on Monday is to decide whether either of two handwritten documents represents the singer’s last wishes. Her sons have battled in court for years over the question.