Aretha Franklin

Today in Tha Wire The Queen of Soul unleashes five years of anger on Dionne Warwick for allegedly lying about her at Whitney Houston's funeral in 2012.

Respect.

Aretha Franklin, the legendary Queen of Soul, has announced that she's retiring.

Aretha Franklin dominated the stage at the Kennedy Center Honors slaying her classic song "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman." The Queen of Soul even made President Obama cry.

Today in Tha Wire, Jaden Smith drops new music, Aretha Franklin readies new album, Beyonce releases 2015 calendar & Tyrese gives nanny a big surprise.

If Aretha Franklin has her way, The thenewsnerd website that posted the fake story of her having a fight with Pattie LaBelle, may end up shelling out some money.

I guess it's safe to say Aretha Franklin and Pattie LaBelle ain't cool.  Over the weekend the two divas met up at the White Houses' “Women of Soul”and the Queen of Soul threw Mrs. Pattie some shade.

The Queen of Soul, has been forced to pull out of several upcoming appearances including Major League Baseball luncheon where she will be honored this weekend.  Find out why and what she has to say about it here.

The family of the late Emmett Till wanted an apology from Lil Wayne for the disrespectful lyrics the rapper laid down on the remix of "Karate Chop".  This week, they got it.....or did they?

According to The Huffington Post R&B Singer Fontella Bass passed away on last night in St. Louis, Missouri.

It's full steam ahead for The Best New Artist Grammy nominee Nicki Minaj. Nicki shot out a tweet yesterday that read: "Roman releases his teaser tomorrow on itunes. It's entitled : Roman In Moscow. 1pmEST".  Not only does she have a new single but her sophomore album is already scheduled for release.

Tyrese has added "Author" to his long list of titles.  After the success of his debut book, "Get Out Of Your Own Way," which he co-wrote with Rev. Run, the two are teaming up for another run.  Tye's new book, "Manology," will focus on understanding a man.