*Hundreds of people attended a memorial service planned by Aretha Franklin for her late father and brother held at the Detroit church where they were ministers. The Detroit News reports the Sunday ...

(RNS) — What would a conversation between Aretha Franklin and the Apostle Paul sound like? The question may seem random, as the two figures are so different. One is the Queen of Soul, a Memphis native ...

Aretha Franklin is forever known as the Queen of Soul, and if you listen to her music, it's clear why. The legendary musician started singing at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, where her father, ...

As the granddaughter of gospel icon Aretha Franklin, music runs in Grace Franklin's family. And in Sunday's season premiere of "American Idol," Grace, then 15, auditioned for the singing competition ...