DETROIT – Aretha Franklin told Local 4's Evrod Cassimy she plans to "retire" this year after the release of her new album. "I must tell you, I am retiring this year," Franklin said.

Aretha Franklin talks new album, says health is 'fine' Brian McCollum. Detroit Free Press. ... best known for his Grammy-winning work with artists such as Gnarls Barkley and the Black Keys.

The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, is celebrating the 50th anniversary of her first album with a new release, 'Aretha: A Woman Falling Out Of Love,' to be released at Walmart on May 3 and a month ...

Aretha Franklin’s album “Amazing Grace” sold more than two million copies, becoming the best-selling gospel album of all time. She recorded it over two days in 1972 at the New Temple Missionary ...

The new Aretha Franklin album, Aretha Now, to be released at the end of June shows America’s most important and popular singer walking a very thin line between progress and regression.The best ...

There is a good chance that as you read this, you can't name an Aretha Franklin album. Sure, you know the hits -- "Respect," "Chain of Fools," "Rock Steady," "Spanish Harlem" and so many more ...

Aretha Franklin is showing some R-E-S-P-E-C-T to her fellow divas: The Queen of Soul will release an album Oct. 21 covering classic songs from other female singers.

Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics sold 23,000 in its first week, the Queen of Soul’s best sales frame since So Damn Happy shifted 27,000 in its third week on the charts, in the week ...

Iconic soul singer Aretha Franklin is retiring. But first, the Queen of Soul will come out with one last album. Franklin announced this week on Detroit TV station WDIV Local 4 that her final ...

After delivering a health scare last December, Aretha Franklin is poised to take over the music world once again. On May 3rd she's going to release her 38th studio album entitled "Aretha: A Woman ...

Aretha Franklin is planning a comeback, and she’s doing it diva-style. It has just been confirmed that the Queen of Soul is putting the finishing touches on a new album, which she was going to ...

Aretha Franklin plans to cut her performances down to one or two a month after the release of a new record later in 2017. Aretha Franklin Announces Retirement, Final Album ...