Aretha Franklin

Oops, Pete Davidson Was High on Ketamine at Aretha Franklin's Funeral

PUBLISHED Jan 10, 2024

With the several lifetimes that have passed since then, it can be difficult to remember that, in 2018, Pete Davidson attended Aretha Frankl...

Let's Flip Through Twitter's Soon-to-Be Auctioned Office Record Collection

PUBLISHED Aug 10, 2023

It hasn't exactly been smooth sailing at Twitter since Elon Musk took over, and that goes for both online and IRL, with the company poised...

The Battle over Aretha Franklin's Estate Sounds a Bit Like the Plot of 'Succession' Season 4

PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2023

Aretha Franklin died in 2018 at the age of 76, but the battle over her estate continues, as her sons are currently embroiled in a trial ove...

Exclaim! Staffers Reveal Their Favourite Love Songs

PUBLISHED Feb 14, 2023

If you really think about it, most tracks can be considered love songs. Especially around this time of year, we tend to shed light on the o...

Barstool Sports Ranked the Top 10 Female Singers of All Time and People Are Pissed

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2021

When you think "cultural authority on music," you obviously think Barstool Sports; especially when it comes to women, whose autonomy they f...

Aretha Franklin's Music Saves 'Respect' from Being a By-the-Numbers Biopic

Directed by Liesl Tommy

PUBLISHED Aug 12, 2021

By all accounts, Aretha Franklin was a fiercely private individual who needed to be in control of her own narrative. Her friendship with mu...

Jennifer Hudson's Aretha Franklin Biopic Has Been Delayed

PUBLISHED Oct 28, 2020

We've known that Jennifer Hudson was set to portray Aretha Franklin in a biopic for a long time, having shared the teaser trailer way back...

​Watch Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin in 'Respect' Teaser

PUBLISHED Dec 23, 2019

Jennifer Hudson will portray Aretha Franklin in the upcoming biopic Respect, and the first teaser trailer has arrived.   Naturally, the cli...