Though Aretha Franklin was thought to have left no will when died in 2018, she apparently put extensive thought into a series of handwritten wills.
Author: Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press
Aretha Franklin’s ‘Amazing Grace’ film: Detroit premiere is ‘back to ground zero’
It was a movie premiere with meaning – and lots of hometown heart – Monday night as Aretha Franklin’s “Amazing Grace” at last made its Detroit premiere.
Aretha Franklin’s ‘Amazing Grace’ movie premieres in Detroit on her 77th birthday
Al Sharpton and others will be on hand as “Amazing Grace” premieres at the DIA on Monday — what would have been the Queen of Soul’s 77th birthday.
New Motown exhibit curated by the Grammy Museum headed to LBJ Presidential Library
Vintage Motown fashion, instruments and interactive displays will be part of “Motown: The Sound of Young America,” opening in April in Austin, Texas.
Woodstock 50 lineup to feature Jay-Z, Miley Cyrus, the Killers, Robert Plant, Black Keys
Jay-Z, Imagine Dragons, the Killers, Miley Cyrus, Chance the Rapper and the Black Keys were among more than 75 artists revealed.
Aretha Franklin’s ‘Amazing Grace’ premieres March 25 in Detroit; public debut in April
Long-shelved Aretha Franklin concert film will have private local premiere at Detroit Institute of Arts on March 25 —the Queen of Soul’s birthday.
Andre Williams, edgy and influential Detroit R&B singer, dies at 82
Williams, known for songs such as “Bacon Fat” and “Shake a Tail Feather,” died in his longtime home Chicago, after a long and well-connected career.
How Michael Jackson controversy changed JLo’s Motown Grammys tribute
Jennifer Lopez’s much-criticized Grammys Motown tribute was originally plotted much differently. But controversy and blowback led to changed plans.
Smokey Robinson defends JLo: Motown’s not ‘just music for black people’
“Stop hating,” Smokey Robinson said to the reaction Jennifer Lopez’s Motown tribute at the Grammys. “Motown united people, not divided them.”
Grammys producer walks a tightrope in the social-media age
Social media, real-time reactions and shifting trends are the latest batch of challenges for Ken Ehrlich, who has produced the Grammys for 39 years.