In the 1980s, Detroit mayor Coleman A. Young decided he wanted to establish an outdoor amphitheater on Detroit’s riverfront. He wanted something that city residents could enjoy, and hoped it could ...

Aretha Franklin took time off from touring and singing in December 2010 and underwent a surgical procedure to treat a still-unnamed illness. But as the Queen of Soul proved this weekend, she's back ...

DETROIT — Queen Bey dedicated her performance with husband, Jay Z, to the Queen of Soul drawing a thunderous roar from Aretha Franklin's hometown of Detroit. The Detroit Free Press reports the moment ...

*Aretha Franklin’s pre-funeral concert in Detroit took place last night and Patti LaBelle gave an incredibly moving performance. LaBelle sang her hit song “You Are My Friend,” and belted what turned ...

Aretha Franklin is one of the major influences on Paula Fuga, who performed a tribute to the iconic singer at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center in 2022. Fuga will return to the MACC on Sept. 20. Having ...

Detroit’s Concert of Colors is coming home. On Tuesday, organizers announced the long-running annual world music festival is returning to The Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre, the riverside venue formerly ...

In 1972, the late and beyond measure, Aretha Franklin, landed in Los Angeles' New Temple Missionary Baptist Church to record her live (double-platinum) double-album, Amazing Grace. And while the album ...

Additionally, Sheléa will release her new Aretha Franklin-inspired self-penned song, "Never Give Up On Love," which drops on April 25 on all streaming platforms. "Never Give Up On Love" is the first ...