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Aretha Franklin's Casket Moved to Father's Church Ahead of Memorial Concert

Published: 08/30/2018

2:05 PM PT -- According to witness reports, the Queen of Soul has changed outfits yet again for day 3 of her memorial tour. Today, day 3 has her ensconced in a rose-gold custom knit suit with pink beaded lace. Day 1 showed Aretha in a tea-length red dress made of lace, with matching leather high…

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Jennifer Hudson to Sing 'Amazing Grace' at Aretha Franklin Funeral

Published: 08/30/2018

Aretha Franklin's service will include both songs of her own and religious hymns -- with Jennifer Hudson set to perform "Amazing Grace" -- TMZ has learned. We've obtained the production sheet for some of Thursday and Friday's services that lists several of the musical acts and the songs they'll…

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AJ McLean Reflects on Performing with Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder

Published: 08/30/2018

AJ McClean will never forget the night the Backstreet Boys got to share the stage with Aretha Franklin ... as her backup singers. We got AJ Wednesday at Malibu Country Mart, and he couldn't stop singing his R-E-S-P-E-C-T for the Queen of Soul. He shared an awesome story from Backstreet's 2001…

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Danny Glover Has the Perfect Song for Aretha Franklin's Funeral

Published: 08/30/2018

Danny Glover says he's got the perfect tune to sing at Aretha Franklin's funeral -- it's a gospel classic, but it doesn't appear to be one the Queen of Soul covered herself. We got the "Lethal Weapon" star Wednesday at The Palm in Bev Hills and asked what should be performed Friday by the…

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Chaka Khan Says She's Nervous About Performing at Aretha Franklin's Funeral

Published: 08/29/2018

This is wild! Chaka Khan -- a 10-time Grammy winner and as well-seasoned a performer as anyone in the biz -- says she's got butterflies about performing at Aretha Franklin's funeral. We got the iconic funk singer Wednesday as she was heading off to Detroit from LAX to get ready for the Queen of…

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Senator Debbie Stabenow Pulling Double Duty For Aretha Franklin, John McCain Services

Published: 08/29/2018

Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow has one busy -- and bittersweet -- weekend ahead of her. Debbie plans to attend services for Aretha Franklin in Detroit AND John McCain in Washington D.C. -- all in about 48 hours. The Senator tells us it's going to be an incredible few days paying tribute to 2…

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Aretha Franklin's Casket Arrives for Public Viewing With Huge Crowds

Published: 08/28/2018

Aretha Franklin's casket just arrived for a public viewing in Detroit -- where the Queen of Soul will lie in state for a couple of days -- and massive lines are already starting to form. Crowds swarmed and lines stretched around the block of the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History…

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Aretha Franklin Detroit Memorial Features 23 Musical Acts

Published: 08/23/2018

8/24 -- The official document we received listed Gladys Knight as a performer at the memorial. A rep for Gladys tell us that there was a miscommunication ... she will not be performing, but she will be in attendance. TMZ just got a list of the performers who will take the mic at Aretha Franklin's…

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Aretha Franklin Died Without a Will

Published: 08/21/2018

Aretha Franklin shockingly left no will behind ... which is surprising given her circumstances. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, the singer died "intestate" -- meaning she had no will at the time of death. It's especially surprising given that she has a special needs son named…

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Aretha Franklin's Family Not Upset Over Madonna's Flubbed VMAs Tribute

Published: 08/21/2018

Madonna tried (and failed) to adequately pay tribute to Aretha Franklin at the VMAs this week -- and while many of Aretha's fans are pissed ... the woman's own kin isn't. We spoke with one of Aretha's nephews, Tim Franklin, who says the family was not upset over Madonna's awkward VMAs speech about…

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Aretha Franklin Honored by Pink's Hot Dogs

Published: 08/17/2018

How's this for a little R-E-S-P-E-C-T? One of Aretha Franklin's favorite joints paid tribute to the late singer with a gigantic banner making it crystal clear ... she'll never be forgotten. Hollywood's famous Pink's Hot Dogs has good reason to bow to The Queen ... Aretha loved her some Pink's,…

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Aretha Franklin's Death Certificate Shows Cause of Death Was Pancreatic Cancer

Published: 08/17/2018

Aretha Franklin died as the result of pancreatic cancer ... according to her death certificate. The doc says the Queen of Soul died at 9:50 AM on August 16, 2018. The death certificate also says Aretha will be entombed at Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit, the same place Rosa Parks is buried. The…

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