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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/05/14/aretha_franklin_offers_singing_lessons_f Thu, 14 May 2009 13:06:53 EST Entertainment News 122613@http://www.starpulse.com/news Soul legend Aretha Franklin is giving fans the chance to win private singing lessons with the star in a new charity auction.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/03/25/celebrity_birthdays_march_116 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 109768@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Aly & A.J. sister Alyson Michalka (1989), Indycar race driver Danica Patrick (1982), rapper Juvenile (1976), "Saved By The Bell" actress Lark Voorhies (1974), "Sex and the City" star Sarah Jessica Parker (1965),

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/13/peta_names_demi_moore_aamp_ashton_kutche Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:21:52 EST Entertainment News 110639@http://www.starpulse.com/news Hollywood couple Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher are leading a new Hollywood worst-dressed poll. People for The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) bosses have declared the fur-wearing pair are fashion victims - and animal lovers voting online seem to agree.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/30/writers_viewpoint_disputing_an_iconic_so Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:14:04 EST Entertainment News 109262@http://www.starpulse.com/news It takes a cataclysmic event to derail Overrated/Underrated from its usual Friday spot. Currently the Oscars have been serving as that disruptive force, but this week interruption comes from the most unlikely source

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/27/aretha_franklin_s_star_is_defaced_ Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:03:52 EST Entertainment News 108946@http://www.starpulse.com/news Soul legend Aretha Franklin has become the latest celebrity to have her star on Hollywood Walk of Fame defaced by anti-fur protesters.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/20/aretha_franklin_wants_to_work_for_obama_ Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:33:30 EST Entertainment News 108346@http://www.starpulse.com/news Music legend Aretha Franklin is pitching for a new job, as one of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's top advisors.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/17/mariah_carey_will_sing_at_barack_obama_s Sat, 17 Jan 2009 09:15:49 EST Entertainment News 108169@http://www.starpulse.com/news Mariah Carey will sing Hero for Barack Obama when the President-elect is sworn in as America's 44th leader on Tuesday.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/01/the_2008_music_quiz Thu, 01 Jan 2009 11:00:25 EST Entertainment News 106899@http://www.starpulse.com/news As another year ends and 2009 looms, we wondered if you've all been paying attention for the past 12 months.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/15/aretha_franklin_show_goes_on_after_she_m Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:44:19 EST Entertainment News 106126@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - Aretha Franklin gave a holiday benefit concert for members of the military Sunday night.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/11/27/aretha_franklin_aamp_diddy_to_front_new_ Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:30:00 EST Entertainment News 104727@http://www.starpulse.com/news Aretha Franklin and Sean 'Diddy' Combs are launching a new American Idol-style talent show to find talented R&B and hip-hop stars. But, unlike the hit talent show, the winner of Franklin and Diddy's

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/28/aretha_franklin_goes_classical Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:30:00 EST Entertainment News 102056@http://www.starpulse.com/news Aretha Franklin spent the summer learning to play the piano for a forthcoming album of classical covers. The legendary diva plans to sing and play on the LP, and studied with classically-trained musicians at New York's prestigious Juilliard School.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/28/aretha_franklin_learned_to_shut_up_and_s Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:47:19 EST Entertainment News 102055@http://www.starpulse.com/news Soul legend Aretha Franklin has found a cure for the laryngitis that hampered her career for years - she has to stop talking. The 20-time Grammy winner, 66, frequently found herself suffering from throat and voice problems,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/01/aretha_franklin_avoids_air_conditioning_ Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:30:00 EST Entertainment News 97023@http://www.starpulse.com/news Soul queen Aretha Franklin has joined Madonna and Alanis Morissette in forcing fans to break a sweat at her concerts - because of her gripping fear of air conditioning.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/12/aretha_franklin_pays_tribute_to_isaac_ha Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:00:00 EST Entertainment News 95451@http://www.starpulse.com/news Aretha Franklin has become the latest star to come forward with a tribute to Isaac Hayes, who died on Sunday. In a statement, the soul legend insists the "Walk On By" hitmaker was much more than just a singer/songwriter,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/05/joss_stone_to_star_in_the_tudors_ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:22:32 EST Entertainment News 94872@http://www.starpulse.com/news The blonde beauty with the Aretha Franklin vibrato, Grammy-winning songstress Joss Stone, will join the cast of Showtime's The Tudors' third season, playing Anne of Cleves,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/21/aretha_franklin_almost_done_with_autobio Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:22:00 EST Entertainment News 93337@http://www.starpulse.com/news Soul legend Aretha Franklin is busy documenting her long career in the spotlight for a new tell-all memoir.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/09/chante_moore_returns_with_new_cd_love_th_17 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:00:00 EST Entertainment News 89559@http://www.starpulse.com/news Following two highly successful albums with her husband, Kenny Lattimore, Grammy nominee Chante Moore returns with her long awaited first solo CD in nearly a decade, Love The Woman,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/05/18/james_hunter_s_the_hard_way_in_stores_ju_10 Sun, 18 May 2008 13:00:00 EST Entertainment News 87600@http://www.starpulse.com/news Soul deep Brit James Hunter - who possesses a "tight, slithery soul groove" and a "sweet growl" (NY Times) - will make his Hear Music debut with the June 10 release of 'The Hard Way.'

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/05/16/solo_artist_most_underrated_and_overrate Fri, 16 May 2008 10:52:53 EST Entertainment News 87652@http://www.starpulse.com/news In one week, "American Idol" will add one more solo artist to the music history. Whoever it is, they have their work cut out for them. America has a penchant for producing legendary solo artists. People like Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Marvin Gaye all came from America.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/01/a_man_s_point_of_view_top_10_songs_sung_ Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:21:22 EST Entertainment News 82890@http://www.starpulse.com/news To clarify what the "Rock Era" means, there will be no Etta James, Billie Holiday, or Patsy Cline on this list. Basically, it contains the most moving and powerful songs with female vocalists from the 1960s to the present. Now, before you go calling us guys sexist, it's just a simple fact that men, on average, have less female-centered albums in their collections.

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