To celebrate Variety’s 115th anniversary, we went to the archives to see how some of Hollywood’s biggest stars first landed in the pages of our magazine. Read more from the archives here. On Aug. 31, ...

DETROIT (Reuters) - A Detroit church swelled with the sound of gospel music on Friday as family, friends and fans of Aretha Franklin bid rousing farewell to the Queen of Soul at a funeral that ...

In 1972, Aretha Franklin who had by then had some 11 consecutive hits including, “Respect,” “Think” and “(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman” decided to record a live gospel album. Over two nights ...

Aretha Franklin’s album “Amazing Grace” sold more than two million copies, becoming the best-selling gospel album of all time. She recorded it over two days in 1972 at the New Temple Missionary ...

LOS ANGELES — One of Hollywood’s holy grails, “Amazing Grace,” capturing what is considered to be Aretha Franklin’s most transcendent gospel performance, is headed to theaters 46 years after it was ...

Aretha Franklin, live at the piano, at the pinnacle of her powers. That summation should motivate just about anyone with an interest in popular music over the last 60 years to ease on down to the ...

The chart toppers and gospel hitmakers will be honored with awards highlighting not only their career achievements but also ...

Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul, belonged to her God, her city, her community, and now, to the ages. The cultural institutions she loved have been on full display in the celebration of her life leading ...

The MSG event, held Aug. 28, 1960, was the second annual gathering of Black church groups organized by Joe Bostic of station WLIB; it drew 10,000 audience members. Other performers included Sister ...

From Kanye West’s Coachella Sunday Service live stream (screenshot by Hyperallergic) Kanye’s Coachella set list incorporated traditional hymns, pop odes by Stevie Wonder and DMX, and his own music, ...