He loved it even more than "Bohemian Rhapsody"! Inside the Aretha Franklin inspiration behind Freddie Mercury's favorite song ...

Robert Downey Jr. Film, One of his 'Greatest,' Ranked Among the 'Best Thriller Movies of All Time' On this day, 59 years ago, ...

On this day, 44 years ago, ‘The Greatest Singer of All Time’ had yet another hit single debut on the Billboard 100 in the United States. Aretha Franklin released her new studio album, Jump to It, in ...

It’s the kind of story that makes you pause mid-conversation: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul herself, allegedly admitted to a secret, forty-year affair with none other than the Godfather of Soul, ...

Marshfield native Chrissi Poland's recently released album is a compilation of her experiences in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.

Dolly Parton never forgot her humble Smoky Mountain origins. So no one should be surprised that she did not choose one of her ...

If you want to get an expert's opinion as to who the greatest singer of all time is, you could do a lot worse than to ask an ...

The 1984 R&B hit gets a fresh spin more than 40 years later - along with the iconic bassline sampled by Eric B. & Rakim, 2Pac, and more.

They are to groovy soca what the US singing duo Ashford and Simpson were to R&B. Carl and Carol Jacobs are the ...

During the 1980s, George Michael was a powerhouse taking over music charts with his songs. On this day 38 years ago, he nabbed his fourth No. 1 single from the same album, Faith, when “Monkey” hit No.

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