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Following the rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom, RESPECT tells remarkable true story of the music icon’s journey to find her voice.

The biggest word that has lost translation and meaning in the new millennium amongst millennials is the word RESPECT.  Not only do they not know that in order to receive respect you must give respect and that greatness will never be truly obtained until you recognize and respect those whom came before that earned the […]

As expected, sales and streams from Aretha Franklin’s music catalog have taken off in the days following her death on Aug. 16. According to BuzzAngle Music, her song streams zoomed 1,452% on the day of her death to just over 26 million total, while her album sales climbed 1,362% on the day of her death to just […]

AKRON, Ohio — LeBron James hit a slam dunk on social media Tuesday night with a post about his wife, Savannah. “Wife, mother, businesswoman, philanthropist… you embody the spirit of the modern woman. I am so proud of you & proud to be your side kick.” #myqueen #mycenter #justagirlfromakron #fireismine #therealstar #jamesgang.” Within a few […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James says he’s lost respect for New York Knicks president Phil Jackson a day after Jackson referred to his business partners and associates as his “posse.” “But it just shows how far we have to go. We’re not gonna let Phil Jackson’s comments stop us from doing […]

You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience. Janet Jackson has shared a video honoring victims of the Orlando shooting tragedy. To make a political point, the video – set to “Shoulda Known Better,” off of Jackson’s 2015 album Unbreakable – begins with footage of two mothers speaking with […]

Beyonce rocked her hometown last night with a soulful tribute to the late Prince. Bey performed a powerful rendition of one of Prince’s most beloved songs “The Beautiful Ones.” A fan captured footage of Bey as she paid homage to The Purple One, something she’s done every night of her “Formation Tour” since his death. […]

Birdman has made the press for his rant on, and against, a radio show last week.  Almost a week, people are still talking about him, the rant, and the new, popular way of saying “Respect.”  Only it’s…”Respeck!” Now, the rapper’s saying of that word has taken a life of its own.  So much so that […]

The incandescent “Queen of Soul,”  Aretha Franklin (pictured) is reportedly threatening to sue famed biographer David Ritz for his tell-all book, “Respect” published by Little, Brown and…

His Afro was the first sign. When Prince appeared on “The View” rocking the picked-out hairstyle with rocker shades, indications that something wonderful was stirring again in Minneapolis was suddenly on the blogs. There had been some teases of supreme funkiness over the past ten years–a good lyric here, a riff there…the promise of an […]

  Oops! A United Airlines employee forgot to fill in the blanks when sending an apology letter to a customer, and now everyone on the Internet knows about it. An unknown user posted the letter to Reddit with the heading, “United Airlines writes the most sentimental apology letters.” The user included a scan of the […]

*It was only a matter of time before Aretha Franklin was asked about President Obama’s recent misspelling of her most famous song. At a White House concert last Thursday, Obama dropped the initial “E” when trying to spell out “respect” as the queen of soul does in her famous song. The flub made instant headlines. […]