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AP - Aretha Franklin believed Whitney Houston had overcome her demons and was primed for a comeback, which made learning of the troubled singer's death all the more shocking.
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Aretha Franklin: Cynthia Erivo To Play Aretha Franklin In National Geographic’s Genius
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National Geographic has found its Queen of Soul.
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Soundgarden: Universal Music facing lawsuits from Soundgarden, Hole and 2Pac’s estate over 2008 warehouse fire
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The Tom Petty estate and Steve Earle are two others suing the record label giant.Soundgarden and Hole are two of the acts suing Universal Music Group.Several artists have filed class-action lawsuits against Universal Music Group over allegations that it failed to report the full extent of damage caused by a 2008 warehouse fire. Read more: Hole...
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Eminem: backed up his mastertapes before the huge Universal fire
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Tapes by the likes of Hole, Nirvana, Nine Inch Nails, and more were destroyed in the fireEminemA representative for Eminem has given an update on the rapper’s tapes that were recently reported to have been destroyed in a 2008 fire. A host of master recordings from acts including Hole, Nirvana, Nine Inch Nails, Aretha Franklin, Beck, and more w...
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Aretha Franklin: wins posthumous Pulitzer Prize for contributions to music
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Well deserved. Aretha FranklinAretha Franklin has been awarded a posthumous Pulitzer Prize, almost a year after the legendary singer’s death. The music icon, who passed away in August 2018 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, was awarded thePulitzer Prize Special Citation for her contribution to American music and culture. The singer...
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Aretha Franklin: And Ellen Reid Awarded Pulitzer Prizes For Music
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The winners of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize have been announced today. Composer Ellen Reid took home the Music award for her opera p r i s m, which premiered at the Los Angeles Opera last fall, while the late Aretha Franklin was awarded a special citation for her contribution to music and culture.
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