Thursday, September 29, 2011

Bet Weekend Take Over

BET Hip Hop Weekend Invaded by Diddy and Circo at the all New Club Reign Night Club presented by Jacob York and AG Entertainment.

(September 27, 2011) The night of events starts at 11:00 pm as the doors open and the facility known as Reign Night Club is set as the backdrop for what will be the most talked about event of the Bet Hip Hop Award Weekend as the King of Night Life, Diddy host what will be considered the kick off to the weekend. Jacob York and AG Entertainment are known around the country for their star studded parties and exclusive night clubs and this Friday will not be any different.

Bet Hip Hop awards started 6 years ago to replace a void that was left after the Source Awards departed from the scene and with the introduction of the Award Show into the city of Atlanta; it has brought Award show style events such as gifting suites, pampering events and award style parties.

No strange to Atlanta, Diddy has been making his impact on the southern city since the days of Bad Boy Weekend and this weekend will be no different as he brings out all of his celebrity friends to party in the beautiful facility known as Reign

About The Venue:

Reign Night Club is the newest venue owned and operated by AG Entertainment and is housed in the old Vision which at one point in time was a Atlanta night life staple and drew people to the location weekend after weekend as it hosted some of the most start studded events, and with the BET Hip Hop Awards being kicked off with Diddy, Reign is set to fill the void left by Visions.

About Jacob York Presents:

Jacob York Presents has successfully produced an endless array of celebrity-helm events over the past 10 years. Some of our regular festivities include Memorial Day Weekend bashes in both Miami, FL and Cancun, Mexico. We have also produced numerous events featuring names such as Jermaine Dupree, Ja Rule, Nelly, Atlanta Hawks Al Harrington and Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron James.

In 2004, Jacob York presents expanded their scope to begin managing and producing some of the hottest events seen at Super Bowl XXXVIII, which was held in Houston, TX; bring in names such as Jay Z, Beyoncé, LL Cool J and Sean "P.Diddy" Combs. In addition to the opening up their spectrum of events they were now producing, later that year, Jacob York Presents, orchestrated one of the most talked about celebrity birthday events in Atlanta, GA for Super Star Lil Kim.

Jacob York Presents has produced major events in Atlanta, GA with names such as Lil Wayne, T.I. Kim Kardashian, Diddy, Snoop Dogg and Jamie Fox to name a few. Jacob York Presents has a proven track record of successful events throughout the years.

About AG Entertainment:

Each and Every weekend in Atlanta, GA, AG Entertainment takes the radio waves and the clubs by storm as he promotes the lavish, exclusive and most talked about events at venues such as The World Famous Velvet Room, Oynx, Cream Ultra Lounge, The Gold Room and The Compound just to name a few, bring out artist such as P.Diddy, Rick Ross, DJ Khaled, Nelly, NFL Millionaires and the whole Young Money Family, to host his events each and every week. Home

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Patty La belle Signs New Artist Home

Labelle American Icon

Patricia Louise Holt Edwards (born May 24, 1944), better known under the stage name, Patti La Belle, is an American singer, author and actress.who has exceeded all aspects of singing patty has a voice you want to listen to her performance take you on a journey , the way she curls and manipulates her voice to the essence of each song she sings brings the crowed to their feet every time. I appreciate the richness and quality of her voice as well as the range. great singer's like this don't come along every day and are not easily forgotten. La Belle spent sixteen years as lead singer of Patti La Belle and the Bluebelles, who changed their name to Labelle in the early 1970s and released the disco song, "Lady Marmalade".

La Belle started her solo career shortly after the group disbanded in 1977 and crossed over to pop music with "On My Own", "If Only You Knew", "If You Asked Me To", "Stir It Up" and "New Attitude". She has also recorded R&B ballads such as "You Are My Friend" and "Love, Need and Want You". in 2009 patty was inducted into the hall of fame in 2011 received the life

time achievement award. along with all the award's and goals already accomplished Patty continues to pursue her career in acting appearing in movies & television shows as well as always cooking a feast for a king Patty is an excellent cook and the author of "Recipes To Sing About" her first book which was released again and is still available for those who would love to try some of her delicious recipes. and for those who would love to see a good concert don't misss Patty when she comes through your town. and remember make music count.

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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

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N.O "Serious In The Game"

Robert Smith Atlanta Rapper Is One of the Super Hot Propaganda Boyz
will be dropping his 1st official mix tape here in Atlanta Ga.
The rapper is also scheduled for a Video Shoot on his latest release
the album consist of N.O , Young Homie Baby, Tay Zellous, White Boy.
N.O has that hot under ground street sound that draws the crowded as
well as the hot car to attract the ladies old school Lamborghini doors
customized to the max N.O has been out for a while but did not know
what o do with his talent. hooking up with a good friend things are looking
great for the Atlanta rapper, his latest song "she chose me" is scheduled for
release before the end of 2011 with feature form his partner propaganda
partners. he is currently working with Unruly South Entertainment &
Black Platinum317 Records under Gail anr Smiley his agent N.o Is scheduled to perform at the Georgia Fall Georgia Fall Festival Oct 1, 2011 along with Homie Baby , Baby Doll, Tay Zellous, & CMG
the festival is held yearly it's a charity event given to raise money for children with autism.Unlike other artist Propaganda is always willing to share the gift of music with a worthy cause the want people to enjoy their music it not all about money its about the music. Not all artist charge people to perform at their events some actually want the exposure the more you are exposed the more hits you can look forward to as we as building a support system through your charitable contributions. Smart artist know they will not make money out the gate and are prepared to do the work getting a little her a little there until the big pay off.

you can look forward to the crew bringing down the house whenever they perform.so keep your eyes peeled for The Propaganda Boyz Coming Soon.

Tyreese Kicked Out Of Radio Station For Taking a Stand

districts across America and it backfired when he was kicked out of a radio station for complaining about a liquor store being across the street from an elementary school. AccoTyrese tried to do a good deed by bringing awareness to the school rding to TMZ, the “Transformers” actor made an appearance at a radio stationwhich was located ‘in the hood in Delaware’ and he went to the store to ask for gum, but all they had was rum.

He took a picture of the liquor filled shelves and also stated that his interview was erased so no one could hear him speak.

During his rant, Tyrese told the DJ, “Get them cats out of here … selling alcohol right across from your kids school, homie — put the pressure on them homie … you know how to put pressure on dudes selling in your hood.”

But when the show went to commercial, Tyrese was asked to leave the building — and the owner of the radio station confirms to TMZ that it was because he felt Tyrese was “disrespecting” the Delaware community.

There has to be more to this story, something’s just not right about this one!

Tyrese Throws Shade At His Baby Mama On Twitter

Tyrese Catches Heat! No Black Women In “I Gotta Chick” Video

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Friday, September 23, 2011

Young Shark

New Single dreaming Hits Atlanta Georgia
Young Shark Hot young rapper for Akron Ohio
New mix tape release of the Keith Sweat & Escape
is super hot the artist is looking forward to doing collabs with Keith & Escape
knowing how hot the song was then it's only getting better with the newest rendition
of the song. Young Shark is still shopping for that single's deal. his latest mix Cd has accumulated quite the
buzz in the Akron Ohio Arena and abroad Young Shark has his own style & Sound check him out on youtube Check Out The Newest Single Dreaming.

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Thursday, September 15, 2011

2011 Bet Hip Hop Awards Hits Atlanta Georgia.

The ArtThe BET Hip Hop Awards are an annual awards show, airing on BET, showcasing hip hop performers, producers and music video directors. The awards ceremony began in 2006, was held on November 12, 2006 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, was first aired November 15 and was hosted by comedian Katt Williams. The second ceremony was held on October 13, 2007. Like the first ceremony, this was also held at the Fox Theater in Atlanta, first aired on October 17 and was also hosted by Katt Williams. The third ceremony premiered on October 23, 2008. This ceremony was not hosted by Katt Williams, but instead was hosted by popular R&B artist T-Pain. The fourth ceremony was held on October 10, 2009 and was hosted by Mike Epps and aired on October 27. The fifth ceremony was held on October 2, 2010 (aired October 12) and was also by Mike Epps. of Music: Gifting Suite Experience is an exciting, eccentric upscale interactive experience created to engross celebrities, socialites, stylist, designers and industry power players surrounding the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards Weekend in Atlanta, Georgia. The suite itself will be a unique blend of pampering, gifting, upscale hospitality, social networking and live entertainment. Drexina Nelson Photography Studio is the official venue host of event that takes place on Friday September 30, 2011 from 2:00pm to 6:0pm. The Art of Music: Gifting Suite Experience is excited to have one the music industry’s most in-demand songwriters, Crystal Nicole, who is signed to Blackground /Interscope Records as a Recording Artist.

This invite only gifting suite will bring together well-known talent, celebrities and personalities from the world of Music, Film, Fashion, Art, Radio and Sports.

The event will highlight the first ever seen Extended Trailer Hip Hop Documentary "In The Mixx: Djs Doing Work" Presented by Rodney "Mehka' King.The documentary will feature interview and clips from notable talent such as Dj Drama, CORE Dj's own Tony Neal, DJ Greg Street, Steve Raze, Lloyd Banks, GLC, Dj Infamous, Dj Screw, Dj Scream, Slim Thug amongst others. In addition to live entertainment filled with a mix of Hip Hop’s Top 40 songs nationally.
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DJ Prince

Born and raised in Queens, New York, a young DJ Prince, then known as Prince Jamel Morgan, was iBasic Information

Real Name: Prince Jamel Morgan
DJ Name: DJ Prince
D.O.B: December 11th, 1983
Hometown: Queens, NY
Religion: Christian
Race: African-American
Label: Servin These Streets/ Make It Happen Productions
Member of: 730 Dipset DJs/Fleet DJs/ Slip n Slide DJs/Coast 2 Coast Mixtape DJs/Hard Hittaz
People DJ Prince has worked with:
Young LA, Afro Man, Shawty Lo, Donte of Ruff Endz, Juvenile, Pastor Troy, Juney Boomdata, DJ Scream of Hood Rich, Young Dro, Jacki O, Rich Kid Rashad of Grand Hustle, Calico Jones of S.O.D Money Gang, Getaway Boyz, V.I.C, Shop Boyz, F.L.Y, Lil Play Boi, Verse Simmonds and many more.
Contact for DJ Prince
Telephone number: (910)238-0932
Email(s): DJPRINCE135@YAHOO.COM or DJPRINCE2007@GMAIL.COM
Websites and other links of work:
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/DJPRINCE2010
WWW.TWITTER.COM/DJPRINCE09
WWW.MYSPACE.COM/DJPRINCENY
WWW.FLEETDJS.COM
WWW.COAST2COASTMIXTAPES.COM

WWW.OOHWEE.NETnspired by some of the greatest deejays to ever hit the game to this day. As a teenager, Prince grew up listening to Funk Master Flex on 97 daily and even seeing the late great Jam Master Jay at work in the inspiring deejay’s own home town of Queens. This would lead to be a great inspiration for him and later lead to more and more determination. Almost two years later of starting this dream, Prince met his cousin, Funk Regulata Celo, who was a Big Dawg Pitbull, DC’s #1 DJ still to this day, and one of Funk Master Flex’s deejays. This gave the young inspired deejay a chance to learn the ins and outs on becoming a deejay and about the music industry as well.

Finally seeing the determination their son had for becoming a deejay, they bought him his very own turntables. At the age of 15, Prince Morgan would now be known by another name: DJ Prince. His goal now was to become a power play deejay in Queens and to one day become one of the greatest deejays to hit the scene. Practicing in his basement every day, for 2-3 hours a day, DJ Prince would start his career getting gigs at family events, friends’ parties and other events as well. By the time Prince was 18, he started doing mixtapes and other promotions for his career. This led to him moving to Mississippi. He moved to a town called Hattiesburg. Deejaying at popular clubs in the area, college parties, step shows, and other events was taking his deejaying career to the next level.

Later moving to Atlanta, Georgia, DJ Prince teamed up with as many underground artists as he could, in order to build a name for himself and to be able to network and get a chance to meet the right people. This would work out well in his favor. Eventually he met a group of people who were working on their own television show called Atlanta Get Crunk, wanted DJ Prince to be a part of it as well. It aired every Saturday at 3 A.M. after Big Oomp Camp TV show on UPN. This would give DJ Prince a name in the underground scene, leading him to get booked for lots of big parties and club gigs throughout Atlanta.

After a year of living in Atlanta, Prince was meeting more and more people and decided to go on the road so he can spread his name throughout the states. He then moved to Jacksonville, North Carolina, which was a military town. A lot of people questioned why he would move to an area where nothing really goes on, but this is where he wanted to be. He met with the club manager at a club called the Party Zone Nite Club. It held over 2,000 people and had two sides. One side played all Latin music and the other side would play all Hip-Hop. He auditioned on a night that the crowd volume was low. He told the manager to let him have that night and he will pack the club out. By putting together a good team and promoting the club strongly brought many people from surrounding cities and states to Jacksonville, North Carolina, and giving Prince an even bigger name for himself.

DJ Prince started releasing mixtapes of new music before any other deejay could get a chance. Every Saturday, hundreds and hundreds of people from all over, were given new mixtapes of new music and new artists. This wouldn’t make it hard for the deejay to spread his name out there or to get noticed. Before DJ Prince even noticed his hard work paying off, he was catching the attention from club owners and managers from all over. He was offered a job to deejay at the biggest club on the strip of Myrtle Beach, in South Carolina which was Club Exceptions. Seeing that the travel time was only 2 hours from Jacksonville, he decided to take the job and would travel back in forth between the two states. From top 40 clubs to strip clubs, DJ Prince was becoming a high demand deejay for the Myrtle Beach area. People from all over the world came to party on the beach and in the clubs that DJ Prince was deejaying in. Seeing this being a good opportunity, he then decided to move to the area permanently and work on building his brand, Servin These Streets Mixtapes.

Due to having a strong faith in God, DJ Prince has never given up on his dreams and doesn’t plan on stopping any time soon. Traveling back and forth between Atlanta and Myrtle Beach and to other cities as well, DJ Prince has been able to market himself as a high demand deejay and for mixtapes as well. He also works with a lot of independent artists helping them get their music heard. DJ Prince has also worked with some of the hottest artists and deejays out there, doing mixtapes and shows. Whether it’s through the web, mixtapes, radio or television, you will know about DJ Prince and Servin These Streets.

Ashthon Jones American Idol

Ashthon Jones was born on February 27, 1986 to Michelle and Harvey Anderson in Joplin, Missouri, a City she would never become familiar with, as her family moved to Valdosta, GA soon after her birth. When Ashthon was nine, she moved with her parents to Nashville, where she finished her primary years of schooling. Ashthon was blessed with a large family full of cousins who could all sing or play instruments. Her first memories of being musical herself, was at five-years-old. “I remember playing church, singing my heart out, and shouting around the house.”Ashthon was back and forth from Nashville to Valdosta, and back again. She would stay with whom she calls her second family, the Bellamy’s, when in Georgia. “The Bellamy’s are a huge host of first cousins, and they are all musically talented, so that’s where I get my singing from.”

Her musical influences in the industry are the Clark Sisters, Mary Mary, Monica, Destiny’s Child, and Mary J. Bleige. “I always looked up to Mary J in a special way, because she is living proof of what having longevity in the music business looks like.”

Ashthon was blessed to have met a talented Super Producer who goes by BarNone in Nashville, TN. He has worked with G-Unit, YoungBuck, Pimp-C, SoSo Def, and many others. He had a vision for Ashthon as a new artist in the music industry, and that vision is still in motion today. He introduced her to a major Publishing Company in Nashville, TN, which led to a Publishing Deal when Ashthon was 19 years old. Little did they know, that blessing was just the start of many others.

Presently, Ashthons favorite artist is Neyo, she especially admires his writing skills, and ability to create hit songs. Unlike many others, Ashthon has never been in a girl group, and she has no plans of moving in that direction.

ADOLESCENSE

Ashthon was blessed to be born into a two-parent household, but she has never physically met her biological father, Adonis Weathers Jr.

Harvey Anderson, married her mother before Ashthon was born, and remained in Ashthons life, as her Dad, until his death in 2000. She feels fortunate to have always had a father figure, but recalls some troubled times when she hit those magical teen years. “I remember feeling misunderstood and alone,” Said Ashthon. Because she went through so much as a teen, Ashthon wants to share her experiences in hopes of motivating young girls across America to follow their dreams no matter what. Since returning home from American Idol, Season 10, Ashthon has contacted local Nashville Schools offering to come in and give motivational speeches to students.

AMERICAN IDOL

Ashthon has always watched American Idol, and she always dreamed of auditioning, but she had no idea this would be her season. She has worked tirelessly on her singing career in and around Nashville for over 6-years. However, recently she had shifted focus after re-dedicating her life, and her singing career was not at the forefront of her mind. She was working in a shoe store as a retail manager, when her mother called her and told her it was her time, and to go audition. Ashthon didn’t think twice, she hung up the phone, quit her job, and got in line for the American Idol auditions. She wore the number 8838 across her chest as she entered to sing before Randy Jackson, Steven Tyler, and Jennifer Lopez. She came out of the audition, a winner, she made it to Hollywood. Not only did Ashthon make it to Hollywood, she made it to the top 13. She was the judge’s wildcard pick and was saved the first elimination night. However, her journey on American Idol came to an end; America chose to send Ashthon back to Nashville. “It’s not a sad ending for me, it’s only the beginning, and I wouldn’t change a thing. Everything is going according to plan; just watch what He has in store for me next”. Ashthon’s faith in God, and desire to utilize her talent, gives her confidence beyond her own understanding. Since she’s left American Idol, she’s had time focusing on her image and her voice, also taking care of her Mother who was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. Ashthon has 4 brothers and sisters that she helps take care of, and their all younger than her. Ashthon decided to stay off the American Idol Tour to be a big help to her family, at the same time, she has been keeping herself busy making special appearances, signing auto-graphs, hosting big events, and changing her look! “I can’t wait to show the world what they didn’t see from me. The real Ashthon Jones! After I’m done showing the world, then it will be time to take over the universe!”

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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Super Star Drake

Drake Drops Three New Songs For Free

In preparation for his new album Drizzy leaks more music.

You got to love Drake for constantly defying studio execs and giving out his music for free. when he leaked "Marvin's Room" and "Trust Issues" Universal quickly tried to remove all links from the internet. But that didn't stop Drizzy for a second.

Just today he tweeted, "Since @chasencashe talked me out of dropping songs at 6am for once...check www.octobersveryown.net this evening." And right on schedule the first song of the three was released, "Club Paradise." It was captioned with, "Dropping this for our boy Avery

This is an artist dedicated to his fans and his music. While other musicians focus on making sure their songs are not pirated, Drake makes sure his songs are always out there.
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pick up the album, Take Care, on Drake's birthday, October 24.

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Thursday, September 8, 2011

Aretha Franklin The Queen Of Soul

Aretha Louise Franklin

She was the third of four children born to Barbara (née Siggers) and C.L. Franklin and the fifth of six overall in between past relationships by her parents. Franklin's family moved to Buffalo, when Franklin was two, and then by four, had settled in Detroit. Following the move to Detroit, Franklin's parents, who had a troubled marriage, split. Due to her father's work as a Baptist minister, Franklin was primarily raised by her grandmother, Rachel. Franklin suffered a tragedy when her mother died in Buffalo when Aretha was ten. Franklin sang in church at an early age and learned how to play piano by ear.

By her late preteens, Franklin was regularly singing solo numbers in her father's New Bethel Baptist Church. C.L. (né Clarence LaVaughn) Franklin), Aretha's father, was a respected local preacher. She grew up with local and national celebrities hanging out at her father's home including gospel greats Albertina Walker and her group The Caravans, Mahalia Jackson and Clara Ward, three women who played a pivotal role in her vocal development as a child.

[edit]Early success: 1960–1966

She released her first single for Columbia in September 1960, aged 18. It reached No. 10 on Billboard's R&B chart. Her first album was released in January 1961. The label had her record mainly jazz-influenced pop music, hoping for success with this format as the label had with Billie Holiday. Columbia founder John H. Hammond later admitted in an interview years later that he felt Columbia did not really understand Franklin's background in gospel and failed to bring that aspect out in her secular recordings.^[7] After scoring two more top ten R&B hits with "Operation Heartbreak" and "Won't Be Long" in 1961, Franklin scored her first top 40 pop hit with her rendition of "Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody". However later releases failed to find similar success, although Franklin had a near-Top 50 hit with "Runnin' Out of Fools" (1963).

After the release of a tribute album to Dinah Washington, Columbia drifted away from their early jazz dreams for Franklin and had the singer record renditions of girl group-oriented hits including "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)", "Every Little Bit Hurts" and "Mockingbird" but every attempt to bring her success with the material failed. However, she had garnered fame for being a multi-talented vocalist and musician. During a show in 1965, the master of ceremonies gave Franklin a tiara crown declaring her "the queen of soul". The title would prove to be prophetic. By 1966, struggling with recording for Columbia, Franklin decided not to sign a new contract with the label and settled with a deal with Atlantic. After she gained success in Atlantic, Columbia would release material from Franklin's prior recordings with the label which continued until 1969.

[edit]Superstardom: 1967–1972

Franklin began recording her first songs for Atlantic in early 1967. Initially sent to Muscle Shoals's legendary FAME studios where the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section was the in-house band, Franklin cut her first song – the blues ballad "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)",^[7] which finally allowed Franklin to show her gospel side. Tensions between Franklin's then-husband and then-manager Ted White and a musician led to Franklin and White hiding from public view in New York. Franklin eventually returned to the studio in New York to record the b-side, the gospel-oriented "Do Right Woman". "I Never Loved a Man" soared up both the pop and R&B charts upon its release peaking at number-nine and number-one respectively.

Her second single with Atlantic would also be her biggest, most acclaimed work. "Respect",^[7] originally recorded and written by R&B singer Otis Redding, would become a bigger hit after Franklin's gospel-fueled rendition of the song. The song also started a pattern of Franklin in later songs during this period producing a call and response vocal with Franklin usually backed up by her sisters Erma and Carolyn Franklin or The Sweet Inspirations. Franklin is credited with arranging the background vocals and ad-libbing the line, "r-e-s-p-e-c-t, find out what it means to me/take care of TCB", while her sisters shouted afterwards, "sock it to me". Franklin's version peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming a sixties anthem. Franklin had three more top ten hits in 1967 – "Baby I Love You", "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" and "Chain of Fools".^[7] "Respect" later won Franklin her first twoGrammys. She eventually won eight consecutive Grammys under the Best Female R&B Vocal Performance category.^[8]

By the end of the year, Franklin not only became a superstar but she stood as one of the symbols of the civil rights movement partially due to her rendition of "Respect", which had a feminist-powered theme after Franklin recorded it. Franklin's other hits during the late sixties included "Think",^[7] her rendition of Dionne Warwick's "I Say a Little Prayer", "Ain't No Way" and "The House That Jack Built" among others. By the end of the sixties, Franklin's title as "the queen of soul" became permanent in the eyes of the media. After a few struggles in 1969, she returned with the ballad, "Call Me" in January 1970. That same year she had another hit with her gospel version of Ben E. King's "Don't Play That Song", while in 1971, Franklin was one of the first black performers to headline Fillmore West^[9] where she later released a live album. That same year she released the acclaimed Young, Gifted & Black album, which featured two top ten hits, the ballad "Daydreamin'" and the funk-oriented "Rocksteady". In 1972, she released her first gospel album in nearly two decades with Amazing Grace. The album eventually became her biggest-selling release ever, selling over two million copies and becoming the best-selling gospel album of all time.

[edit]Decline and fallout with Atlantic: 1973–1979

Aretha had another number-one R&B hit in 1973 with the Carolyn Franklin and William "Sonny" Sanders-composed "Angel", however its parent album, Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky), failed to repeat the success of Franklin's other albums. By 1974, after four years performing in Afrocentric-styled clothing, the singer glammed up her look and styled red hair releasing Let Me In Your Life. The album yielded the smash single, "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)".^{[citation needed]} While several singles would later find success on the R&B charts, Franklin was losing favor with pop audiences as soul music was starting to be overtaken by the emerging disco genre. Atlantic Records had also by this point given priority attention to Roberta Flack, leading to relations between Franklin and the company becoming estranged as a result. Franklin turned down a number of tracks giving to her by Marvin Yancy and Chuck Jackson (though eventually they would contribute to her 1975 album, You). Several of the songs including "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)" was later recorded by Natalie Cole. After the arrivals of Cole and Chaka Khan, Franklin's star ebbed.^{[citation needed]}

She briefly returned to the top 40 in 1976 with the Curtis Mayfield production, Sparkle, which spawned the number-one R&B hit, "Giving Him Something He Can Feel". Despite this, Franklin struggled to find success with subsequent releases. After the release of 1979's La Diva, an attempt for Franklin to find a disco audience that flopped, selling less than 50,000 copies, Franklin's contract with Atlantic expired. Neither Atlantic nor Aretha had any interest in renewing it. While she was performing in Las Vegas on June 10, 1979, Franklin's father, C.L., was shot during an attempted robbery at his LaSalle Street home in Detroit. The incident left C.L. in a coma for the next five years. Aretha moved back to the Detroit area in late 1982 from Los Angeles (where she had lived since 1976) to help care for her father.

[edit]Comeback: 1980–1989

In 1980, Franklin among other prominent rhythm and blues and soul artists including Ray Charles and James Brown appeared on the film, The Blues Brothers. Franklin appeared as the wife of musician Matt "Guitar" Murphy, who engages in a brief war of words with Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi before going into "Think". Following that performance, Clive Davis signed Franklin to his Arista Records imprint. The singles "United Together" and the George Benson-featured "Love All the Hurt Away" returned Franklin to the R&B top ten while 1982's Jump to It, featuring a contemporary R&B production style by Luther Vandross, became a comeback of sorts for Franklin on the pop music chart. The album stayed at No. 1 on the R&B Albums chart for seven weeks and crossed to No. 23 on the Billboard 200 album chart, selling over 600,000 units and becoming Aretha's first gold-certified album since the Sparkle soundtrack. The title track became Franklin's first number-one R&B hit in five years while also hitting No. 24 on the Hot 100. After the relative failure of her 1983 follow-up, Get It Right, also produced by Vandross, Franklin took some personal time off. Following the July 1984 death of her father, she entered the United Sound Studios in Detroit to record a new album for Arista in October of that year. Inspired by the recent success of fellow artist Tina Turner and Arista's emerging star Whitney Houston, Arista paired Franklin with Narada Michael Walden.^{[citation needed]}

The album released in July 1985, Who's Zoomin' Who?, featured R&B, pop, dance, synthpop and rock elements and became Franklin's first platinum-certified success. The album launched several major hits including the title track and the Motown-inspired "Freeway of Love". The rock-influenced Annie Lennox duet, "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" also became a hit for Franklin on the pop charts though it failed to climb higher than No.66 on the R&B chart due to its more pop rock-leaning sound. Music Videos for each of the singles became prominent fixtures on MTV, BET and VH-1 among other video channels. In 1986, Franklin released her self-titled follow-up to Who's Zoomin' Who. The album sold almost a million copies, and featured the number-one hit, "I Knew You Were Waiting for Me", a duet with George Michael. In April 1987, the song became Franklin's first single since "Respect" to hit No. 1 on the Hot 100.^{[citation needed]}

Other hits from the album included a cover of "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and another Motown-inspired hit, "Jimmy Lee". In 1987 she returned to her gospel roots with the album, One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism, which failed to repeat the success of Amazing Grace despite a powerful rendition of "Oh Happy Day", featuring Mavis Staples, but did reach the Top 10 of Billboard's gospel chart. In 1986, she sang the theme song ("Together") for the ABC television network.^{[citation needed]}

[edit]Later work: 1989–2003

In 1989, Franklin returned with her first pop album in three years with Through the Storm but despite scoring a Top 20 hit with the title track featuring Elton John and the presence of Whitney Houston in their duet single, "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Ever Gonna Be", the album tanked, as did a follow-up, 1991's new jack swing effort, What You See Is What You Sweat. After singing Donny Hathaway's "Someday We'll All Be Free" on the Malcolm X soundtrack in 1992 and singing at then-President Bill Clinton's inauguration ceremony in 1993, Franklin returned to favor with pop audiences later in 1993 with the release of the dance single, "Deeper Love", which was featured on the soundtrack of Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit. The following year, Franklin issued her Arista hits album and with Babyface released two hit singles, "Honey" and the top 40 pop ballad "Willing to Forgive". In 1995, her song "It Hurts Like Hell" appeared on the soundtrack for the movie Waiting to Exhale. Four years passed until Franklin released another album. 1998's A Rose Is Still a Rose reintroduced Franklin to a new R&B audience and featured elements of neo soul and hip hop soul with production from Lauryn Hill, Jermaine Dupri and Sean "Puffy" Combs. The title track, written and produced by Hill, became Franklin's biggest hit in years reaching number 26 on the Hot 100 and reaching the R&B top five.

She later reprised her role as Matt "Guitar" Murphy's wife in the Blues Brothers remake, Blues Brothers 2000 singing "Respect". She struggled to record a succes

Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock. Rolling Stone magazine ranked her atop its list of The Greatest Singers of All Time^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] as well as the ninth greatest artist of all time. She has won 18 competitive Grammys and two honorary Grammys. She has 20 No.1 singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart and two No.1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100: "Respect" (1967) and "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (1987), a duet with George Michael. Since 1961, she has scored a total of 45 Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. She also has the most million-selling singles of any female artist (14)^{[citation needed]}. Between 1967 and 1982 she had 10 No.1 R&B albums—more than any other female artist. In 1987, Franklin became the first female artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.^[5] She was the only featured singer at the 2009 presidential inauguration of Barack Obama.Aretha Louise Franklin (named for two aunts) was born in a two-room house in Memphis located at 406 Lucy St.^[6] She was the third of four children born to Barbara (née Siggers) and C.L. Franklin and the fifth of six overall in between past relationships by her parents. Franklin'sfamily moved to Buffalo, when Franklin was two, and then by four, had settled in Detroit. Following the move to Detroit, Franklin's parents, who had a troubled marriage, split. Due to her father's work as a Baptist minister, Franklin was primarily raised by her grandmother, Rachel. Franklin suffered a tragedy when her mother died in Buffalo when Aretha was ten. Franklin sang in church at an early age and learned how to play piano by ear.
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