Aretha Franklin is keeping busy as she approaches her 68th birthday! She plans to sing arias this summer in three charity concerts with former Secretary of State (and accomplished concert pianist) Condoleezza Rice.
And nearly seven years since the release of her last nonseasonal album, "So Damn Happy," Lady Soul is releasing a new studio set -- surprisingly, on her own label, Aretha's Records. Franklin expects it out by the first week of April. The new album will be called "A Woman Falling Out Of Love."
DIANA ROSS Announces Tour Dates...
Diana Ross is kicking off her More Today Than Yesterday tour starting in a couple of months.
The 65-year-old diva will kick off her month-long tour on Saturday, May 15! Here are her dates so far:
May 15 - Boston, Mass. - Citi Performing Arts Center
May 16 - Mashantucket, Conn. - MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods
May 18 - Red Bank, New Jersey - Count Basie Theatre
May 19 - New York City - Radio City Music Hall
May 21 - Atlantic City, New Jersey - Caesars Atlantic City
May 25 - Bethesda, Maryland - Music Center at Strathmore
May 27 - Chicago, Ill. - Chicago Theatre
May 28 - Cleveland, Ohio - State Theatre
May 29 - Detroit, Mich. - Fox Theatre
May 31 - Toronto, Ontario - Roy Thomson Hall
June 2 - Knoxville, Tenn. - Tennessee Theatre
June 4 - Atlanta, Ga. - Chastain Park Ampitheatre
June 5 - Memphis, Tenn. - Live At The Garden
June 6 - St. Louis, Missouri - Fox Theatre
June 9 - Los Angeles - Nokia Theatre
June 11 - San Diego, Calif. - Humphrey’s
June 12 - Saratoga, Calif. - The Mountain Winery
MADONNA Co-Designs Eye Wear...
MICHAEL JACKSON On New Rolling Stone Cover...
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