http://www.mail.com/people/12678-aretha-franklin.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/12678-aretha-franklin.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2092544-candice-glover-won-american-idol.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — With a flawless voice that recalled past "American Idol" finalist Jennifer Hudson and a sense of determination after not making it in previous seasons, Candice Glover did the one thing Hudson wasn't able to do: She won the title of "American Idol." "I always knew for some reason that it would happen if I kept going," said Glover backsta... Fri, 17 May 2013 07:05:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2092544-candice-glover-won-american-idol.html 2013-05-17T07:05:12Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2090534-candice-glover-wins-12th-season-american-idol.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The third time's the charm for Candice Glover on "American Idol." The booming 23-year-old R&B vocalist from St. Helena Island, S.C., won the Fox singing competition after auditioning a trio of times and making it to the finals this year. Glover looked stunned when "Idol" host Ryan Seacrest announced she bested soulful 22-year-old countr... Fri, 17 May 2013 03:46:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2090534-candice-glover-wins-12th-season-american-idol.html 2013-05-17T03:46:51Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2082584-franklin-pulls-under-doctors-orders.html NEW YORK (AP) — Aretha Franklin has canceled appearances in Chicago and Connecticut later this month under a doctor's recommendation. A Monday news release says Franklin will need treatment during the time period shows were scheduled with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on May 20 and at Foxwoods Resort & Casino in Connecticut on May 26. The release doesn't... Mon, 13 May 2013 19:45:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2082584-franklin-pulls-under-doctors-orders.html 2013-05-13T19:45:07Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2015594-chaka-khan-chosen-apollo-legends-hall-fame.html NEW YORK (AP) — R&B star Chaka Khan will be inducted into the Apollo Theater's hall of fame. The theater announced Thursday that Patti LaBelle and Mary J. Blige will perform in Khan's honor at its June 10 New York gala. The annual event raises funds for the Apollo's education and community outreach programs. Khan and... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:30:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2015594-chaka-khan-chosen-apollo-legends-hall-fame.html 2013-04-12T14:30:31Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1988470-phil-ramone-grammy-winning-producer-dead-79.html NEW YORK (AP) — Phil Ramone, the masterful Grammy Award-winning engineer, arranger and producer whose platinum touch included recordings with Ray Charles, Billy Joel and Paul Simon, died Saturday of complications stemming from heart surgery, his family said. He was 79. Ramone, who lived in Wilton, Conn., had elective surgery on Feb. 27 to prevent an aorti... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 21:47:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1988470-phil-ramone-grammy-winning-producer-dead-79.html 2013-03-30T21:47:09Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1935094-middle-class-grows-global-brands-hit-nigeria.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Inside this 1950s-style American diner, waitresses softly sing along to Aretha Franklin as they sling hamburgers and whip up milkshakes. The jukebox belts out Ritchie Valens as a customer wearing a Muslim prayer cap and flowing blue robes ambles in. This isn't the U.S., where the kitsch restaurant chain Johnny Rockets has several hun... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 13:36:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1935094-middle-class-grows-global-brands-hit-nigeria.html 2013-03-06T13:36:17Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1900252-intl-jazz-day-to-celebrate-turkish-jazz-link.html NEW YORK (AP) — Pianist Herbie Hancock will celebrate the special connection between Turkey and jazz music forged decades ago when the Turkish ambassador opened his residence to white and black musicians at a time when segregation held sway in the U.S. capital. Hancock, a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, is organizing a gala concert with jazz stars from around... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 07:15:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1900252-intl-jazz-day-to-celebrate-turkish-jazz-link.html 2013-02-19T07:15:56Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1876860-music-teachers-eligible-grammy-honor.html BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Music teachers are now eligible for a Grammy honor of their own. Recording Academy president Neil Portnow says the group has established a music educator award that will be presented for the first time next year. Portnow announced the new award Thursday at the Grammy Foundation's 15th annual Music Preservation Project event at... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1876860-music-teachers-eligible-grammy-honor.html 2013-02-08T14:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1851956-whitney-houstons-mother-words-bobby-brown.html NEW YORK (AP) — Cissy Houston has a few words, and a few more, for Bobby Brown. In "Remembering Whitney," the mother of the late Whitney Houston writes that from the start she had doubted whether Brown was right for her daughter. And she thinks that Whitney might not have ended up so "deep" into drugs had they not stayed together. "I d... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1851956-whitney-houstons-mother-words-bobby-brown.html 2013-01-28T22:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1838060-ap-photos-celebrities-turn-inauguration.html WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a rare event where Beyonce, Katy Perry and Jennifer Hudson aren't the headliners. The divas were happy to play supporting roles over the inauguration weekend as President Barack Obama kicked off his second term. And there was the promise of one more surprise guest at Tuesday's private staff ball— Lady Gaga, who the Presidential Inau... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1838060-ap-photos-celebrities-turn-inauguration.html 2013-01-22T22:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1834846-inaugural-do-over-chomping-gum-savoring-view.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Let's hear it for the do-over. Inaugurations are always moments of great ceremony and pageantry. But, hey, everybody can rel-a-a-a-ax a little the second time around. After the electric moment of President Barack Obama's first swearing-in, the second inaugural was just so much more ... comfortable. ... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1834846-inaugural-do-over-chomping-gum-savoring-view.html 2013-01-22T02:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1832190-ny-gun-control-law-limits-access-to-permit-info.html WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — New York's new gun control law may be the nation's toughest, but it also includes broad new privacy provisions allowing would-be gun owners to shield their identities from reporters and the public. It is part of the swift reaction to a suburban New York City newspaper's publication last month of an interactive map with the names ... Sat, 19 Jan 2013 16:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1832190-ny-gun-control-law-limits-access-to-permit-info.html 2013-01-19T16:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1827014-michelle-williams-reveals-fight-with-depression.html NEW YORK (AP) — With a new single about to drop, a solo album in the works and a starring role in a national tour of a Broadway musical, you'd be hard-pressed to tell that Michelle Williams once had difficulty just getting out of bed. The singer-actress — one third of Destiny's Child alongside Beyonce and Kelly Rowland — said that in the past few months s... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1827014-michelle-williams-reveals-fight-with-depression.html 2013-01-17T13:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1815552-delta-sigma-theta-sorority-celebrates-centennial.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's capital is swarming with women wearing crimson and cream, as one of the country's largest African-American sororities gathers to celebrate 100 years of sisterhood. More than 12,000 members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. are convening to mark the organization's centennial this weekend with activities including community s... Sat, 12 Jan 2013 17:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1815552-delta-sigma-theta-sorority-celebrates-centennial.html 2013-01-12T17:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1813110-montreux-jazz-festival-founder-claude-nobs-dies.html GENEVA (AP) — Claude Nobs, the founder and general manager of the Montreux Jazz Festival, whose passion for music and artistry introduced generations of legendary musicians to international audiences on the Swiss stage, has died. He was 76. The Jazz Festival said Nobs, a native of Montreux, died Thursday after sustaining injuries from a fall while cross-c... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 05:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1813110-montreux-jazz-festival-founder-claude-nobs-dies.html 2013-01-11T05:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1788360-rescue-me-singer-fontella-bass-dies.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — Fontella Bass, a St. Louis-born soul singer who hit the top of the R&B charts with "Rescue Me" in 1965, has died. She was 72. Bass died Wednesday night at a St. Louis hospice of complications from a heart attack suffered three weeks ago, her daughter, Neuka Mitchell, said. Bass had also suffered a series of strokes over the past seven years. Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1788360-rescue-me-singer-fontella-bass-dies.html 2012-12-27T18:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763776-ap-picks-top-10-theater-moments-2012.html NEW YORK (AP) — Al Pacino came back again and Jessica Chastain showed up for the first time. "Annie" returned and so did "Evita" and "Elf." Katie Holmes made a second appearance and that old stalwart "The Lion King" celebrated its 15th anniversary. Yes, 2012 was a year of old and new, theatrically speaking. It also was a year in which the theater communit... Fri, 21 Dec 2012 20:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763776-ap-picks-top-10-theater-moments-2012.html 2012-12-21T20:13:00Z