Internationally renowned singer, songwriter, and pianist Sheléa has just released her brand-new Christmas single, 'Want This ...

The majestic multi-instrumentalist changed the course of soul music and did it with Blackness as the focal point of his ...

Prayer is part of our popular culture. Aretha Franklin sang I Say A Little Prayer. The Band Aid Christmas song urged us all ...

Young Aretha would meet visitors to the Franklin home from every walk of life, including some of the most prominent gospel musicians of the day (Clara Ward and James Cleveland), many of the great ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. At a recent Q&A for the film that I wrote and directed, “A Little Prayer,” someone asked me, “Why did you want to ...

I learned a surprising fact about the song this week. It’s a prayer for peace, Richard Conville says of this song.

The Franklin Fire Department is reminding residents to check their homes for working smoke detectors after a weekend fire involving a hot plate and an unlit scented candle caused thousands of dollars ...

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WTVD) -- One person is dead and another is injured after a shooting in Rocky Mount Wednesday morning. At 1:30 a.m., Rocky Mount Police Department responded to a shooting in the 1400 ...

The publisher of the Franklin children's book series has rebuked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after he posted a meme of the anthropomorphic turtle firing on drug boats. Hegseth's social media post ...

A man was charged with two counts of first-degree murder after a shooting outside a Tempe pizza shop. Court records indicate the shooting was premeditated, citing a history of jealousy, stalking, and ...

A Pennsylvania woman was scammed out of more than $100,000 in a remote job scheme. The scammers impersonated a legitimate Finnish company called Gofore Solutions. "Ghost job" scams often involve ...

"We strongly condemn any denigrating, violent, or unauthorized use of Franklin’s name or image," publisher Kids Can Press said after the image was published Omar Havana/Getty; Pete Hegseth/X Defense ...