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  Aretha Franklin named Best Singer of All Time

  Aretha Franklin has been named the Best Singer of All Time by Rolling Stone magazine.

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  You grow girl: how Aretha, Nina and Dolly can help save the ash tree

  Seeds harvested from disease resistant trees – and named after vintage music divas – could beat dieback

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  ‘Whitney was a natural beauty, not a natural actress’: inside Hollywood’s big Bodyguard gamble

  Blame Paul Young. Of all the entertainment industry figures who had a hand in the mazy backstory of the biggest selling soundtrack of all time – also the biggest album by a female artist ever, a 45 million-selling blockbuster this month celebrating its 30th anniversary – the British pop-soul singer's role is perhaps the most crucial.

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  Monsters of doc: Mark Kermode’s top 20 music documentaries

  For our festival-averse film critic, movies about concerts and musicians are essential viewing – and he believes we are living through a golden age for the form

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  Sir Elton John pays tribute to 'inspiring' musicians and brings out Dua Lipa during final US tour show

  Sir Elton John has paid tribute to the "inspiring" musicians he has collaborated with throughout his lengthy career, and welcomed a surprise appearance by Dua Lipa during his final US tour show. Pyrotechnics, spectacular visuals, fireworks and a confetti cannon all featured in the musical megastar's performance at the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, which concluded his North America Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour. In a tribute to the "lasting genius and legacy" of Aretha Franklin, Sir Elton pe

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  FBI spent 40 years watching Aretha Franklin

  The FBI had a 270-page file on the late Aretha Franklin after spying on her for 40 years, an investigation from Rolling Stone has found.

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  Strictly star Helen Skelton focusing on being ‘efficient’ rather than ‘sexy’

  The presenter appeared alongside her pro partner, Gorka Marquez, on ITV’s Lorraine.

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  Helen Skelton breaks silence following Strictly show and praises Gorka Marquez in sweet post

  Helen Skelton and Gorka Marquez took to the Strictly Come Dancing dancefloor for the first time during their first live show and definitely left fans impressed. MORE: Helen Skelton shows off incredible physique in candid Strictly rehearsal snap The couple were awarded a total of 26 points by the judges after performing their American Smooth to You Send Me by Aretha Franklin. WATCH: Helen Skelton shares behind-the-scenes photos from Strictly rehearsals Taking to Instagram on Sunday afternoon, Hel

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  Why Aretha Franklin was tracked by the FBI

  Soul singer Aretha Franklin was tracked and monitored by the FBI for years, with some of her shows labelled “communist infiltration events”, new unsealed documents show.

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  Aretha Franklin was subject of ‘repeated and disgusting’ FBI monitoring, unsealed 270-page file reveals

  The massive file reveals death threats and connections to Martin Luther King Jr and Angela Davis

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