Music News Aretha Franklin, legendary soul singer, dead at age 76 08/16/2018 Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul whose songs "Respect" and "Chain of Fools" topped the charts in the 1960s, has died, her publicist announced. Read More RELATED NEWS Jimmy Fallon's 'The Tonight Show' dropping to only four nights a weekAshley Tisdale announces birth of her second childSelena Gomez is a billionaire TAGS: Jennifer Hudson Aretha Franklin Elton John Larry King Barack Obama