Aretha Franklin to be honored with tribute show next month
The Queen of Soul will get a royal tribute from Alicia Keys, Patti LaBelle and more next month.
Aretha Franklin performs at the world premiere of "Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives" at Radio City Music Hall, during the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival, in New York.[Photo: IC]
The Recording Academy and music mogul Clive Davis will put on the special concert - "Aretha! A GRAMMY Celebration For The Queen Of Soul" - on Jan. 13 in Los Angeles. The event will broadcast later on CBS.
Yolanda Adams, Shirley Caesar, and Celine Dion will also perform some of Franklin's biggest hits at the concert. Filmmaker and actor Tyler Perry will host the event.
Tickets go on sale Friday.
Franklin died of pancreatic cancer in August in her Detroit apartment at the age of 76.