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In this Dec. 4, 2008 file photo, Aretha Franklin performs during the 85th annual Christmas tree lighting at the New York Stock Exchange in New York. In a decision made Monday, Nov. 28, 2023, Judge Jennifer Callaghan who overseeing the estate of Aretha Franklin assigned real estate to the late music superstar's sons, saying she was following the wishes of a 2014 handwritten will that was found in couch cushions. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Judge cites handwritten will and awards real estate to Aretha Franklin’s sons

By Ed White - Associated Press

Attorney Charles McKelvie delivers closing arguments on the second day of a jury trial over Aretha Franklin's wills at Oakland County Probate Court in Pontiac, Mich., on Tuesday, July 11, 2023. A document handwritten by singer Aretha Franklin and found in her couch after her 2018 death is a valid Michigan will, a jury said Tuesday. (Sarahbeth Maney/Detroit Free Press via AP)

Jury decides 2014 document found in Aretha Franklin’s couch is a valid will

By Ed White - Associated Press

Aretha Franklin is interviewed after a taping for American Idol XIV at The Fillmore Detroit in Detroit, July 6, 2015. Five years after her death, the final wishes of the music superstar are still unsettled. The latest: an unusual trial next Monday to determine which handwritten will, including one found in couch cushions, will guide how her estate is handled. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio_File)

Aretha Franklin’s sons battle over handwritten wills 5 years after her death

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With pride and respect, Cynthia Erivo takes on Queen of Soul

By MESFIN FEKADU - Associated Press

In this combination photo, actress Cynthia Erivo portrays Aretha Franklin in the National Geographic miniseries &quot;Genius: Aretha,&quot; left, and Aretha Franklin holds her Grammy Award for Best Rhythm and Blue performance of the song &quot;Bridge Over Troubled Waters,&quot; in New York on March 13, 1972. (AP Photo/Dave Pickoff, File)

With much respect, Cynthia Erivo takes on Queen of Soul

By MESFIN FEKADU - Associated Press

Need stamps in Detroit? Go to the Aretha post office

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FILE - This May 1, 2019 file photo shows Drake at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas. Earning his 21st No. 1 hit on Billboard's R&amp;B/Hip-Hop songs chart, Drake has bested a record previously held by icons Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder. Drake's “Laugh Now Cry Later,&quot; featuring rapper Lil Durk, reached the No. 1 spot on the chart this week. Wonder and Franklin, who died in 2018, each have had 20 songs top the chart. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Drake bests Aretha Franklin, Wonder to set Billboard record

By MESFIN FEKADU - Associated Press

Management of Aretha Franklin’s estate still unsettled

By ED WHITE - Associated Press

This combination of photos shows, top row from left, Jack Antonoff, Joshua Bell, Camila Cabello, Gary Clark Jr., bottom row from left, Common, ballerina Misty Copeland, Lang Land and Cyndi Lauper who will perform &quot;I Sing The Body Electric&quot; along with John Legend and War and Treaty at the Grammy Awards on Sunday. (AP Photo)

After 40 Years, Grammy show producer bows out his way

By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY - Associated Press

FILE - This April 19, 2017 file photo shows Aretha Franklin performing at the world premiere of &quot;Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives&quot; at Radio City Music Hall in New York. A previously unreleased Franklin recording of “O Tannebaum&quot; will be released as part of the holiday album “Big Band Holidays II” from the Jazz and Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

A previously unreleased track from Franklin is coming out

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This July 26, 2010, file photo shows performer Aretha Franklin in Philadelphia. As the anniversary of her death approaches, two of her doctors tell The Associated Press that the Queen of Soul handled the diagnosis and treatment with grace and the grit to keep performing for years with a rare type of cancer. Franklin, who died in Detroit on Aug. 16, 2018, at 76, had pancreatic neuroendocrine cancer. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Aretha Franklin’s cancer doctors recall her grace, grit

By Jeff Karoub - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, May 17, 2011 file photo, Aretha Franklin performs during a star-studded double-taping of &quot;Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular,&quot; in Chicago. A judge is expected to consider a request for a handwriting expert to examine wills discovered in couch cushions after Aretha Franklin's death. A hearing is scheduled Tuesday in Oakland County Probate Court, north of Detroit. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

The Latest: Handwriting expert to examine Franklin will

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FILE - In this Tuesday, May 17, 2011 file photo, Aretha Franklin performs during a star-studded double-taping of &quot;Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular,&quot; in Chicago. A judge is expected to consider a request for a handwriting expert to examine wills discovered in couch cushions after Aretha Franklin's death. A hearing is scheduled Tuesday in Oakland County Probate Court, north of Detroit. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Judge to allow use of handwriting expert for Franklin’s will

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Another son says he should guide Aretha Franklin estate

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FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2008 file photo, Aretha Franklin performs during the 85th annual Christmas tree lighting at the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Three handwritten wills have been found in the suburban Detroit home of Franklin, months after the death of the &quot;Queen of Soul,&quot; including one that was discovered under cushions in the living room, a lawyer said Monday, May 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Tension developing in Aretha Franklin will dispute

By ED WHITE - Associated Press

Singer Jennifer Hudson sings &quot;Amazing Grace&quot; in tribute to Aretha Franklin, who received a special music citation during the 2019 Pulitzer Prize winners awards luncheon at Columbia University, Tuesday May 28, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Feeling Aretha’s spirit, J Hud honors icon at Pulitzers

By MESFIN FEKADU - Associated Press

This Monday, May 20, 2019, photo shows one of three handwritten wills that a lawyer said were found in the home of Aretha Franklin in Pontiac, Mich., months after her death. Three handwritten wills have been found in the suburban Detroit home of Franklin, months after the death of the &quot;Queen of Soul,&quot; including one that was discovered under cushions in the living room, a lawyer said Monday. (AP Photo/Ed White)

Handwritten wills shake up Aretha Franklin’s estate

By ED WHITE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2008 file photo, Aretha Franklin performs during the 85th annual Christmas tree lighting at the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Three handwritten wills have been found in the suburban Detroit home of Franklin, months after the death of the &quot;Queen of Soul,&quot; including one that was discovered under cushions in the living room, a lawyer said Monday, May 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

3 handwritten wills found in Aretha Franklin’s home

By ED WHITE - Associated Press

Detroit venue renamed for Aretha Franklin gets new sign

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Maryland’s Capital Gazette newspaper, Aretha Franklin win special citations from Pulitzer board

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