Editing Aretha Franklin (section)

==Legacy and honors==
[[File: Aretha Franklin honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Franklin wipes a tear after being given the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] on November 9, 2005, at the [[White House]]. She is seated between fellow recipients [[Robert Conquest]] (left) and [[Alan Greenspan]]]]
Franklin received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in 1979, had her voice declared a Michigan "natural resource" in 1985,{{sfn|Bego|2010|p=238}} and became the first woman inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 1987.{{sfn|''Ebony''|1995|p=29}} The [[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]] awarded her a [[Grammy Legend Award]] in 1991, then the [[Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award]] in 1994. Franklin was a Kennedy Center Honoree in 1994, recipient of the [[National Medal of Arts]] in 1999, recipient of the [[Academy of Achievement|American Academy of Achievement]]'s Golden Plate Award presented by Awards Council member [[Coretta Scott King]],<ref>{{cite web|title= Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement |website=achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url=https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://achievement.org/achiever/aretha-franklin/|title=Aretha Franklin|website=Academy of Achievement}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Photo: 2012: Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin is joined onstage by Awards Council member General Colin Powell during her memorable musical performance to close the evening of the 50th annual Banquet of the Golden Plate ceremonies.|publisher=[[Academy of Achievement|American Academy of Achievement]]|url=https://achievement.org/summit/}}</ref> and was bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005 by then President [[George W. Bush]].{{Sfn|Bracks|2012|p=365}} She was inducted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame in 2005,<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.michiganrockandrolllegends.com/mrrl-hall-of-fame/70-aretha-franklin |title = Michigan Rock and Roll Legends – Aretha Franklin |website = michiganrockandrolllegends.com |access-date = August 15, 2018 }}</ref> and the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame in 2015.<ref>{{cite journal |url = https://www.bluesmagazine.nl/2015-rhythm-blues-music-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony/ |title = Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Fame 2015 Induction Ceremony Was A Big Hit |journal = Blues Magazine |date = June 13, 2015 |access-date = August 26, 2018 }}</ref> Franklin became the second woman inducted to the [[UK Music Hall of Fame]] in 2005. She was the 2008 [[MusiCares Person of the Year]], performing at the [[50th Annual Grammy Awards|Grammys]] days later. In 2019 she was awarded a [[Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards|Pulitzer Prize Special Citation]] "[f]or her indelible contribution to American music and culture for more than five decades".<ref>{{cite web |title=Announcement of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize Winners |url=https://www.pulitzer.org/news/announcement-2019-pulitzer-prize-winners |website=The [[Pulitzer Prize]]s |date=April 15, 2019|access-date= April 15, 2019}}</ref> Franklin was the first individual woman to receive a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/aretha-franklin-makes-history-with-posthumous-pulitzer-win/ar-BBVY1n7?OCID=ansmsnnews11 |title=Aretha Franklin makes history with posthumous Pulitzer win |first=Mesfin| last= Fekadu|publisher=MSN |date=April 15, 2019 |access-date=April 15, 2019}}</ref> At the beginning of her career, [[Siouxsie Sioux]] named her as her favourite female singer.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Siouxsie Sioux – Selections |journal=[[NME]] |date= January 24, 1981}}</ref>

In 2010 Franklin was ranked first on ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time"<ref name="100 Greatest Singers"/> and ninth on their list of "[[Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time|100 Greatest Artists of All Time]]".<ref name="100 Greatest Artists">{{cite magazine |url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-artists-of-all-time-19691231/aretha-franklin-20110420 |title = 100 Greatest Artists of All Time |magazine = Rolling Stone |date = December 3, 2010 |access-date = December 2, 2018 |archive-date = November 25, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171125053339/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-artists-of-all-time-19691231/aretha-franklin-20110420 |url-status = dead }}</ref> Following news of Franklin's surgery and recovery in February 2011, the [[53rd Annual Grammy Awards|Grammys ceremony]] paid tribute to the singer with a medley of her classics performed by [[Christina Aguilera]], [[Florence Welch]], [[Jennifer Hudson]], [[Martina McBride]], and [[Yolanda Adams]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.grammy.com/news/stars-to-join-for-aretha-franklin-tribute |title = Stars To Join For Aretha Franklin Tribute |publisher = [[Grammy Awards]] |first=Tim|last=McPhate|date = December 2, 2014 }}</ref> That same year, she was ranked 19th among the [[List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones|''Billboard'' Hot 100 All-Time top artists]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url = http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/specials/hot100/charts/top100-artists-20.shtml |title = The Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists (20-01) |magazine = Rolling Stone |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130116133045/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/specials/hot100/charts/top100-artists-20.shtml |archive-date = January 16, 2013 |url-status=dead |access-date = July 8, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url = https://news.sky.com/story/soul-singer-aretha-franklin-seriously-ill-says-close-source-11471820 |title = Soul singer Aretha Franklin 'seriously ill' and 'surrounded by family' says close source |publisher = Sky News |first = Philip |last = Whiteside |date = August 14, 2018 |access-date = August 15, 2018 }}</ref>

When ''Rolling Stone'' listed the "Women in Rock: 50 Essential Albums" in 2002 and again 2012, it listed Franklin's 1967, ''I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You'', number one.<ref>{{Cite news |url = http://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20180816/aretha-franklin-remembered-by-sarasotas-jerry-wexler-her-legendary-producer |title = Aretha Franklin remembered by Sarasota's Jerry Wexler, her legendary producer |last = Tatangelo |first = Wade |date = August 16, 2018 |work = Sarasota Herald |access-date = August 23, 2018 |language = en }}</ref> Inducted to the [[Gospel Music Association|GMA]] [[Gospel Music Hall of Fame]] in 2012, Franklin was described as "the voice of the civil rights movement, the voice of black America".{{sfn|Dobkin|2006|p=6}}<ref>{{cite book |last = Bego |first = Mark |title = Aretha Franklin: The Queen Of Soul |year = 1989 |publisher = St Martin's Press |page = [https://archive.org/details/arethafranklinq000bego/page/108 108] |location = New York |isbn = 978-0-7090-4053-8 |url = https://archive.org/details/arethafranklinq000bego |url-access = registration }}</ref> Asteroid [[249516 Aretha]] was named in her honor in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title = (249516) Aretha = 2010 CV60 |publisher = IAU Minor Planet Center |url = http://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?utf8=%E2%9C%93&object_id=aretha |access-date = April 7, 2015 }}</ref> The next year, ''Billboard'' named her the greatest female R&B artist of all time.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/6737387/best-r-and-b-singers-of-all-time|title=The 35 Greatest R&B Artists Of All Time |magazine=Billboard|date=November 12, 2015|access-date=April 12, 2020}}</ref> In 2018, Franklin was inducted in to the [[Memphis Music Hall of Fame]].

"American history wells up when Aretha sings", President Obama explained in response to her performance of "A Natural Woman" at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors. "Nobody embodies more fully the connection between the African-American spiritual, the blues, R&B, rock and roll—the way that hardship and sorrow were transformed into something full of beauty and vitality and hope."<ref name=Remnick>Remnick, David (April 4, 2016), [http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/04/04/aretha-franklins-american-soul "Soul Survivor: The revival and hidden treasure of Aretha Franklin"], ''[[The New Yorker]]''.</ref> Franklin later recalled the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors as one of the best nights of her life.<ref name=Remnick /> On June 8, 2017, the City of Detroit honored Franklin's legacy by renaming a portion of Madison Street, between Brush and Witherell Streets, Aretha Franklin Way.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/06/08/aretha-franklin-street-renaming-detroit-ceremony/380959001 |title = 'Aretha Franklin Way' street unveiled for tearful Queen of Soul |first= Brian |last=McCollum|website = Detroit Free Press |date = June 8, 2017 |access-date = June 25, 2017 }}</ref> The Aretha Franklin Post Office Building was named in 2021, and is located at 12711 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan.<ref>🖉{{Cite web|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/bill-announcement-010521-2/|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|publisher=[[White House]]|title=Bill Announcement|date=January 5, 2021}}</ref>

''Rolling Stone'' called Franklin "the greatest singer of her generation".<ref name="RStone" /> In April 2021, Aretha Franklin was featured in ''National Geographic'' magazine and in the previous month, the society began airing the third season of the television series ''[[Genius (American TV series)|Genius]]'' about her life and career.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/how-tv-crew-meticulously-recreated-aretha-franklin-extraordinary-life?loggedin=true|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008133405/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/how-tv-crew-meticulously-recreated-aretha-franklin-extraordinary-life?loggedin=true|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 8, 2021|title=How a TV crew meticulously re-created Aretha Franklin's extraordinary life|first=Jacqueline|last=Cutler|magazine=National Geographic|date=March 19, 2021|access-date=April 1, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Deneen L. Brown">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/how-pain-and-passion-shaped-the-genius-of-aretha-franklin-feature|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318133916/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/how-pain-and-passion-shaped-the-genius-of-aretha-franklin-feature|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 18, 2021|title=How pain and passion shaped the genius of Aretha Franklin|first=Deneen L.|last=Brown|magazine=National Geographic|date=March 18, 2021|access-date=April 1, 2021}}</ref> After working with the artist for nearly four decades, [[Clive Davis]], said that Aretha "understood the essence of both language and melody and was able to take it to a place very few—if any—could". According to ''National Geographic'', "she was a musical genius unmatched in her range, power, and soul".<ref name="Deneen L. Brown" />

===Honorary degrees===
Franklin received honorary degrees from [[Harvard University]] and [[New York University]] in 2014,<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2014/may/new-york-university-holds-182nd-commencement-in-yankee-stadium.html |author =News Release|title = New York University Holds 182nd Commencement at Yankee Stadium |publisher=NYU|date = May 21, 2014 }}</ref> as well as honorary doctorates in music from [[Princeton University]], 2012;<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.princeton.edu/news/2012/06/05/princeton-awards-six-honorary-degrees |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title = Princeton awards six honorary degrees |date = June 5, 2012 |publisher = Princeton University |access-date = August 17, 2018 }}</ref> [[Yale University]], 2010;<ref>{{cite web |url = https://news.yale.edu/2010/05/24/yale-s-309th-commencement-pomp-ceremony-and-r-e-s-p-e-c-t |title = Yale's 309th Commencement: Pomp, ceremony and r-e-s-p-e-c-t |first = Susan |last = Gonzalez |date = May 24, 2010 |publisher = Yale University |access-date = August 17, 2018 }}</ref> [[Brown University]], 2009;<ref>{{cite web |url = https://news.brown.edu/articles/2009/05/aretha |title = Aretha Franklin Unable to Attend 241st Commencement Sunday |first = Mark |last = Nickel |date = May 19, 2009 |publisher = Brown University |access-date = August 17, 2018 }}</ref> the [[University of Pennsylvania]], 2007;<ref>{{cite web |url = https://almanac.upenn.edu/archive/volumes/v53/n25/commencement.html |title = Commencement 2007: Commencement Speaker and Honorary Degree Recipients |date = March 13, 2007 |publisher = University of Pennsylvania |access-date = August 17, 2018 }}</ref> [[Berklee College of Music]], 2006;<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.berklee.edu/about/honorary-degree-recipients |title = Honorary Degree Recipients |publisher = Berklee |access-date = August 17, 2018 }}</ref> the [[New England Conservatory of Music]], 1997;<ref>{{cite web |url = http://necmusic.edu/honorary-doctor-music |title = NEC Honorary Doctor of Music Degree |publisher = New England Conservatory |access-date = August 17, 2018 }}</ref> and the [[University of Michigan]], 1987.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.thestreet.com/lifestyle/aretha-franklin-career-achievements-14685841 |title = Aretha Franklin's 5 Most Impressive Career Achievements |first = Steve |last = Fiorillo |work = The Street |date = August 16, 2018 |access-date = August 17, 2018 }}</ref> She was awarded an honorary [[Doctor of Humane Letters]] by [[Case Western Reserve University]] 2011<ref>{{Cite news |url = http://thedaily.case.edu/aretha-franklin-to-receive-honorary-degree-nov-5/ |title = Aretha Franklin to receive honorary degree Nov. 5 |date = October 24, 2011 |work = The Daily |access-date = August 23, 2018 |language = en-US }}</ref> and [[Wayne State University]] in 1990 and an honorary [[Doctor of Law]] degree by [[Bethune–Cookman University]] in 1975.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.theroot.com/blogs/the_grapevine/2014/05/aretha_franklin_receives_honorary_degree_from_harvard_university.html |title = Aretha Franklin Receives Honorary Degree From Harvard University |first = Yesha |last = Callahan |date = May 29, 2014 |website = The Root |access-date = October 4, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141006123853/http://www.theroot.com/blogs/the_grapevine/2014/05/aretha_franklin_receives_honorary_degree_from_harvard_university.html |archive-date = October 6, 2014 |url-status=live |df = mdy-all }}</ref>

===Tributes===
After Franklin's death, fans added unofficial tributes to two [[New York City Subway]] stations: the [[Franklin Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)|Franklin Street]] station in [[Manhattan]], served by the {{NYCS trains|Broadway-Seventh local header}}, and the [[Franklin Avenue-Fulton Street (New York City Subway)|Franklin Avenue]] station in [[Brooklyn]], served by the {{NYCS trains|Franklin-Fulton header}}. Both stations were originally named after other people. Although the fan tributes were later taken down, the subway system's operator, the [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority]], placed permanent black-and-white stickers with the word "Respect" next to the "Franklin" name signs in each station.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=NYC Subway Stations Pay Tribute to Aretha Franklin With 'Respect' Signs|first=Rania|last=Aniftos|date=September 4, 2018|magazine=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8473448/nyc-subway-stations-aretha-franklin-tribute|access-date=December 4, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Mocker | first=Greg | title=New Yorkers pay tribute to Aretha Franklin on MTA subway stations | website=WPIX 11 New York | date=August 1, 2018 | url=https://pix11.com/2018/08/31/respect-for-aretha-franklin-at-mta-subway-stations-in-nyc/ | access-date=December 4, 2018}}</ref>

During the [[American Music Awards]] on October 9, 2018, the show was closed by bringing [[Gladys Knight]], [[Donnie McClurkin]], [[Ledisi]], [[Cece Winans]], and [[Mary Mary]] together to pay tribute to Aretha Franklin. The "all-star" group performed gospel songs, including renditions from Franklin's 1972 album, ''Amazing Grace''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/amas/8479203/aretha-franklin-tribute-amas-2018-gladys-knight |title=2018 AMAs Aretha Franklin Tribute Brings Out Gladys Knight, Ledisi, Mary Mary and More |first=Andrew|last= Unterberger|magazine=Billboard |date=October 9, 2018|access-date=October 12, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/gladys-knight-performs-moving-tribute-to-aretha-franklin-at-the-amas-37403503.html |title=Gladys Knight performs moving tribute to Aretha Franklin at the AMAs – Independent.ie |last=Southern |first=Keiran |work=Irish Independent |date=October 10, 2018|access-date=October 12, 2018 |agency=Press Association |language=en}}</ref>

A tribute concert, "Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul", was organized by [[CBS]] and [[the Recording Academy]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/all-star-lineup-pay-tribute-aretha-grammy-celebration-queen-soul|title=All-Star Lineup To Pay Tribute At 'Aretha! A GRAMMY Celebration For The Queen of Soul|date=December 27, 2018|website=[[Grammy Awards]]|first=Philip|last=Merrill|language=en|access-date=January 2, 2019}}</ref> on January 13, 2019, at the [[Shrine Auditorium]] in Los Angeles. The concert included performances by [[Smokey Robinson]], [[Janelle Monáe]], [[Alicia Keys]], [[John Legend]], [[Kelly Clarkson]], [[Celine Dion]], [[Alessia Cara]], [[Patti LaBelle]], [[Jennifer Hudson]], [[Chloe x Halle]], [[H.E.R.]], [[SZA]], [[Brandi Carlile]], [[Yolanda Adams]] and [[Shirley Caesar]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/aretha-franklin-tyler-perry-tribute-cbs-special-1203095831/|title=Tyler Perry to Host Aretha Franklin Tribute Special for CBS, Recording Academy|last=Littleton|first=Cynthia|date=December 27, 2018|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=December 28, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/aretha-franklin-tribute-special-janelle-monae-alicia-keys-john-legend-772899/|title=Aretha Franklin Tribute Concert Lines Up Janelle Monae, Alicia Keys, John Legend|last=Reed|first=Ryan|date=December 27, 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=December 28, 2018}}</ref> and was recorded for television, airing on March 10.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/b05f36d397b34eb9998ad172a1bb5403 |title=Aretha Franklin honored with star-studded tribute concert |last=Landrum |first=Jonathan Jr.|date=January 14, 2019 |work=Associated Press News|access-date=February 7, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://variety.com/2019/music/reviews/aretha-franklin-grammy-celebration-queen-soul-tv-tribute-1203159719/ |title=TV Review: 'Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul' |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=March 10, 2019 |work=Variety |access-date=March 23, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

At the [[61st Annual Grammy Awards]], the ceremony was ended with a memorial tribute to the life and career of Franklin. The tribute concluded with a rendition of her 1968 hit, "A Natural Woman (You Make Me Feel Like)", performed by [[Fantasia Barrino|Fantasia Barrino-Taylor]], [[Andra Day]] and [[Yolanda Adams]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/11/entertainment/aretha-franklin-grammys-tribute/index.html|title=Aretha Franklin honored at Grammys|last=Melas|first=Chloe|date=February 11, 2019|publisher=CNN|access-date=February 12, 2019}}</ref>

In June 2023, ''Aretha – A Love Letter to the Queen of Soul'' opened at [[Sydney Opera House]] before heading to [[Brisbane]] and [[Melbourne]]. Australian playwright, actor and screenwriter [[Jada Alberts]] directed and narrated the musical, which featured [[Emma Donovan]], [[Montaigne (singer)|Montaigne]], [[Thandi Phoenix]], [[Thndo]], and [[Ursula Yovich]], along with a nine-piece band.<ref name=aretha>{{cite web | last=Gbogbo | first=Mawunyo | title=Aretha Franklin's music 'saved' actor Jada Alberts, leading to a 'love letter' musical showcase | website=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] | date=11 June 2023 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-11/aretha-franklin-a-love-letter-to-the-queen-of-soul/102464672 | access-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

===Portrayals in media===
On January 29, 2018, [[Gary Graff]] confirmed that [[Jennifer Hudson]] would play Franklin in a [[biographical film]].<ref>{{cite magazine |first = Gil |last = Kaufman |url = https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8096958/jennifer-hudson-to-play-aretha-franklin-biopic |title = Jennifer Hudson to play Aretha Franklin in Biopic: 'U Have No Idea How Humbled I Am' |magazine = Billboard |date = January 30, 2018 |access-date = August 16, 2018 }}</ref> The film, ''[[Respect (2021 American film)|Respect]],'' was released in August 2021 in various countries.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Rico |first1=Klaritza |date=June 29, 2020 |title=Jennifer Hudson Shines as Aretha Franklin in 'Respect' Trailer (Watch) |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/jennifer-hudson-aretha-franklin-respect-trailer-1234691389/ |access-date=July 1, 2020 |website=Variety |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=June 30, 2020|title=Respect trailer released – Aretha Franklin Biopic in UK cinemas 22 Jan 2021|url=https://www.keepthefaith.co.uk/2020/06/30/respect-trailer-released-aretha-franklin-biopic-in-uk-cinemas-22-jan-2021/|access-date=July 1, 2020|website=Keep The Faith |author1=Admin }}</ref> On February 10, 2019, it was announced that the subject of the third season of the American [[National Geographic (U.S. TV Channel)|National Geographic]] anthology television series ''[[Genius (U.S. TV series)|Genius]]'' would be Franklin, in the "first-ever, definitive scripted miniseries on the life of the universally acclaimed Queen of Soul".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2019/02/10/national-geographic-taps-suzan-lori-parks-as-executive-producer-and-showrunner-for-genius-aretha-franklin-808122/20190210ngc07/ |title=National Geographic Taps Suzan-Lori Parks as Executive Producer and Showrunner for 'Genius: Aretha Franklin' |work=[[The Futon Critic]] |date=February 10, 2019 |access-date=February 11, 2019}}</ref> The season, starring [[Cynthia Erivo]] as Franklin, was aired in March 2021. However, Franklin's family denounced the series, claiming to be uninvolved with the production process, despite the production team stating that the series had been endorsed by the Franklin estate.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 22, 2021|title='Genius: Aretha': Why Aretha Franklin's Family Won't Watch the Series|url=https://www.thewrap.com/genius-aretha-why-aretha-franklins-family-says-they-wont-watch-the-series/|first=Samson|last=Amore|access-date=June 2, 2021|website=TheWrap|language=en-US}}</ref>