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Jury rules handwritten document found in Aretha Franklin’s couch is valid will

Dispute between late star’s 2010 and 2014 wills pitted sons against each other

Evening Standard

Aretha Franklin’s handwritten note found under couch cushion is a valid will, jury rules

After less than an hour of deliberation, the jury ruled that the handwritten note found at Aretha Franklin’s home can serve as a will

The Independent UK

Jury starts deliberating the case of competing wills in Aretha Franklin estate

Jurors in a Michigan court have begun deliberations in a dispute over the final will of music superstar Aretha Franklin

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Aretha Franklin’s children to contest her will in court

Three of Franklin’s four children are disputing the validity of documents left by the late singer in 2010 and 2014

The Guardian - UK

Hand-written notes, warring brothers, and an $18m estate: Inside the battle for Aretha Franklin’s will

The Queen of Soul’s sons are split on who will control her $18m fortune, Josh Marcus reports

The Independent UK

Jury seated in trial over Aretha Franklin’s handwritten wills

One son believes a 2010 handwritten will should mainly control the estate, but two other sons are in favor of a 2014 document.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jury selection underway in trial over Aretha Franklin's handwritten wills

Jury selection is underway in Michigan in a dispute over the estate of music superstar Aretha Franklin

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Elton John shares emotional message with fans as he takes to the stage for his final show

Music legend Elton John has shared "one final farewell" message to his fans as he concludes his epic 330-date megatour in Stockholm tonight as he retires from touring

Daily Mirror

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

Five years after music superstar Aretha Franklin's death, her final wishes are still unsettled

The Independent UK

"Success certainly beats obscurity. I have an incredible life, and I know it" - the epic journey of Bonnie Raitt

Bonnie Raitt has played with everyone, from Ray Charles to Bruce Springsteen to Elton John and Aretha Franklin - and she's still winning awards

Louder

A birdsong app, an allergy cure and a cool glass of gavi: Alan Carr, Mary Berry, Maya Jama and others on the thing that makes their summer

From a slice of cucumber to a sticky cuddle, celebrities reveal their essential companion for a blue-sky day

The Guardian - UK

The Australian blames ‘production error’ for attack on Noel Pearson added to reader’s letter

‘Horrified’ reader tracks down Indigenous leader to explain harsh words are not hers. Plus: tabloids smell blood as Michael Rowland takes a break

The Guardian - AU

Bill Lee, jazz bassist, composer and father of Spike Lee, dies aged 94

The double bass loyalist who rejected the rising wave of electric basses in the '70s worked with Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Gordon Lightfoot and more, and scored Spike's first four feature films

Guitar World

‘At 83, I still feel sexual’: Smokey Robinson on love, joy, drugs, Motown – and his affair with Diana Ross

The music legend has just released a fabulously filthy album. He looks back on his incredible life in songwriting, and his friendships with Marvin Gaye, Berry Gordy and Aretha Franklin

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My Imperfect Life

Are Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell dating? Why fans think so

Those Sydney Sweeney Glen Powell dating rumors are flooding social media. But are they just close co-stars or something more?

Tribune News Service

Movie review: 'Mafia Mamma' a daring, charming take on woman's midlife crisis

“Eat, Pray, Love” is so over — ladies, we’ve officially entered the “Threaten, Extort, Kill” era. This unusual new ethos of empowerment is the guiding theory behind Catherine Hardwicke’s crime comedy/feminist manifesto “Mafia Mamma,” starring Toni Collette as Kristin, a harried American mom and marketing exec who discovers her own…

The Independent UK

Elton John review, O2 Arena: A dazzling, emotional goodbye from one of history’s greatest showmen

What could have been a cheap final cash-in turns out to be a rich origin story for the nostalgic singer

Liverpool Echo

Elton John says Liverpool gig is one of his ‘top five shows ever’

“Liverpool, it’s great to be back”

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Former BET CEO Debra Lee details affair with co-founder: 'I would've lost everything'

Former BET Chief Executive Debra Lee is getting candid about her tenure at the cable network in her new memoir, "I Am Debra Lee," sharing advice for women who want to succeed in corporate America, details about her extramarital affair with BET co-founder Bob Johnson and how she stood up…

Daily Mirror

Chaka Khan slams 'b***es' who rated her below Adele and Mariah Carey on top singers list

Ain't Nobody hit singer Chaka Khan has unleashed a furious rant as she branded those who ranked her at number 29 on the 200 best singers of all time Tolling Stone list

The Guardian - UK

Beverley Knight: ‘Prince encouraged me to be bold’

The singer and musical star on her role as suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst in a hip-hop stage show, her contempt for the home secretary and her ambition to play Aretha Franklin

The Guardian - UK

Burt Bacharach: 10 of his greatest songs

Recording with Hal David, Dionne Warwick and Aretha Franklin, the late songwriter’s discog includes some of the best pop songs ever written

Los Angeles Times

Burt Bacharach: 20 essential songs

Music poured out of Burt Bacharach like martinis out of an ice-cold shaker.

Evening Standard

Burt Bacharach dead: Tributes pour in for classic pop composer behind I Say A Little Prayer and Walk On By

Noel Gallagher was among those paying tribute to Bacharach, sharing a photograph of the songwriter on Instagram, captioning it: ‘RIP Maestro. It was a pleasure to have known you’

Chicago Sun-Times

Burt Bacharach, legendary pop music composer, dies at 94

Over the past 70 years, only Lennon-McCartney, Carole King and a handful of others rivaled his genius for instantly catchy songs that remained performed, played and hummed long after they were written.

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