Ahead of the free Detroit Music Weekend headlined by Aretha Franklin, the city of Detroit honored the Queen of Soul by renaming a street in her honor. Aretha Franklin Way will now run along Madison Ave. at Brush Street.
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Surrounded by fans, the legendary songstress had a city street named after her when a section of Madison, between Brush and Witherell streets, is now known as Aretha Franklin Way.
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DETROIT - Detroit Music Weekend is giving you the chance to see The Queen of Soul for free this Saturday. The first ever Detroit Music Weekend kicks off Friday, June 9 - and Aretha Franklin is returning home to Michigan to celebrate...
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Thursday’s public street naming for the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, kicks off the inaugural Detroit Music Weekend, a four-day event that will showcase Detroit, its artists and its burgeoning entertainment district...
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Detroit and music have a symbiotic relationship. Our fine city has been shaped by our musical history, just as the people of the city have influenced music. One of Detroit’s nicknames is Motown after all...
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Detroit Music Weekend is a new festival that will take over the city's theater district along Madison Street from Thursday through Sunday.
Conceived by Music Hall and coordinated with a host of Detroit cultural groups, the festival is a mix of free and paid events, featuring music, arts exhibitions and retail booths...
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There's always something meaningful for Aretha Franklin about a hometown performance.
But with retirement possibly looming, there's something especially significant about June 10, when she'll hit an outdoor stage in the city's theater district to headline the inaugural Detroit Music Weekend festival...
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It’s a golden anniversary for a gold single — and half a century of R-E-S-P-E-C-T for the Queen of Soul.
One of the most significant milestones of Aretha Franklin’s career came 50 years ago this week, when her single “Respect” muscled the Young Rascals out of No. 1 to top the Billboard Hot 100. The defiant soul anthem was Franklin’s first pop chart-topper and cemented its place as her defining song...
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From a traveling car show spanning 16 miles to music along the Detroit riverfront, there are plenty of summer festivals to enjoy in Metro Detroit. Here are 10 of our favs to add some fun to your calendar...
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(WJBK) - A lot of cool stuff is planned during the Detroit Music Weekend, including a free concert from the queen of soul, Aretha Franklin.
Detroit Music Weekend takes place June 10-11 in Detroit's Theatre District.
Joining Fox 2 to tell us all about it is the president of Detroit's Music Hall, Vince Paul.
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Aretha Franklin will perform for free on June 10 as part of Detroit Music Weekend, a four-day concert unfolding in Detroit’s entertainment district June 8-11.
A full schedule for the event was announced at a press conference Thursday at Music Hall...
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What just may be her last live performance in her beloved hometown, Aretha Franklin will headline a free outdoor concert which includes some of the most popular Detroit bred musical acts from R&B to Rock, to Hip Hop, to Techno and even Country and Gospel. On Saturday June 10 in the center of the Detroit Entertainment District, bookended by a Friday June 9 Tribute concert to the Queen of Soul starring a bevy of selected celebrity vocalists and backed by the Detroit SuperBAND at Music Hall...
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