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FILE - In this Jan. 19, 1993 file photo, singer Aretha Franklin performs at the inaugural gala for President Bill Clinton in Washington. Franklin died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018 at her home in Detroit. She was 76. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)

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Aretha Franklin may be gone, but this new movie very much bears her fingerprints.

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Aretha Franklin in Amazing Grace.

Aretha Franklin's 'Sistine Chapel': A once-lost documentary comes to big screens

Completed and released after 46 years, Amazing Grace is a historic close-up of Aretha Franklin's return to her gospel roots.

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Aretha Franklin is honoured, as Roslyn Kind performs during at the Emmy Awards earlier this month.

Aretha Franklin may have left wills after all

One was found under cushions in her home.

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 Sydney's New Year's Eve celebrations will feature a tribute to the late queen of soul, Aretha Franklin.

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Sydney's New Year's Eve celebrations, which will feature a tribute to the late queen of soul Aretha Franklin, will be bigger than ever.

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Aretha Franklin's family slams 'offensive and distasteful' eulogy

Aretha Franklin's family slams 'offensive and distasteful' eulogy

The singer's family said the reverend used his platform to "push his negative agenda, which as a family, we do not agree with".

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