Aretha hits back over Beyonce jibe

Aretha Franklin has launched a retaliatory swipe at Beyonce Knowles for introducing fellow pop diva Tina Turner as the “Queen of Soul” at Sunday’s Grammy Awards.

Aretha Franklin has launched a retaliatory swipe at Beyonce Knowles for introducing fellow pop diva Tina Turner as the “Queen of Soul” at Sunday’s Grammy Awards.

Franklin has long been known by that nickname in a singing career that, like Turner’s, began in the 1950s and she insists she has no plans to abdicate.

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