As some of you may know, singing legend Aretha Franklin was none too pleased with Beyonce’s introduction of Tina Turner as ‘The Queen’ at this past Sunday’s Grammy Awards. Franklin branded it a ‘cheap shot for controversy’, yet added ‘love to Beyonce anyway.’ Beyonce’s father and manager Matthew Knowles released the following statement slamming Franklin’s comments:
“As a manager I am not taking something this ridiculous to Beyonce. Beyonce referred to Tina Turner as a ‘queen’. Not queen of gospel, queen of soul, queen of blues, Queen of England. I consider my wife a queen and sometimes call her that. Does Aretha have a problem with that?” {Source}
As much as I r-e-s-p-e-c-t Aretha, I have to side with Matthew on this one. I mean, come on now. Anyway, Aretha should have other things to worry about (hint hint: treadmill).
Your thoughts?
OKAY LET ME BREAK IT DOWN FOR U BEYONCE WAS PERFORMIN WID HER IDOL!
DAT NITE WAS BOUT TINA TURNER AND BEYONCE SO WHY IS SHE GUNNA START GIVIN PROPS TO ARETHA!
ARETHA ANIT UP ON DAT STAGE WID EM SHE PROBS BREAK DA FUKIN STAGE FAT STANKY ASS.
DIS WAS BEYONCE DREAM AND ARETHA STILL HAD SOMTIN NEGATIVE TO SAY NO DATS A HATER!
HATIN ON BEYONCE WAS SOOO LAST 2007 ITS NOW 2008 GET OVA IT ARETHA UR WORSER DEN DES DAMN ASS HATIN BLOGGERS!
TINA TURNER IS 68 ND ARETHA IS 65
DATS Y SHE HATIN CUZ TINA OLDA ND LUKS SOOO FLLLLYYY!
AS FOR DA PERFOMANCE ITS WAS SHIIIT HOTTTTT I LUVED IT ND I KNO WEN TO GIV PROPS TO A GUD PERFFOMANCE! I WONDER WHU BEY GUNNA PERFORM WID NXT MAYBE MICHEAL JACKSON DAT WUD BE HOOOT
Y DA YA”L SPEND UR TYM HATIN DIS IS WAT KILL OUR ARTIST DIS IS Y DEY FLOP
YOU DNT MAKE UR OWN MYND UP U FOLLOW DA BLOGS!!!!!
BE ORIGNAL
AND IM FAN OF ALL FEMALES BEYONCE ALICIA MARY JANET ASHANTI DEY KILLIN IT
GO BEYONCE CNT WAIT FOR DA NEW ALBUM DUE IN SUMMER GUNNA BE CRAZY
IF YA HATE DNT LISTEN TO HER MUISC DNT WATCH EHR VIDEO ND DNT BUY DA MAGZINE ND U SHUD AVE CLICKED ON DIS BLOG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AND THE MOST JACKED UP PART ABOUT ALL OF THIS, IS THAT BEYONCE EVEN MENTION ARETHAS NAME IN THE POOL OF OTHER GREAT ARTISTS. SHE BETTER BE HAPPY WITH AND TAKES SAMS ADVICE(TREADMILL) LMAO AT YOU SAM!!!
Yeah Matthew has a point. It seems like Beyonce can’t do anything right without someone running their mouths about it. It’s always going to be wrong anyway. This whole thing is so stupid. Aretha is what? In her 60’s? Beyonce is 26, come on, get it together. And I do agree with the people above me.
IT’S NOT EVEN THAT SERIOUS!!!!
I’m tired of the media taking Aretha’s comments out of context. Aretha is almost almost 70 years old (born 1942) and has always spoke her mind to press when asked. However, her words are often taken the wrong way.
Everyone knows Aretha is very competitive and confident (i.e. if you ever sing on stage with her she will sing much lower than you when you go low and sing mucj higher than you when you sing higher).
In life there are room for many Kings and Queens….
Tina = the former Queen of Rock & Roll (when it was still a popular media form)
Aretha = Queen of Soul
BEYONCE LOOKS UP TO TINA BECAUSE SHE SEES HERSELF SURPASSING TINA…SHE CAN’T SURPASS ARETHA…
BEYONCE IS SO RUDE OUT DANCING A 70 YEAR OLD WOMAN AND ALMOST KNOCKING HER DOWN…
RIHANNA DIDN’T UPSTAGE MORRIS DAY ANDTHE TIME…SHE DANCED WITH THEM…
ALSO, IF THE TRIBUTE WAS TO TINA, WHY DID BEYONCE HAVE TO SING SNIPPETS OF HER SONGS (CRAZY IN LOVE, TO THE LEFT)???
TINA IS KNOW FOR SHOWING HER LEGS – BEYONCE HAD TO STEAL THAT AND THE WILD HAIR!
BEYONCE IS SELFISH AND HAS NO RESPECT FOR ANYONE, NOT EVEN MICHELLE OR KELLY.
SHE IS TO SELFISH TO EVEN LET THEM MODEL HER MOTHER’S GOWNS IN AN AD I SAW IN ESSENCE MAGAZINE MARCH 2008 ISSUE.
BEYONCE CAN YOU SPELL S H A R E. YOU DIDN’T MAKE IT BIG BY YOURSELF – DON’T FORGET OTHERS – WHO YOU USED AS A SPRINGBOARD FOR YOUR SOLO CAREER. THEY HAVE BILLS TO PAY ALSO.
It is some uneducated people posting on this site. A mind is terrible thing to waste, do spend all of your young years, worrying about someone who has already made it. Yes I took agree the the last poster who said Beyonce is selfish. She reminds me of a younger Diana Ross. First it was The Supremes, then, Diana Ross & The Surpremes, then Only Diana Ross. And poor Florence Ballard, died pennless, all because of diana’s greed and hate, Now Look a diana, OLD DRUNK, ugly, FAT, used Up!, has been. Who was on Oprah Winfrey show, bragging on her yeck ugly , now deceased husband. Who was out getting a DIVORCE, behind her back, while she was on tour. Boy did she feel like a FOOL. Remember Beyonce, what goes around, comes around. Thats why the daddy was out cheating on the her mama, fooling the world into believe they were the perfect family, while he fathered a baby behind her back…