Queen of Soul Upset Over "Queen" Statement By Beyonce

[loverofmusic]

In a statement, Franklin expressed her dismay at Beyonce calling her on-stage Grammy collaborator, Tina Turner, by the title, usually reserved for the “Respect” singer.

"I am not sure of whose toes I may have stepped on or whose ego I may have bruised between the Grammy writers and Beyonce, however I dismissed it as a cheap shot for controversy,” Aretha said in a statement according to People. “In addition to that, I thank the Grammys and the voting academy for my 20th Grammy and love to Beyonce anyway."

http://www.accesshollywood.com/artic...led-The-Queen/

Wow, I'm just SMDH at Aretha right now. lol

[wannabestartinsomthin21]

Uh... okay. Can you imagine if Michael got mad every time someone else got called the "King of Pop"? He's have issued enough statements to reach the top of Mount Everast by now, lol.

[J5master]

Ohhh she's such a diva

[Cinnamon234]

Aretha needs to stop lol. Come on, this is just petty.

[ladyplatinum]

lol aretha was annoyed by beyonces reference to tina as "The Queen"
i dont blame her. imo aretha is The Queen. tina is a great legend nonetheless
i love them both

I agree with aretha, it is her mark of respect in the music industry. I could understand what Beyonce did if Aretha was not present, but that was totally out of order and undermined Aretha.
Imagine if Mj was on stage and Justin or usher was called KOP. That would completey undermine MJ. Tina is a legend but she is not the queen

I agree with these 2 posts. I don't have any endearment for Beyonce', but Aretha has been around making hits forever and she paved the way for all those who would follow her. Her record is phenomenal.

Hell no, she didn't deserve to be dissed that way. It was all propaganda for the performance that was coming up.

If anybody asked me what I thought of the performance with Tina, I'd say that Tina rocked and made Beyonce look like she was just there to show her thighs. Let's see Beyonce rock when she gets 65-68 years old.

Beyonce's father even had to get his 2 cents in and I don't think that was necessary.

Aretha has already done what Beyonce is trying to do and she may not even get as far as Aretha or Tina has gotten. Aretha had a right to blow off steam.

[arXter]

i hate titles.

but Aretha > Turner

[infullcircle]

Good points in here but even though Aretha is a legend, doesn't take away the fact that Aretha has a biggggggggg.......ego. The past has shown this more than once. I LOVE Aretha Franklin though but sometimes she's cocky even when it's not necessary at all. When it comes down to it titles handed out and given are all a matter of opinion. And that's the bottomline. It doesn't hurt to be humble.

[Cinnamon234]

i hate titles.

but Aretha > Turner

Booooooooo lol. Tina is the Queen :-P

Seriously though, Aretha is a legend obviously with a great music catalogue and is one of the greatest singers that ever lived but she CANNOT touch Tina IMO. Tina is the greatest female performer i've ever seen in my life, but anyway I don't see why Aretha is upset over this. I'm sure Beyonce respects Aretha, but Tina is obviously her idol and Tina is often referred to as "THE QUEEN OF ROCK 'N' ROLL" while Aretha is referred to as "THE QUEEN OF SOUL" so that's the difference. These are the title's they are often associated with. It's not like Beyonce said Tina was "The Queen of Soul" because then that would have been disrespectful IMO since we all know that is Aretha's title.

However, Tina is probably "The Queen" for Beyonce and I agree with this. Tina has the voice, the moves, great music, charisma, stage presence. She has it all, I just adore Tina lol but I really think Aretha has to tone it down. Her ego is out of control and the fact that she would even take the time to release a statement about something like this shows how petty she really is.

[wannabestartinsomthin21]

Tina Turner is better then Aretha Franklin, imo. Tina is a great, great singer and a hell of a lot better performer.

I don't know why Aretha is tripping anyway. It's true, Beyonce didn't call Tina the Queen of Soul, and everyone knows Aretha by that name anyway. It's like people knowing Elvis as the King of Rock N' Roll or Michael as The King of Pop or James Brown as The Godfather of Soul. Those titles, no matter who you try to label them with, will always go back to who originally held it. Aretha's reaction was childish and she needs to show some humility, she doesn't seem to have any. It's one thing to know you're the best or think you're the best, but you don't have to constently state it or try to show it off. That's just unattractive. Remember her at the Diva's live concert when she decided to take on Celine Dion and she just kept going and going? Even Celine was like, whatever, and just stepped back by the end of it, and Celine Dion DOES know how good she is and shows off a lot. But even she didn't want to bother. I mean, geeze, lol.

[Bob George]

Aretha = Queen of Soul
Tina = Queen or Rock 'n' Roll

[Datsymay]

Ohhh she's such a diva

I think if Justin was called king of pop in Michael Jacksons presence WE would not like it and I am sure it would make MJ feel slighted. It is a matter of curtesy. Can you hear anyone calling another star the Godfather of Soul. People were given titles out of respect. It should not be thrown around willy nilly. Aretha earned her title. Let Tina get her own. That was wrong of beyonce to do that.

[cinderella]

Uh... okay. Can you imagine if Michael got mad every time someone else got called the "King of Pop"? He's have issued enough statements to reach the top of Mount Everast by now, lol.

or every time he is called " the former King of Pop" or "the self-proclaimed King of Pop" or...........

[wannabestartinsomthin21]

Yeah, exactly. But Beyonce didn't even call Tina the Queen of Soul, she called her The Queen. And I bet you a million bucks if someone called Justin or anyone the King of Pop while Michael was there, you wouldn't hear one word about it from Michael, not publically. I would be mad, but Michael isn't so egotistical as to complain about silly stuff like that in public. Michael doesn't even complain when people make rotten, mean jokes about him when he's in the building, and people have done that to him. If Aretha want's to know what it's really like to be slighted and disrespected. And in the end, again, Beyonce didn't call her the Queen of Soul.

[Roxanne]

Yeah, exactly. But Beyonce didn't even call Tina the Queen of Soul, she called her The Queen. And I bet you a million bucks if someone called Justin or anyone the King of Pop while Michael was there, you wouldn't hear one word about it from Michael, not publically. I would be mad, but Michael isn't so egotistical as to complain about silly stuff like that in public. Michael doesn't even complain when people make rotten, mean jokes about him when he's in the building, and people have done that to him. If Aretha want's to know what it's really like to be slighted and disrespected. And in the end, again, Beyonce didn't call her the Queen of Soul.

aretha has the title of "The Queen" as well as 'the Queen of Soul". its the first time i hear someone in the business refer to tina as "The Queen" tina has the title of "The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll". aretha has both "the queen" and "the queen of soul" titles

[cinderella]

and when was the official corronation? Did I miss it?
It's much ado about nothing really imo.... no one denies Aretha's talent
and Tina is awesome as well

the title thing.... come on