Aretha Franklin Reveals Title And Release Date For Diva Covers Album: Morning Mix

Christina Lee | September 28, 2014 8:41 pm

:: Aretha Franklin‘s forthcoming covers album, Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics, is out October 21. She will sing songs by Etta JamesWhitney Houston, Adele and more.  [Billboard]

:: Snoop Dogg‘s next album is solely produced by Pharrell and features Charlie Wilson and Stevie Wonder. For a hint of what to expect, watch Snoop tease a song praising a strain of medical marijuana. [HipHopDX]

:: Beyonce would never release a free album like U2 did with Songs of Innocence. “There’s a misconception that recorded music sales are not an important piece of the mix of any artist business,” her marketing manager says. [Financial Times]

:: Is Big Sean dating Ariana Grande? Recent comments point to yes: “I am going to tell you this: Ariana is very, very special. She’s very special to me.” [Ryan Seacrest]

:: Lifetime revealed the debut trailer for Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B. The biopic stars Alexandra Shipp as Aaliyah herself, who replaced Zendaya Coleman after she dropped out of the role. [THR]

:: The Daily Show responded to complaints from One Direction fans, for a segment comparing the boy band to terrorist groups: “Dear 1D fans: We didn’t know the band members’ names, religions, hobbies, etc,” Just knew they were popular. But not THIS popular.” [Twitter]

Find out below what music you can catch on TV today.

:: Good Morning America (ABC) — Melissa Etheridge :: Today (NBC) — The Script :: Live with Kelly and Michael (syndicated) — Bryan Adams :: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (syndicated) — Temples :: Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC) — Clean Bandit :: The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon (NBC) — Tony Bennett :: Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) — Aretha Franklin :: Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC) — Colony House :: Conan (TBS) — Kenny Chesney