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Madonna presents a tribute to Aretha Franklin at the MTV Video Music Awards on Monday, Aug. 20, 2018, (AP/Chris Pizzello)

Madonna slammed for Franklin tribute

Shira Tarlo
SZA (Getty/Randy Shropshire)

Why 2017 was R&B's return to glory

Rachel Leah
Marc Broussard (Brand Cavitt)

Watch Marc Broussard's "Easy To Love"

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Zeshan B; Donald Trump (Peter Cooper/AP/Evan Vucci)

Salon Stage: Zeshan B

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Five great live albums

Scott Timberg
Chadwick Boseman in "Get on Up."

How James Brown set us free

Andrew O'Hehir
Elvis Presley (AP)

Noah Berlatsky
Wilson Pickett plays at the Acura stage at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on Friday, May 4, 2001, in New Orleans. (AP/Douglas Mason)

Patrick Wensink - The Weeklings
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