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Aretha Franklin shows L.A. the real Queen of Soul

Sparkling dimmed stage lights and a roar of claps and screams filled the air when legendary singer Aretha Franklin entered the stage at her Aug. 2 Microsoft Theater concert. It’s easy to say that the Queen of Soul is a living legend with a timeless voice. Even at 73, her voice has remained as powerful as it was 50 years ago when she started her career.

NWA Reunion Concert Fills the Staples Center

The BET Experience filled the LA Live venues in downtown Los Angeles for the third consecutive year, this past June 27 with one of the high lights being the anticipated reunion of Compton based rap group NWA, minus the late great Eazy E. Additional performers included Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar and his Top Dawg Entertainment label mates Ab-Soul, Jay Rock and Schoolboy Q.