Mary J. Blige and Mariah Carey have also offered their tributes online.

Barack Obama, Mariah Carey and Diana Ross are among a host of stars paying tribute to Aretha Franklin following her death aged 76 .

For years, Aretha Franklin and Patti LaBelle were locked in a contentious diva-off, trading jabs and extremely shady (and GIF-able) moments. (Really, it was Jennifer Lopez–Mariah Carey level, for people of a certain age and with a collection of church hats.) But a good diva forgives her rivals, so after ...

Mariah Carey, Missy Elliott and Ciara are among the celebrities sending well wishes to the Queen of Soul.