Nile Rodgers and Liam Gallagher lead tributes to Aretha Franklin

R.I.P. the Queen of soul

It's a sad day in the music world. Aretha Franklin has passed away at the age of 76. Diagnosed with cancer back in 2010, and after announcing last year that she would be retiring from music, her publicist confirmed the news of her passing this afternoon. https://twitter.com/AP/status/1030091116748709888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1030091116748709888&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.joe.co.uk%2Fmusic%2Flegendary-soul-singer-aretha-franklin-has-died-aged-76-194637 Franklin had one of the recognisable voices in American pop music, recording iconic all-time soul classics like "Respect", "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", and "I Say A Little Prayer". Understandably the world of music and entertainment has been hit hard with the news and the likes of Nile Rodgers, Liam Gallagher, Wretch 32, Hugh Jackman, Maverick Sabre and Ricky Martin have led the tributes via social media. https://twitter.com/nilerodgers/status/1030095714297102336 https://twitter.com/liamgallagher/status/1030094148207030274 https://twitter.com/Wretch32/status/1030096179445608449 https://twitter.com/RealHughJackman/status/1030098224156209153 https://twitter.com/MaverickSabre/status/1030097526345662465 https://twitter.com/ricky_martin/status/1030098579367636992 https://twitter.com/billybragg/status/1030099819057045504 https://twitter.com/JohnStamos/status/1030099124928933889 https://twitter.com/ava/status/1030098649395724289 https://twitter.com/itsjamesgraham/status/1030098186369675264 https://twitter.com/AriLennox/status/1030096513970495488 https://twitter.com/Carole_King/status/1030096175993475079 https://twitter.com/KarenCivil/status/1030096146612604928 https://twitter.com/ShannonSharpe/status/1030095603479396353