Aretha Franklin Tina Turner Feud

October 10th, 2008 by Castina

Will the real Queen please stand up? Music legends Aretha Franklin and Tina Turner are at one another’s throats over who has the right to call themselves a “Queen.”

Last week, Tina, who is currently on tour, was asked to comment about the moment when Beyoncé called her “The Queen” at the 2008 Grammys last February, and the backlash Aretha let out in response.

“She’s the queen of soul, and I’m the queen of rock ‘n’ roll…Her ego must be so big to think she was the only one.” Tina said of Aretha. “That’s how queens are!”

And Ms. Aretha wasn’t taking that lying down:

Aretha says Tina was “clearly was talking about herself” in terms of ego.

“I never figured her to resort to tacky press just to sell a few tickets,” says Franklin, who adds she has never met Turner. “I really had put her in a different class — higher than that.”

“No one has been more gracious … to their peers than I have, and I am confident and secure enough to do so, unlike some others..”

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4 Responses to “Aretha Franklin Tina Turner Feud”

On October 10th 2008, Erik wrote:

Aretha needs to sit down somewhere and shut up
On October 11th 2008, butta765 wrote:

they both need to shut the fuck up and sit down. we got too much other shit to worry about! neither one of them can fix this economy so who gives a shit. they can’t wipe their ass with the title of queen. at the end of the day they still see us as “you know whats”
On November 12th 2008, Lucy wrote:

Well it’s not Tina who’s been throwing her toys around it’s Aretha & I agree she needs to shut up. She’s just making herself look like a massive green eyed monster.
On December 19th 2008, Alvin wrote:

I agree with Lucy. I think Ms. Turner has carried herself with way more dignity and grace during this feud than has Ms. Franklin. Furthermore, were it not for Aretha’s initial remarks, non of this drama would be going on anyway. I saw a recent interview in which Ms Franklin was asked which of her musical peers she DOESN’T like. Her response (delivered in her best improvisation of Ms. Turner’s prologue to “Proud Mary”) was simply “I like it rough”. Just plain wrong, lol.