Aretha Franklin will release her last album later this year

Aretha Franklin.
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Iconic soul singer Aretha Franklin is retiring. But first, the Queen of Soul will come out with one last album.

Franklin announced this week on Detroit TV station WDIV Local 4 that her final record, due out in September, will be recorded in Detroit and "entirely composed of originals," including a feature production by Stevie Wonder, The Guardian reported. The Grammy-winning artist said she is "exuberant" about it.

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