Aretha Franklin cancels US concerts due to doctor's orders​Aretha Franklin is cancelling two upcoming concerts on doctor's orders. The Queen of Soul's management team said Franklin will not perform on March 25 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark in the US. AP Aretha Franklin attends the Elton John AIDS Foundation's 25th Anniversary Gala in New York in November 2017. READ MORE:* Say a little prayer: Queen of soul Aretha Franklin is retiring* Aretha Franklin gets royal treatment at Grammy event* Aretha Franklin gets engaged at 69* Aretha Franklin is still the queen, and the keeper, of soul* Aretha Franklin's Natural Woman performance brings Barack Obama to tearsLast year, Franklin announced her plans to retire, saying she would perform at "some select things.'' In addition to her recording work, the mother-of-four shared she is busy with family affairs now she is not travelling the world singing.

Source: Stuff March 17, 2018 03:56 UTC