Aretha Franklin has not died, a source close to the singer told the Detroit Free Press, despite rumors claiming the ailing music icon has passed.
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The unnamed insider told the newspaper late Monday Franklin, who is being treated for pancreatic cancer, is "home, alive and recovering."
Erroneous reports of her death Monday may have stemmed from the weekend passing of singer Teena Marie, who is known as the Ivory Queen of Soul, the Free Press noted Tuesday.
Franklin has long been referred to as the Queen of Soul.
