Aretha Franklin the label. To complete her Arista obligations, Franklin issued the duets compilation album "" in 2007. The following year, she issued the holiday album "This Christmas, Aretha", on DMI Records. In February 2006 she performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" with Aaron Neville and Dr. John for Super Bowl XL, held in her hometown of Detroit. On January 20, 2009 Franklin made international headlines for performing "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" at President Barack Obama's inaugural ceremony with her church hat becoming a popular topic online. In 2010, Franklin accepted an honorary degree from Yale University. In 2011, under her own label,
Aretha (song) Aretha (song) "Aretha" is a song by British singer-songwriter Rumer. Produced by award-winning UK TV and musical composer Steve Brown, it is the second single to be released from her debut album "Seasons of My Soul". A music video was made for the song and was added to YouTube on 6 October 2010. The song has been added to the BBC Radio 2 A-List. In an interview with Digital Spy she was asked to describe her single: "It's a very soulful ballad about a little girl who goes to school listening to Aretha Franklin on her headphones. She's having trouble