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Aretha Franklin's voice is still as powerful as ever, and she'll never give up recording!

To make sure she doesn't have to, Aretha needs to stay healthy — something that she takes very seriously after a few scares (she had to miss Whitney Houston's funeral because of leg spasms!). While at first glance you could think that Aretha might not be in the best shape, looks can be deceiving! It doesn't mean she isn't healthy!

All things considered, at 71 she's active and going strong! That's an INCREDIBLE place to be!

So how does she keep so active and upbeat?

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Aretha! That's not nice! LOL!

Apparently Beyoncé's lip synch of the Star Spangled Banner at President Obama's inauguration ceremony really touched Aretha Franklin…'s funny bone? We're not even in the mood to guess why (how could you do this to us, Bey??)! LOLz! Jokes!

Here's what Aretha said:

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Such a beautiful day!

Obama gets a forever-long party and Katy Perry gets some extra luff luff time with John Mayer!

If you had any doubts of their relationship legitimacy, then watch this lil' golden nugget to review the latest piece of evidence for yourself!

Ch-ch-check it ouuttt (above)!!!

Spin that mini Aretha Franklin hat! Spin it!

They really make it hard for those move-in rumors to stop, huh??

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As if we needed more evidence that Swifty was in a league of her own!

Taylor Swift's first album came out six years ago on Wednesday and the golden platinum gal has already amassed 50 Billboard Hot 100 hits!!

We know her rise to fame has been meteoric but fifty hits in six years? That's unbelievable!

The song to catapult her over the milestone? The undeniably delicious I Knew You Were Trouble!

In fact, only four other women have the distinction of having that many hits at all: Connie Francis, Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin, and, of course, Her Madgesty Madonna!

None of these magnificent ladies accomplished the feat nearly as fast swiftly as Taylor, with Aretha coming in second place with a slightly less impressive time of 14 years and six months!

Congratulations, Tay, to you and your super-supportive Swifties who helped make this happen!

[Image via TNYF/WENN.]

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We cannot begin to tell you how jealous we are of the late Marvin Hamlisch!

The Broadway legend, who passed away last month, was honored Tuesday in the best way anyone has ever been honored in the history of honoring… with performances by Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli, Aretha Franklin!!

Once on stage Liza told the 900 people in attendance at the famous composer's memorial:

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If this gurl doesn't release a covers album, we're going to protest!

We've been keeping track of Kelly Clarkson's INCREDIBLE covers sesh during her current tour - there was Justin Timberlake, Rihanna, and the pinnacle of our excitement, Mariah Carey - but when girlfriend takes the mic to do Aretha Franklin, we shut the hell up, sit down, and listen extra closely.

Those Alabama concert-goers were super lucky Friday night when they got to witness a true spiritual experience.

Check out Kelly's amazing rendition of Aretha's Ain't No Way (above). It'll give you chills…CHILLS, we tell you!!!!

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Well! Well! Well!

Sounds like Mariah Carey won't be too expensive after all!

According to strong reports, Butterfly is just a hop and a skip away from signing the final dotted line into American Idol's judging seat.

And guess how much she'll demand on her paycheck??

She's going to make a record-breaking

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