Does "The Queen" normally ask for $250-G's or did she really say $150-G's and somebody got it wrong?... ....

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Aretha Franklin delivers 'steamy' performance

Aretha Franklin reportedly asked for a room she was singing in to be kept at 86 degrees Fahrenheit.

The American soul singer performed at a wedding held in the Four Seasons hotel in New York City on Sunday. She was said to be keen to protect her voice as much as possible, so asked for special measures to be taken before taking to the stage.

'Aretha asked for. the air conditioning to be turned off so the room would reach a steamy 86 degrees to keep her voice perfect,' reports New York Post.

The 69-year-old was singing at the nuptials of Bill White and Bryan Eure. Bill was formerly the president of New York's Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum.

The publication claims Aretha asked for $250,000 to perform, which Bill insisted wasn't true.

'This was not the fee, which we agreed with Ms. Franklin not to discuss. Whatever her fee was, the Queen of Soul was worth every penny,' he said.

Aretha had been slated to sing for 15 minutes, but ended up belting out tunes for an hour. She performed tracks including Respect and I Will Always Love You.

' really am an old New Yorker. It is always a pleasure to come back to New York,' she said during the show.

http://www.music-news.com...emID=45153

If they were foolish enough to shell out that kind of bread, then I say "YOU GO, ARETHA!!!".

[Edited 10/31/11 11:30am]

Kit.....I go by the "Celeb" that is throwing the Shindig.....Remember Rush Limburger paid Sir Elton $1-Million for a concert @ his pathetic wedding...Rush is worth a good $400-million-plus...So he can throw away a Million-bucks like it ain't nothing...

I don't think the Cats booking The Queen could afford $250-G's....They probably gave Aretha her normal asking price of $125-G's...

Yeah I think that was a rumor that she asked for that much lol

I don't know. Maybe I'm just too old fashioned. If I were a multi-millionaire, I wouldn't waste money hiring someone to come and perform for me at some ridiculous, outrageous fee. I don't care if I had a billion dollars. As much as I worship Chaka Khan, there is no way I'd pay her a million bucks to come and perform at some function. If I had that kind of bread, I would put it towards helping people and animals in need.

kitbradley said:

I don't know. Maybe I'm just too old fashioned. If I were a multi-millionaire, I wouldn't waste money hiring someone to come and perform for me at some ridiculous, outrageous fee. I don't care if I had a billion dollars. As much as I worship Chaka Khan, there is no way I'd pay her a million bucks to come and perform at some function. If I had that kind of bread, I would put it towards helping people and animals in need.

New fashioned and I think it's just a rumor.

So what, if she did?

It's not as if she asked for 2 million to perform, in a airplane hanger, with Kool and the Gang, to celebrate the birthday of some heir to a throne somewhere, when she doesn't even celebrate her own birthday because of her supposed religious beliefs.

Thought it was about Rihanna again.

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

So what, if she did?

It's not as if she asked for 2 million to perform, in a airplane hanger, with Kool and the Gang, to celebrate the birthday of some heir to a throne somewhere, when she doesn't even celebrate her own birthday because of her supposed religious beliefs.