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Stephen Colbert honored Aretha Franklin on Thursday night’sThe Late Show following the legendarysinger’s death earlier that day from pancreatic cancer. “The world is poorer for her not being here,” Colbert said solemnly. “There is no Queen of Soul right now, and she can never be replaced.” Colbert remembered seeing Franklin …

In 1998, VH1 launched one of its most memorable franchises: an annual special called Divas that features multiple generations of iconic vocalists singing their hits as well as each other’s on the same stage. Of course, you can’t debut a series called Divas without including Aretha Franklin, who was joined …