Waching daily Aug 29 2018

The funeral for Aretha Franklin is scheduled for this Friday and in addition to the

already star-studded list of performers who will be paying their respects to the Queen of

Soul during the ceremony - we can now add Ariana Grande to the list.

Grande and Franklin first met when they both performed at the White House in 2014

for then President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle.

It's been said Franklin enjoyed meeting Grande at the time and Franklin's family

appreciated Grande's tribute to Aretha on 'The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon'

this month when the 'Sweetener' singer performed "(You Make Me Feel Like)

A Natural Woman" just days after the Queen of Soul's death.

In addition to Grande, Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Hudson, Faith Hill and Chaka Khan

will all be there to perform, among many others.

Former President Bill Clinton, Reverend Jesse Jackson and Motown legend

Smokey Robinson will also be there Friday to serve as speakers.

For more, you can head to billboard.com and until next time,

for Billboard News - I'm Kevan Kenney.