Legendary soul singer Aretha Franklin has been gearing up to go out on a small tour and perform for her fans, but doctor’s recommended that she cancels the plans.

According to a Monday news release, Franklin is slated to undergo treatment during the time she was supposed to perform at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on May 20 and at Foxwoods Resort & Casino in Connecticut on May 26. The news release did not say what she was undergoing treatment for and her camp has been mum about the whole thing. Janelle Monae has been tapped to perform in Franklin’s absence at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Corporate Night fundraiser.

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The Queen of Soul has a thing or two to say about the Beyonce lip syncing ordeal. Aretha Franklin told ABC News that when she heard the performance may have been lip synced to a pre-recorded track, she “really laughed”.

“I thought it was funny because the weather down there was about 46 or 44 degrees and for most singers that is just not good singing weather,” said Aretha Franklin. She sympathized with Beyonce because she faced similar issues when she performed “My Country ‘Tis Of Thee” for President Obama’s Inauguration in 2009. “I thought it was real funny, but she did a beautiful job with the pre-record ..next time I’ll probably do the same.”

Aretha went on to talk about her experience at the 2009 Inauguration. “I wanted to give people the real thing and pre-recording never crossed my mind,” she said. “I think it’s optional really, it’s up to the artist. In 2009, I wanted everything to be live and on the real side for the moment as it actually happened. Those were my feelings for my performance, but having come face to face with 28, 22 degrees I am not surprised she pre-recorded.”

The questioning came after a Marine Corps representative said that Beyonce did not have the time to rehearse with the band, stating a live performance would have been “ill-advised”.

Beyonce has yet to speak about the lip syncing controversy.

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