Aretha Franklin, with her inimitable fusion of grace and grit, was the definition of soul music. Her father C.L. Franklin was a renowned Detroit preacher, and these gospel roots are embedded within Aretha’s music. Her music aches with the sadness of a singer who truly felt the blues, yet also has the ability to playfully swing in the style of her jazz heroes.

Aretha was born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1942, and brought a blast of empowerment to the charts at the peak of the civil rights era. Though she rarely strayed from gospel in the following decades, her 1967 single ‘Respect’ earned her the right

Hailing from Brooklyn, NYC, Christopher Wallace (Notorious B.I.G or Biggie Smalls) was, and still is, considered one of the greatest rappers of all time. Following the release of his debut album in 1994, Ready To Die, Biggie became a central figure in Hop Hop culture, once again, re-emphasising the prominence of East-coast, New York rap. The album hosted multiple platinum records, including "Juicy", "Big Poppa" and "One More Chance". Following the infamous East-West coast Hip Hop feud, Biggie was gunned down in a drive-by shooting in LA in 1997, aged just 24. His posthumous second studio album, Life After

Formed in London in 1967, Fleetwood Mac are one of the most iconic and successful rock bands. The band are one of the best-selling in the world, with over 100 million records being sold worldwide.

The original founding members of Fleetwood Mac were guitarist Peter Green, drummer Mick Fleetwood and Jeremy Spencer. John McVie also joined the line-up in-time for their self-titled debut album. After marrying John McVie in 1970, keyboardist Christine Perfect also joined the band after Danny Kirwan, guitarist, had joined in 1968. Following the departure of all three guitarists in the early 70s, Bob Welch