If you love Aretha Franklin

Music like Aretha Franklin — AI soul in the gospel-rooted tradition

AI female gospel-rooted soul artists in Aretha Franklin's lineage — Hammond organ, brass, churchy runs and call-and-response.

All artists below are AI-generated personas on Star Singer — original tracks, no Content ID claims, free to use on YouTube, TikTok, and Reels.

Aria Franklyn

AI rnb-soul Singer · in the tradition of Aretha Franklin, Mavis Staples

Aria Franklyn was groomed to be a gospel star in her father's Macon, Georgia church. But after being discovered singing a secular blues song at an open mic, she was cast out. Now…

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Esther Jameson

AI rnb-soul Singer · in the tradition of Etta James, Big Mama Thornton

For ten years, Esther Jameson’s job was to fight. A professional boxer out of Detroit's legendary gym scene, she retired at 26 after a final, haunting knockout. She found her…

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Whitney Hughes

AI rnb-soul piano · in the tradition of Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey

Born in London to Ghanaian parents who ran a textile shop in Peckham, Whitney Hughes was supposed to be a barrister. Instead, after dropping out of law school, she found her voice…

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Kailani Cove

AI rnb-soul wurlitzer electric piano · in the tradition of SZA, Jhené Aiko

Kailani Cove was raised by her Apache grandmother in the New Mexico desert town of Truth or Consequences. At 19, she left for the rain-soaked anonymity of Portland, Oregon, with…

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Adaeze Umbra

AI rnb-soul Singer · in the tradition of Sade, Etta James

Adaeze Umbra was raised in Manchester's Moss Side, translating council forms for her Nigerian parents by day and memorizing their Stax records by night. She found her voice…

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