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Aretha Franklin Wants to Judge 'American Idol'!

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Jul. 16 2012, Published 12:35 p.m. ET

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With Adam Lambert and Katy Perry's names being tossed around as potential American Idol judges, there's one musical legend who's tossing her hat into the ring — none other than Aretha Franklin!

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