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an interview with Detroit's NBC affiliate Local 4

 said she is planning to retire... kind of.


The revered singer said she is working on a new album of originals, with Stevie Wonder producing a handful, and expects it to be released around September. She also told Local 4 that she will perform once a month, for six months, in support of it.


On the topic of retirement, the 74-year-old legend told the station that she is "pretty much satisfied, but I'm not going to go anywhere and just sit down and do nothing. That wouldn't be good, either."  Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

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The singer announced she plans to retire, but not before recording new music and touring to support a new album.

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