Beyonce and Jay-Z honoured Aretha Franklin at their Detroit concert The couple dedicated the stop on their tour to the gravely ill music legend Beyonce made it clear that the "Queen of Soul" was on her mind DJ Khaled opened the show and also gave tribute with Franklin’s hit song, "Respect" Franklin has ties to both Detroit and Beyonce The soul singer lives in Detroit and began her career there She has also praised Beyonce before and said they have "mutual admiration" Aretha Franklin, on ‘The Meredith Vieira Show’