AP - Aug 7, 2009
Grammy-winning singer Chaka Khan leads the list of entertainers at the Newport Jazz Festival, which celebrates its 55th anniversary this weekend. Chaka Khan will be joined by the George Duke Trio at...
More »AP - Dec 6, 2007
Chaka Khan had just enough time to let out a little shout of joy when she learned of her nomination with Mary J. Blige for a Grammy for R&B performance by a duo or group with vocals for Disrespectful....
More »Reuters - Oct 25, 2007
Grammy Award-winning singer Chaka Khan is getting set to take on what she says may be her toughest role -- making her Broadway debut, even though she admits she doesn't like acting. Khan has sold...
More »Reuters - Sep 25, 2007
R&B veteran Chaka Khan covers tunes by the likes of Prince, Joni Mitchell and Jimi Hendrix on her first album in almost a decade, which hit stores this week. Khan teamed up with producers Jimmy Jam...
More »Reuters - May 31, 2007
Pop diva Chaka Khan doesn't have a lot of regrets -- and little wonder with eight Grammy Awards on her mantle. The 54-year-old singer, who has a wide-ranging catalog of recordings to her credit,...
More »AP - Dec 30, 2006
More than 8,500 James Brown fans filled an arena bearing his name Saturday in a final, joyful farewell to the singer that seemed as fitting for a civil rights leader as for The Godfather of Soul. Mourners...
More »Reuters - Dec 19, 2006
Legendary soul label Stax Records, which gave the world such stars as Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, and the Staple Singers, has been reactivated after a 30-year hiatus by its current owner, Concord Music...
More »E! Online - Dec 7, 2006
Here s the complete list of nominees for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards. The awards will be presented Feb. 11 in Los Angeles: Album Of The Year Taking the Long Way, Dixie ChicksSt. Elsewhere, Gnarls...
More »Reuters - Sep 13, 2006
When his Modern Times debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 last week, 65-year-old Bob Dylan became the oldest artist to top the album chart. Dylan benefited from associations with iTunes and Starbucks...
More »AP - Aug 16, 2006
Cheech Marin and Lucy Lawless will be among the contestants trying to prove they can carry a tune on Fox s Celebrity Duets. The weekly singing competition, which debuts Aug. 29 (8 p.m. EDT), will match...
More »AP - Jul 24, 2006
Chaka Khan, Clint Black and Michael Bolton are among the pop stars who will be part of Celebrity Duets, a new Fox TV show that pairs singers and celebrities trying to prove they can carry a tune. The...
More »AP - Jun 22, 2006
R&B diva Chaka Khan likens her more-than 35-year singing career to her timeless hit song Through the Fire. The eight-time Grammy winner, who broke into the music industry in 1971 as the 17-year-old featured...
More »AP - May 5, 2006
Chaka Khan s son was acquitted of murder Friday in the shooting death of a teenager during a party at her home two years ago. A Superior Court jury deliberated two and a half days before finding Damien...
More »E! Online - Mar 1, 2006
Mickey is one happy mouse right about now. Building momentum with Radio Disney airplay, the soundtrack to the Disney Channel movie High School Musical officially finished its seven-week trek to...
More »Reuters - Jan 17, 2006
Former Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha and Fountains Of Wayne/Ivy principal Adam Schlesinger have signed on to produce a new studio album from enduring soft rock act America. It will be the first...
More »AP - Aug 18, 2005
Raul Midon s debut album, State of Mind, both defies genre classification and defines the main ingredient of his success. Midon, a classically trained musician, is legally blind. I m able to do what...
More »Reuters - Aug 6, 2005
Popular music artists Usher and 50 Cent tied for top winner at the Billboard-American Urban Radio Networks 2005 R&B/Hip-Hop Awards on Friday night. The two performers each earned three statuettes. Tied...
More »Reuters - Aug 6, 2005
Popular music artists Usher and 50 Cent tied for top winner at the Billboard-American Urban Radio Networks 2005 R&B/Hip-Hop Awards on Friday night. The two performers each earned three statuettes. Tied...
More »Reuters - Dec 18, 2004
The third chart entry proves to be the charm for Mario, who rises to a new career peak on the Billboard Hot 100 with Let Me Love You (3rd Street/J). The single moves 3-2, eclipsing the No. 4 peak of his...
More »Reuters - Dec 8, 2004
Rapper Jay-Z has been named president and CEO of Def Jam Recordings, home of such acts as Grammy frontrunner Kanye West and rap veteran LL Cool j. He will report to Antonio L.A. Reid, chairman of the...
More »AP - Jul 16, 2004
Prince is turning down his mojo. I have a responsibility to (young fans) to perform in a manner that I would like my children to be performed in front of, he says in an interview to air Tuesday on...
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