Latest Chaka Khan News
Paris Hilton Teams Up With Sia For New Song Fame Won’T Love You
Sia has collaborated with Paris Hilton on a new song.The 48-year-old singer and the 43-year-old socialite-and-DJ have joined forces for Sia’s new single 'Fame Won’t Love You' which will feature on ‘Reasonable Woman’, which will...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 19 April 2024
Chaka Khan Recalls The Time She Met Amy Winehouse: 'She Stole My Heart!'
Chaka Khan saw a lot of her younger self in Amy Winehouse.The 71-year-old funk singer met the late Amy - who died in 2011 at the age of just 27 following years of addiction struggles...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 13 April 2024
Sia And Labrinth Reunite On New Song Incredible
Sia and Labrinth have shared their latest collaboration, ‘Incredible'.The chart-topping stars - who have worked together as part of the supergroup LSD, also including Diplo, and on the songs ‘To Be Human’, and ‘Oblivion’ from...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 05 April 2024
Chaka Khan Forced To Turn Down Glastonbury Legends Slot
Chaka Khan had to turn down Glastonbury's legends slot this year.The 71-year-old funk legend is the curator of the Meltdown festival at London’s Southbank Centre, following in the footsteps of late rock legend David Bowie,...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 04 April 2024
'Competition Is Just Horrific And Wrong...' Chaka Khan Calls For Harmony Between Singers
Chaka Khan has hit out at record company bosses for making singers compete against each other.The 71-year-old 'Queen of Funk' believes artists need to stay “honest and faithful” to themselves instead of buying into the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 03 April 2024
Sia Recruits Chaka Khan, Paris Hilton, Labrinth And More For New Album
Sia's new album features Chaka Khan, Paris Hilton, Tierra Whack, Labrinth and more.The 'Elastic Heart' hitmaker has unveiled her 10th studio LP, 'Reasonable Woman', and shared her Kylie Minogue duet, 'Dance Alone', as the second...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 February 2024
Chaka Khan Confirmed As Curator Of 2024 Edition Of Meltdown
Chaka Khan has been unveiled as the curator of the 2024 Meltdown festival.Returning between June 14 and June 23, the Grammy-winning funk legend - who recently announced she is retiring from touring - will be...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 29 January 2024
Chaka Khan Retires From Touring
Chaka Khan has retired from touring because she wants to spend more time with her great-grandchildren.The 70-year-old music legend has been on the road regularly since launching her career in the 1970s, but she has...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 29 December 2023
Shania Twain And Chaka Khan Competing For Glastonbury Legends Slot
Shania Twain and Chaka Khan are going head-to-head for Glastonbury's coveted Legends slot.The 'Man! I Feel Like a Woman' hitmaker and the Queen of Funk are both said to be in advanced negotiations to perform...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 22 December 2023
Chaka Khan Doesn't Sing For Awards: 'I Sing Because It Is Why God Put Me Here!'
Chaka Khan doesn't sing to win awards.The 70-year-old music icon has enjoyed a career spanning several decades and is the latest singer to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame but insisted...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 03 November 2023
'It Just Hasn't Clicked': Missy Elliott Still Can't Believe She's Being Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Missy Elliott admits it "just hasn't clicked" that she will become the first female rapper inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Friday (03.11.23).As a hip-hop artist, the 'Get Ur Freak On'...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 03 November 2023
Jack Steadman 'Embarrassed' Recording With Chaka Khan
Bombay Bicycle Club singer Jack Steadman felt "embarrassed" recording with Chaka Khan in a fancy studio.The band teamed up with the music legend to provide vocals on their track 'Tekken 2 ' and Jack flew...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 13 October 2023
Bombay Bicycle Club And Chaka Khan Join Forces For Tekken 2
Bombay Bicycle Club have teamed up with Chaka Khan for their new single.The indie band's latest single, 'Tekken 2', features a surprise feature from the queen of funk, and Chaka has revealed that she relished...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 11 October 2023
Chaka Khan Tells Singers Using Auto-tune To Get A Job At Post Office
Chaka Khan has insisted singers who rely on Auto-tune should give up their career in music and get a job at the Post Office.The pop veteran insisted there are plenty of young artists who...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 28 October 2022
Chaka Khan Has Only Felt 'Comfortable' Singing I'm Every Woman In The Last Decade
Chaka Khan has only felt "comfortable" singing 'I'm Every Woman' in the last decade.The 69-year-old star - who recently dropped the single 'Woman Like Me' - has confessed that it took her many years to...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 03 August 2022
Chaka Khan Drops Powerful Ballad Woman Like Me
Chaka Khan has released her "hardcore real" new single, 'Woman Like Me'.The 69-year-old singer says she was drawn to the fiery track because it speaks to "both sexes".She said of the power ballad: "When I...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 30 July 2022
Kanye West Sued For Not Seeking Permission To Sample Marshall Jefferson Track
Kanye West is being sued over an unauthorised sample used on the 'Donda 2' track ‘Flowers’.The hip-hop legend - who legally changed his name to Ye - has been hit by the lawsuit by Chicago...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 01 July 2022
Foo Fighters, Jay-z And Carole King Among 2021 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees
Foo Fighters, Jay-Z, Iron Maiden, Carole King and Dionne Warwick lead the nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2021.The former's frontman, Dave Grohl, was previously inducted into the Hall of Fame as...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 11 February 2021
Wonder Women 1984: Musical Icons Of Their Age.
As Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman 1984 seems to be everywhere at the moment we thought we'd take a look back at the wonder women of music back in 1984. DC Comics inspirational character is strong,...
By Andrew Lockwood in Music / Festivals on 29 December 2020
10 Black Female Artists Who Shaped Pop Music
Black culture has without doubt had a monumental influence on the world of pop music since as far back as the 1920s. And while the likes of Chuck Berry, Ray Charles, Bob Marley and Michael...
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 10 July 2020
Chaka Kahn Enters Rehab For Prescription Drug Addiction
Representatives for singer Chaka Khan have confirmed that the 63-year-old has entered rehab to battle her ‘dependence on prescription pain medications’. Kahn’s decision to seek treatment reportedly came after the passing of her friend Prince...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 11 July 2016
Chaka Khan Is The First Celebrity Voted Off Dancing With The Stars
The I Feel For You singer and her dance partner Keo Motsepe were voted off the show, and Khan confessed she felt she'd let the professional down. After the show on Monday...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 22 September 2015
'Dancing With The Stars' Announces Season 21 Line Up
The full line-up for this season of Dancing With The Stars has been announced, with the celebrities already being paired up with their professional partners. The show’s 21st season will see thirteen celebrities compete for...
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 02 September 2015
Gary Busey Joins Dancing With The Stars
Gary Busey will compete on the next series of 'Dancing With The Stars'.The 71-year-old actor - who has appeared in movies including 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' and 'Point Break' - revealed on 'Jimmy...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 02 September 2015
Chaka Khan Joins Nick Carter For New Season Of Dancing With The Stars
The trio will compete with top jockey Victor Espinoza and disgraced TV chef Paula Deen, according to new reports. Carter reveals he has been a target of show producers for five years,...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 26 August 2015
Chaka Khan And Sam Smith Planning Duet
Chaka Khan and Sam Smith are planning a duet.The 23-year-old singer, Sam, has made no secret of his love for the 'I'm Every Woman' hitmaker and since being introduced the pair have hit it off...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 10 July 2015
Chaka Khan Hates Kanye West's Song Sample
The Ain't Nobody hitmaker claims she did not know West would speed up and alter the vocals from her 1985 single when he sampled it on Through the Wire, which launched his career...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 09 July 2015
Chaka Khan Suffered Unwitting Drug Relapse At Snoop Dogg's House
The I'm Every Woman hitmaker endured a well-documented battle with alcohol and drug abuse in the past, but she declared herself clean from cocaine and heroin in the early 1990s, and gave up...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 31 March 2015
Chaka Khan: Whitney Would Be 'Devastated' Over Bobbi Kristina
Chaka Khan thinks Whitney Houston would be ''devastated'' if she knew about Bobbi Kristina Brown's condition.The 22-year-old daughter of the late star is currently fighting for her life after being found unresponsive face down in...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 31 March 2015
Chaka Khan Loves Touching Her Audience
Chaka Khan loves touching her audience.The 'Ain't Nobody' hitmaker has revealed she prefers playing intimate venues - in particular the iconic London jazz club Ronnie Scott's - because she feels closer to her audience...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 12 September 2014
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