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TV tonight: an enraging look at iconic Black musicians being ripped off

Nile Rodgers and Chaka Khan speak frankly about money and music. Plus, Sam Neill and Annette Bening star in a glossy mystery drama. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Chaka Khan review – queen of funk sounds as majestic as ever

The peerless 71-year-old opens this year’s Meltdown festival sounding very much like the Chaka Khan of the 70s and 80s used to, and performs 50 years’ worth of potent disco, soul and jazz classics with effortless vibrancy

The Guardian - UK

“He started playing that ‘wakka-wakka’ on the keyboard, and - bam! - there it was”: Chaka Khan on hearing Stevie Wonder playing the Clav intro to Tell Me Something Good for the first time - but only after telling him she didn't like one of his other songs

Khan also says that she was “devastated” when she first heard the rap intro to her cover of I Feel For You

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Chaka Khan: ‘I told Stevie Wonder, I don’t like it – what else you got?’

The ‘Ain’t Nobody’ singer talks to Stevie Chick about the rap at the start of ‘I Feel for You’, her years battling drug addiction and alcoholism and her collaboration with Sia

The Independent UK

‘You’re Beautiful by James Blunt is terrible!’: Paloma Faith’s honest playlist

The singer hates a certain James Blunt megahit and feels empowered by Chaka Khan, but which Aussie bard does she think wrote the best song of all time?

The Guardian - UK

What's on in June — top things to do in London this month

From Chaka Khan to Loverboy, here’s a few highlights of what to get up to across town this month

Evening Standard

Chaka Khan’s daughter says Diddy ‘yelled and screamed like a lunatic’ at the singer

‘I’m glad this is happening to you’ said the singer’s daughter

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Chaka Khan’s Meltdown Festival confirms Todrick Hall, Mica Paris, and more on the lineup

The Southbank Centre takeover, curated by a different star every year, kicks off in June

Evening Standard

Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 17-23

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of March 17-23 include actor Glenn Close, singer Chaka Khan and actor Keri Russell

The Independent UK

Chaka Khan to curate 2024’s Meltdown festival in London

Funk and disco star promises June event series at London’s Southbank Centre will be ‘where magic of music meets the warmth of community’

The Guardian - UK

"It's the sort of stuff that can't be taught" – Jimmy Page performs onstage for the first time in eight years with tribute to Link Wray

One trailblazer salutes another, and the rest of the musical highlights from the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 2023 ceremony

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As the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame brings female artists to centre stage, is 2023 the Year of the Woman in music?

With Beyonce and Taylor Swift as pop’s reigning queens, and Kate Bush and Missy Elliott among the pioneers recognised by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 2023 feels like a banner year. Roisin O’Connor reports

The Independent UK

Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow and Chaka Khan ready for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Fans of hip-hop, country, pop, funk, R&B and rock all have reason to cheer the 2023 class entering the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

The Independent UK

Nile Rodgers, Chaka Khan bring funk to Jazz Festival

Music legends Chaka Khan and Nile Rodgers have played a packed Myer Music Bowl for the Melbourne International Jazz Festival.

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‘It was incredible when she said yes’: why Chaka Khan teamed up with Bombay Bicycle Club

They are London indie stalwarts, she’s a multiple Grammy-winning great. So how on earth did the band end up duetting with the soul legend on their new album?

Chicago Sun-Times

Lena McLin, CPS music teacher of Jennifer Hudson and Chaka Khan, dies at 95

Mrs. McLin learned from the best. Her uncle was Thomas A. Dorsey, known as the father of gospel music.

Chicago Sun-Times

George Michael, Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson, Chaka Khan among Rock Hall inductees

Chicago’s Chaka Khan and “Soul Train” creator Don Cornelius are also among the list of inductees announced Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Missy, Willie and George Michael among Rock Hall inductees

Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Chaka Khan, “Soul Train” creator Don Cornelius and the late George Michael have all been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, with Kate Bush also finally reaching the top of that hill

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Why are women so marginalised by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?

Barely 8% of its inductees are female. The canon-making doesn’t just reek of sexist gatekeeping, but also purposeful ignorance and hostility

The Independent UK

Chaka Khan apologises for strong comments on Rolling Stone’s ‘greatest singers’ list

‘I’m Every Woman’ star had words over the ranking of artists such as Adele and Mariah Carey on the list

Chicago Sun-Times

Chaka Khan blasts Rolling Stone’s ‘greatest singers’ rankings

The magazine ranked Khan at No. 29, Carey at No. 5, Adele at No. 22 and Blige at No. 25 on its list of the 200 greatest singers of all time.

Daily Mirror

Chaka Khan enraged as Adele ranked 'better singer' than iconic musician

Ain’t Nobody singer Chaka Khan, 69, has been left outraged after hearing Adele was ahead of her in Rolling Stones' list of the 200 greatest-ever singers

The Conversation

De La Soul is coming to streaming services – a brief guide to their best work

De La Soul is one of the most significant and iconic groups in the history of hip hop. Comprising three members, Trugoy The Dove, Posdnous and Maseo, De La Soul worked together for 35 years releasing innovative music, touring and collaborating with artists from a range of genres until Trugoy’s…

Daily Mirror

Chaka Khan slams 'b***es' who rated her below Adele and Mariah Carey on top singers list

Ain't Nobody hit singer Chaka Khan has unleashed a furious rant as she branded those who ranked her at number 29 on the 200 best singers of all time Tolling Stone list

The Guardian - UK

Men often ignore women musicians’ stories. I’m determined to let them finally be heard

Even now, female artists end up having their experience devalued or effaced. So I decided to start recording them

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