Music Legend and Purple Celebrity Spokesperson Chaka Khan Nominated for Two
Grammys
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Entertainment industry
legend and Purple Beverage Company Spokesperson Chaka Khan earned two Grammy
nominations for "Best R&B Album" for "Funk This" and "Best R&B Performance by
A Duo or Group with Vocals" for "Disrespectful," a duet with award-winning
singer Mary J. Blige.
Chaka Khan, who is busy getting ready for her January 9, 2008 premier in
"The Color Purple" on Broadway, is a music legend who has already earned eight
Grammy Awards and scores of other accolades, including BET's Lifetime
Achievement Award and more.
"We at The Purple Beverage Company share in the excitement of Chaka Khan's
Grammy nominations and congratulate her on this honor," said Ted Farnsworth,
CEO of The Purple Beverage Company. "We are thrilled to be working with her
and wish her all the best."
In November, The Purple Beverage Company announced that Chaka Khan agreed
to serve as a company spokesperson for its new antioxidant beverage, PURPLE.
Chaka Khan now works directly with The Purple Beverage Company to develop
musical events that will benefit The Chaka Khan Foundation and The Purple
Beverage Company's various charity initiatives.
Celebrating over three decades of milestones, Chaka Khan recently released
FUNK THIS, her first studio album in over 10 years, resulting in the highest
chart debut of her solo career and accolades from reviewers and fans around
the world. With one of the most distinctive voices in music history, Chaka
Khan's unforgettable hits, top awards and creative pinnacles include eight
Grammy Awards, three certified Platinum albums, seven certified Gold albums,
BET's Lifetime Achievement Award, Soul Train's Career Achievement Award, The
World Music Awards Life Achievement Award and an Honorary Doctrine of Music
from The Berklee College of Music. For more information: www.chakakhan.com
The Chaka Khan Foundation, founded in 1999, raised over $1.5 million
through its fundraising efforts last year alone. The Foundation assists women
and children at risk and benefits Autism research, awareness and therapy. In
addition, Chaka's local education and community work has been acknowledged and
awarded by the Los Angeles school district. For more information:
www.chakakhanfoundation.org.
PURPLE is available in health food stores, restaurants, delis, drug
stores, supermarkets and convenience stores in select cities, including New
York, Los Angeles and Miami and should be available at retailers nationwide in
early 2008. PURPLE is great on its own and is the perfect ingredient for a
healthy fruit smoothie or even in your favorite cocktail. In fact, researchers
from the United States Department of Agriculture and Kasetsart University in
Thailand recently reported that adding alcohol to antioxidant-rich berries
increases their antioxidant capacity - a fact that is making PURPLE one of the
most popular antioxidant cocktail trends in nightclubs and lounges, where
available. PURPLE is produced and bottled by Florida-based company, The
Purple Beverage Company: www.drinkpurple.com
SOURCE Purple Beverage Company
Laura Finlayson of Avalanche Strategic Communications, +1-201-488-0049, or
laura@avalanchepr.com, for Purple Beverage Company
