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122-409: VH1 Divas Live: An Honors Concert For The VH1 Save The Music Foundation aired live on April 14, 1998. The first "VH1 Divas" show, at New York City 's Beacon Theatre , featured international music stars Aretha Franklin , Celine Dion , Gloria Estefan , Mariah Carey and Shania Twain . In a guest appearance, singer-songwriter Carole King led the performers through versions of her songs "You've Got

244-585: A new jack swing cover of The Brothers Johnson 's " I'll Be Good to You ", which was featured on Jones's Back on the Block . The song reached No. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the R&;B chart, later winning her and Ray Charles a Grammy for Best R&B Vocal Performance By a Duo or Group. Khan returned with her first studio album in four years in 1992 with the release of The Woman I Am , which

366-506: A "comeback album" with Funk This , produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis & Big Jim Wright. The album featured the hit, "Angel", and the Mary J. Blige duet, " Disrespectful ". The latter track went to No. 1 on the U.S. dance singles chart, winning the singers a Grammy Award, while Funk This also won a Grammy for Best R&B Album . The album was also notable for Khan's covers of Dee Dee Warwick 's "Foolish Fool" and Prince 's " Sign o'

488-453: A Friend" and " (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman ." The show was produced by Grammys producer Ken Ehrlich , directed by Michael Simon and written by producer/writer Martin Lewis . Sales figures based on certification alone. Shipments figures based on certification alone. (in order of appearance) Aretha's band was used for her duet with Mariah Carey ("Chain of Fools") and

610-577: A child. Khan became a fan of rhythm and blues music as a preteen and when she was 11 years old she formed a girl group , the Crystalettes, which included her sister Taka. In the late 1960s, Khan attended several civil rights rallies with her father's second wife, Connie, a strong supporter of the movement. She joined the Black Panther Party after befriending a fellow member, activist and Chicago native Fred Hampton in 1967. At

732-484: A contract with Prince's NPG Records label and issued Come 2 My House , followed by the single " Don't Talk 2 Strangers ", a cover of a 1996 Prince song. She later went on a tour with Prince as a co-headlining act. In 2000, Khan departed NPG and she released her autobiography Chaka! Through The Fire in 2003. The following year she released her first jazz covers album in twenty-two years with 2004's ClassiKhan . She also covered " Little Wing " with Kenny Olson on

854-586: A cover of her song " Through the Fire " on Japanese-American singer-songwriter Ai 's eighth studio album, The Last Ai . Both Khan and Ai won the International Collaboration Special Award at the 2010 Billboard Japan Music Awards for the two songs. Khan continues to perform to packed audiences both in her native United States and overseas. On May 19, 2011, Khan was given the 2,440th Hollywood Walk of Fame star plaque on

976-631: A decade between Irish immigrants and Black people for work. Rioters burned the Colored Orphan Asylum to the ground. At least 120 people were killed. Eleven Black men were lynched over five days, and the riots forced hundreds of Blacks to flee. The Black population in Manhattan fell below 10,000 by 1865. The White working class had established dominance. It was one of the worst incidents of civil unrest in American history . In 1886,

1098-510: A hit with the duet "Watch What You Say", in the U.K. That same year, she provided a contemporary R&B cover of the classic standard , " My Funny Valentine ", for the Waiting to Exhale soundtrack. In 1996, following the release of her greatest-hits album , Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan, Vol. 1 , Khan abruptly left Warner Bros. after stating the label had neglected her and failed to release Dare You to Love Me . In 1998, Khan signed

1220-660: A live album, Stompin' at the Savoy - Live , which featured the studio single " Ain't Nobody ", which became the group's final charting success, reaching No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Hot R&;B chart, while also reaching the top ten in the United Kingdom. Following this release, Rufus separated for good. In 1984, Khan released her sixth studio album, I Feel for You . The title track ,

1342-514: A live performing act, with Khan becoming the star attraction, thanks to her powerful vocals and stage attire —which sometimes included Native American garb and showing her midriff. Most of the band's material was written and produced by the band itself with few exceptions. Khan has also been noted for being an instrumentalist playing drums and bass; she also provided percussion during her tenure with Rufus. Most of her compositions were collaborations with guitarist Tony Maiden. Relations between Khan and

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1464-407: A million copies. From 1974 to 1979, Rufus released six platinum-selling albums including Rufusized , Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan , Ask Rufus , Street Player and Masterjam . Hits the group scored during this time included " Once You Get Started ", " Sweet Thing ", "Hollywood", " At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up) ", and " Do You Love What You Feel ". The band gained a reputation as

1586-523: A part of the colony of New York . It became a center of slavery , with 42% of households enslaving Africans by 1730. Most were domestic slaves ; others were hired out as labor. Slavery became integrally tied to New York's economy through the labor of slaves throughout the port, and the banking and shipping industries trading with the American South . During construction in Foley Square in

1708-573: A pop hit for Whitney Houston ). Khan scored another R&B charts hit with " What Cha' Gonna Do for Me " before becoming the first R&B artist to have a crossover hit featuring a rapper, with her 1984 cover of Prince 's " I Feel for You ". More of Khan's hits include " Through the Fire " and a 1986 collaboration with Steve Winwood that produced a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 , " Higher Love ". Khan has won ten Grammy Awards . With Rufus, she achieved three gold singles, one platinum single, four gold albums, and two platinum albums. In

1830-519: A reputation as a despotic leader. He instituted regulations on liquor sales, attempted to assert control over the Dutch Reformed Church , and blocked other religious groups from establishing houses of worship. In 1664, unable to summon any significant resistance, Stuyvesant surrendered New Amsterdam to English troops, led by Colonel Richard Nicolls , without bloodshed. The terms of the surrender permitted Dutch residents to remain in

1952-531: A result of Sandy, and the economic losses in New York City were estimated to be roughly $ 19 billion. The disaster spawned long-term efforts towards infrastructural projects to counter climate change and rising seas, with $ 15 billion in federal funding received through 2022 towards those resiliency efforts. In March 2020, the first case of COVID-19 in the city was confirmed. With its population density and its extensive exposure to global travelers,

2074-454: A rift between Khan and several members of Rufus, in particular, Andre Fischer. Holland wanted her to tone down her sexy stage image, but she refused. Following their split in 1979, Khan spent time in the studio with Ike Turner , who she said was a "real inspiration and a catalyst emotionally and in other ways as well" during that difficult time. Holland filed for divorce in 1980, citing "irreconcilable differences". During her solo stardom in

2196-746: A section of Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. Her family was present when the singer accepted the honor, as was Stevie Wonder , who had written her breakout hit " Tell Me Something Good ". On September 27, 2011, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame committee announced that Khan and her former band Rufus were jointly nominated for induction to the hall. It was the collective's first nomination 13 years after they were first eligible. The group were nominated partly due to Khan's own storied reputation, including her own solo career in conjunction with her years with Rufus. Recently, Khan rerecorded her song "Super Life" under

2318-485: A speech denying the request, which was paraphrased on the front page of the New York Daily News as "FORD TO CITY: DROP DEAD." The Municipal Assistance Corporation was formed and granted oversight authority over the city's finances. While a resurgence in the financial industry greatly improved the city's economic health in the 1980s, New York's crime rate continued to increase through that decade and into

2440-791: A successful lobbying campaign by the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, Wonder withdrew and was replaced by Khan, who was able to raise $ 14 million for the IDF. This support contrasted with her earlier support for the Black Panther Party that publicly supported Palestine. On July 27, 2013, Khan was honored 40 years after signing her first recording contract with a ceremonial renaming of Blackstone Avenue between 50th and 51st street (where her former high school, Kenwood Academy, sits) as Chaka Khan Way and on July 28

2562-403: A telecast featuring First Lady Michelle Obama , Taylor Swift , Beyoncé (in her third appearance on the series), Fergie , P!nk , Ke$ ha and Carrie Underwood delivering special messages to the troops. Certain select servicemen and women from Miramar , Naval Base Coronado , Camp Pendleton , and Camp Arifjan were also presented in video portraits, documenting their careers and journey in

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2684-483: Is a global center of finance and commerce , culture , technology , entertainment and media , academics and scientific output , the arts and fashion , and, as home to the headquarters of the United Nations , international diplomacy . With an estimated population in 2023 of 8,258,035 distributed over 300.46 square miles (778.2 km ), the city is the most densely populated major city in

2806-437: Is an American singer. Known as the " Queen of Funk ", her career has spanned more than five decades beginning in the early 1970s as the lead vocalist of the funk band Rufus . With the band she recorded the notable hits " Tell Me Something Good ", " Sweet Thing ", " Do You Love What You Feel " and the platinum-certified " Ain't Nobody ". Her debut solo album featured the number-one R&B hit " I'm Every Woman " (which became

2928-467: Is an established safe haven for global investors. As of 2023 , New York City is the most expensive city in the world for expatriates and has by a wide margin the highest U.S. city residential rents; and Fifth Avenue is the most expensive shopping street in the world. New York City is home by a significant margin to the highest number of billionaires , individuals of ultra-high net worth (greater than US$ 30 million), and millionaires of any city in

3050-615: Is the most populous city in the United States , located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors . The city comprises five boroughs , each coextensive with a respective county . The city is the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area , the largest metropolitan area in the U.S. by both population and urban area . New York

3172-496: The 2000 Democratic and Republican conventions , Khan says that she is more of a "Democratic-minded person". Khan was featured in a 2013 episode of Celebrity Ghost Stories , in which she told the story of a shadow man who followed her on tour for years, until she met a guardian angel who admonished her to change her life or die. Khan was inducted as an honorary member of Zeta Phi Beta sorority in November 2020. Khan

3294-866: The Atlantic port to the agricultural markets and commodities of the North American interior via the Hudson River and the Great Lakes . Local politics became dominated by Tammany Hall , a political machine supported by Irish and German immigrants . In 1831, New York University was founded. Several prominent American literary figures lived in New York during the 1830s and 1840s, including William Cullen Bryant , Washington Irving , Herman Melville , Rufus Wilmot Griswold , John Keese , Nathaniel Parker Willis , and Edgar Allan Poe . Members of

3416-909: The Crown , with as many as 10,000 escaped slaves crowded into the city during the British occupation, the largest such community on the continent. When the British forces evacuated New York at the close of the war in 1783, they transported thousands of freedmen for resettlement in Nova Scotia , England, and the Caribbean . The attempt at a peaceful solution to the war took place at the Conference House on Staten Island between American delegates, including Benjamin Franklin , and British general Lord Howe on September 11, 1776. Shortly after

3538-828: The MGM Grand Las Vegas on May 22, 2003. Chaka Khan, Beyoncé, Lisa Marie Presley, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Mary J. Blige, Jewel, Ashanti, Sharon Osbourne, Aisha Tyler, Stevie Wonder, Pat Benatar, Shania Twain, Bobby Brown and the Isley Brothers joined host Queen Latifah when "VH1 Divas Duets: A Benefit Concert for the VH1 Save the Music Foundation" aired live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Thursday, May 22 at 9:00pm (ET/PT). Tarralyn Ramsey

3660-742: The New York City Fire Department and 71 law enforcement officers. The area was rebuilt with a new World Trade Center , the National September 11 Memorial and Museum , and other new buildings and infrastructure, including the World Trade Center Transportation Hub , the city's third-largest hub. The new One World Trade Center is the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere and the seventh-tallest building in

3782-1000: The Northwest Passage to the Orient for the Dutch East India Company . He sailed up what the Dutch called North River (now the Hudson River), named first by Hudson as the Mauritius after Maurice, Prince of Orange . Hudson claimed the region for the Dutch East India Company. In 1614, the area between Cape Cod and Delaware Bay was claimed by the Netherlands and called Nieuw-Nederland (' New Netherland '). The first non–Native American inhabitant of what became New York City

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3904-544: The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles . The show was hosted by Adam Lambert and celebrated the dance-inducing music that is the vibrant soundtrack to every major blowout bash, unforgettable party and night out on the town. The show also paid tribute to the late music legends who died earlier that year: Whitney Houston and Donna Summer . VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night was recorded on December 2, 2016, at

4026-576: The Statue of Liberty , a gift from France , was dedicated in New York Harbor. The statue welcomed 14 million immigrants as they came to the U.S. via Ellis Island by ship in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and is a symbol of the United States and American ideals of liberty and peace. In 1898, the City of New York was formed with the consolidation of Brooklyn (until then a separate city),

4148-709: The Stonewall riots were a series of violent protests by members of the gay community against a police raid that took place in the early morning of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village . They are widely considered to be the single most important event leading to the gay liberation movement and the modern fight for LGBT rights . Wayne R. Dynes , author of the Encyclopedia of Homosexuality , wrote that drag queens were

4270-612: The steamship General Slocum caught fire in the East River , killing 1,021 people. In 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire , the city's worst industrial disaster, killed 146 garment workers and spurred the growth of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union and major improvements in factory safety standards. New York's non-White population was 36,620 in 1890. New York City

4392-501: The waterfronts since Dutch colonial times; reclamation is most prominent in Lower Manhattan, with developments such as Battery Park City in the 1970s and 1980s. Some of the natural relief in topography has been evened out, especially in Manhattan. Chaka Khan Yvette Marie Stevens (born March 23, 1953), better known by her stage name Chaka Khan ( / ˈ ʃ ɑː k ə ˈ k ɑː n / SHAH -kə KAHN ),

4514-552: The 1990s, the African Burying Ground was discovered; the cemetery included 10,000 to 20,000 graves of colonial-era Africans, some enslaved and some free. The 1735 trial and acquittal in Manhattan of John Peter Zenger , who had been accused of seditious libel after criticizing colonial governor William Cosby , helped to establish freedom of the press in North America . In 1754, Columbia University

4636-538: The 19th century, the city was transformed by both commercial and residential development relating to its status as a national and international trading center , as well as by European immigration, respectively. The city adopted the Commissioners' Plan of 1811 , which expanded the city street grid to encompass almost all of Manhattan. The 1825 completion of the Erie Canal through central New York connected

4758-700: The British occupation began, the Great Fire of New York destroyed nearly 500 buildings, about a quarter of the structures in the city, including Trinity Church . In January 1785, the assembly of the Congress of the Confederation made New York City the national capital. New York was the last capital of the U.S. under the Articles of Confederation and the first capital under the Constitution of

4880-530: The Bronx , and Staten Island . Anchored by Wall Street in the Financial District, Manhattan , New York City has been called both the world's premier financial and fintech center and the most economically powerful city in the world. As of 2022 , the New York metropolitan area is the largest metropolitan economy in the world , with a gross metropolitan product of over US$ 2.16 trillion. If

5002-575: The County of New York (which then included parts of the Bronx), the County of Richmond, and the western portion of the County of Queens. The opening of the New York City Subway in 1904, first built as separate private systems, helped bind the new city together. Throughout the first half of the 20th century, the city became a world center for industry, commerce, and communication. In 1904,

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5124-603: The Dutch West India Company relinquished its monopoly over the fur trade, leading to growth in the production and trade of food, timber, tobacco, and slaves (particularly with the Dutch West Indies ). In 1647, Peter Stuyvesant began his tenure as the last Director-General of New Netherland. During his tenure, the population of New Netherland grew from 2,000 to 8,000. Stuyvesant has been credited with improving law and order; however, he earned

5246-544: The Dutch colonial Director-General Peter Minuit , as charged by the Dutch West India Company , purchased the island of Manhattan from the Canarsie , a small Lenape band, for "the value of 60 guilders " (about $ 900 in 2018). A frequently told but disproved legend claims that Manhattan was purchased for $ 24 worth of glass beads. Following the purchase, New Amsterdam grew slowly. To attract settlers,

5368-613: The Dutch instituted the patroon system in 1628, whereby wealthy Dutchmen ( patroons , or patrons) who brought 50 colonists to New Netherland would be awarded land, local political autonomy, and rights to participate in the lucrative fur trade. This program had little success. Since 1621, the Dutch West India Company had operated as a monopoly in New Netherland, on authority granted by the Dutch States General . In 1639–1640, in an effort to bolster economic growth,

5490-694: The Kings Theater in Brooklyn , airing December 5, 2016. The concert was a holiday-themed celebration of music and pop-culture's greatest divas. The lineup included 'the Queen of Christmas' Mariah Carey, who returned to the Divas stage after 16 years for her third appearance, and Mariah's godmother, the iconic Patti LaBelle. Teyana Taylor and Vanessa Williams made debut appearances on the VH1 Divas stage, while

5612-420: The Native Americans and epidemics brought on by contact with the Europeans caused sizeable population losses for the Lenape between 1660 and 1670. By 1700, the Lenape population had diminished to 200. New York experienced several yellow fever epidemics in the 18th century, losing ten percent of its population in 1702 alone. In the early 18th century, New York grew in importance as a trading port while as

5734-405: The New York metropolitan area were its own country , it would have the tenth-largest economy in the world . Despite having a 24/7 rapid transit system , New York also leads the world in urban automobile traffic congestion . The city is home to the world's two largest stock exchanges by market capitalization of their listed companies: the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq . New York City

5856-578: The Revolutionary War and escaped slaves, a significant free-Black population gradually developed in Manhattan. The New York Manumission Society worked for abolition and established the African Free School to educate Black children. It was not until 1827 that slavery was completely abolished in the state . Free Blacks struggled with discrimination and interracial abolitionist activism continued. New York City's population jumped from 123,706 in 1820 (10,886 of whom were Black and of which 518 were enslaved) to 312,710 by 1840 (16,358 of whom were Black). Also in

5978-415: The Times ". In 2008, Khan participated in the Broadway adaptation of The Color Purple playing Ms. Sofia to Fantasia Barrino 's Celie. In December 2004, Khan was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music during the inauguration of its president, Roger H. Brown. In a 2008 interview Khan said that she, unlike other artists, felt very optimistic about the current changes in

6100-426: The U.S. R&B and dance charts, but achieved great success on the U.S. pop chart and reached No. 1 in the U.K. The song reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1984 and remained on that chart for 26 weeks, well into 1985. Additionally, it hit No. 1 on the Cash Box chart. It was listed as Billboard ' s No. 5 song for 1985 and netted Prince the 1985 Grammy Award for Best R&B Song . In addition to

6222-475: The US military. This show was never released on CD or DVD. and several servicemen and servicewomen VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul was the third of three concerts in the series not aired live. It was taped on December 18, 2011, at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, and aired the next evening on VH1, paying tribute to the places that helped create or contributed to soul music: Chicago , Detroit , London , Philadelphia and Memphis . Anita Baker , who

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6344-415: The United States . As the U.S. capital, New York City hosted the inauguration of the first President, George Washington , and the first Congress , at Federal Hall on Wall Street . Congress drafted the Bill of Rights there. The Supreme Court held its first organizational sessions in New York in 1790. In 1790, for the first time, New York City surpassed Philadelphia as the nation's largest city. At

6466-436: The United States . As many as 800 languages are spoken in New York City, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world. In 2021, the city was home to nearly 3.1 million residents born outside the U.S., the largest foreign-born population of any city in the world. New York City traces its origins to Fort Amsterdam and a trading post founded on Manhattan Island by Dutch colonists around 1624. The settlement

6588-416: The United States. New York City has more than double the population of Los Angeles , the nation's second-most populous city. With more than 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York City is one of the world's most populous megacities . The city and its metropolitan area are the premier gateway for legal immigration to

6710-478: The age of 13, she was given the name Chaka Adunne Aduffe Hodarhi Karifi by a Yoruba Babalawo during a naming ceremony. In 1969, she left the Panthers and dropped out of high school, having attended Calumet High School and Kenwood High School (now Kenwood Academy ). She began to perform in small groups around the Chicago area, first performing with Cash McCall 's group Lyfe, which included her then-boyfriend Hassan Khan. Chaka and Hassan married in 1970. Khan

6832-458: The album Power of Soul: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix . In 2006, Khan was a featured vocalist on Arif Mardin 's All My Friends Are Here album of his life's work, also appearing in the companion documentary The Greatest Ears In Town . She performed a jazz vocal for " So Blue ", composed by Mardin in the '60s with lyrics written for the project by Roxanne Seeman . After signing with Burgundy Records , Khan released what many critics called

6954-432: The area for France and named it Nouvelle Angoulême (New Angoulême ). A Spanish expedition, led by the Portuguese captain Estêvão Gomes sailing for Emperor Charles V , arrived in New York Harbor in January 1525 and charted the mouth of the Hudson River , which he named Río de San Antonio ('Saint Anthony's River'). In 1609, the English explorer Henry Hudson rediscovered New York Harbor while searching for

7076-493: The beginning of the 1990s. By the mid-1990s, crime rates started to drop dramatically due to revised police strategies, improving economic opportunities, gentrification , and new residents, both American transplants and new immigrants from Asia and Latin America. New York City's population exceeded 8 million for the first time in the 2000 United States census ; further records were set in 2010 , and 2020 U.S. censuses. Important new sectors, such as Silicon Alley , emerged in

7198-534: The business elite lobbied for the establishment of Central Park , which in 1857 became the first landscaped park in an American city. The Great Irish Famine brought a large influx of Irish immigrants, of whom more than 200,000 were living in New York by 1860, representing over a quarter of the city's population. Extensive immigration from the German provinces meant that Germans comprised another 25% of New York's population by 1860. Democratic Party candidates were consistently elected to local office, increasing

7320-448: The city declared the day Chaka Khan Day. She performed at Millennium Park 's Pritzker Pavilion on the 28th. In August 2014, Khan served as grand marshal at the 85th annual Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic in her hometown of Chicago. On August 27, 2015, Khan was announced as one of the celebrities who would compete on season 21 of Dancing with the Stars . She was paired with professional dancer Keo Motsepe . Khan and Motsepe were

7442-510: The city from New Jersey. The East River—a tidal strait —flows from Long Island Sound and separates the Bronx and Manhattan from Long Island. The Harlem River , another tidal strait between the East and Hudson rivers, separates most of Manhattan from the Bronx. The Bronx River , which flows through the Bronx and Westchester County , is the only entirely freshwater river in the city. The city's land has been altered substantially by human intervention, with considerable land reclamation along

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7564-439: The city rapidly replaced Wuhan , China as the global epicenter of the pandemic during the early phase, straining the city's healthcare infrastructure. Through March 2023, New York City recorded more than 80,000 deaths from COVID-19-related complications. New York City is situated in the northeastern United States , in southeastern New York State, approximately halfway between Washington, D.C. and Boston . Its location at

7686-447: The city's economy. The advent of Y2K was celebrated with fanfare in Times Square . New York City suffered the bulk of the economic damage and largest loss of human life in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, attacks . Two of the four airliners hijacked that day were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center, resulting in the collapse of both buildings and the deaths of 2,753 people, including 343 first responders from

7808-615: The city's ties to the South and its dominant party. In 1861, Mayor Fernando Wood called on the aldermen to declare independence from Albany and the United States after the South seceded, but his proposal was not acted on. Anger at new military conscription laws during the American Civil War (1861–1865), which spared wealthier men who could afford to hire a substitute, led to the Draft Riots of 1863 , whose most visible participants were ethnic Irish working class. The draft riots deteriorated into attacks on New York's elite, followed by attacks on Black New Yorkers after fierce competition for

7930-456: The colony and allowed for religious freedom. In 1667, during negotiations leading to the Treaty of Breda after the Second Anglo-Dutch War , the victorious Dutch decided to keep the nascent plantation colony of what is now Suriname , which they had gained from the English, and in return the English kept New Amsterdam. The settlement was promptly renamed "New York" after the Duke of York (the future King James II and VII). The duke gave part of

8052-442: The colony to proprietors George Carteret and John Berkeley . On August 24, 1673, during the Third Anglo-Dutch War , Anthony Colve of the Dutch navy seized New York at the behest of Cornelis Evertsen the Youngest and rechristened it "New Orange" after William III , the Prince of Orange . The Dutch soon returned the island to England under the Treaty of Westminster of November 1674. Several intertribal wars among

8174-431: The concert be recorded as time constraints for the airing of commercials would not allow enough time for her to change costumes. The well-received show took a mammoth 6 hours to record. This special also marked the re-introduction of Lynda Laurence and Scherrie Payne as Supremes , who were touring with Diana Ross . Laurence and Payne were Supremes during the 1970s. The concert was never released on CD or DVD. Two of

8296-452: The course of her solo career, Khan achieved three gold singles, three gold albums , and one platinum album with I Feel for You . She has also worked with Ry Cooder , Robert Palmer , Ray Charles , Quincy Jones , Guru , Chicago , Joni Mitchell , Gladys Knight , De La Soul , Mary J. Blige , Ariana Grande , and Sia . In December 2016, Billboard magazine ranked her as the 65th most successful dance club artist of all time. She

8418-547: The cover with her six-year-old daughter Milini. The album yielded the disco hit "Clouds" and the R&B ballad "Papillon". Also in 1980, Khan had a cameo appearance as a church choir soloist in The Blues Brothers starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd . Khan released two albums in 1981, the Rufus release, Camouflage and the solo album What Cha' Gonna Do for Me . The latter album went gold. The same year, Khan appeared on three tracks on Rick Wakeman 's concept album 1984 . In 1982, Khan issued two more solo albums,

8540-417: The development of large housing tracts in eastern Queens and Nassau County , with Wall Street leading America's place as the world's dominant economic power. The United Nations headquarters was completed in 1952, solidifying New York's global geopolitical influence, and the rise of abstract expressionism in the city precipitated New York's displacement of Paris as the center of the art world. In 1969,

8662-400: The early 1990s. Khan also had an on-and-off struggle with alcoholism until 2005, declaring herself sober . In 2006, her son Damien Holland was accused of murder after 17-year-old Christopher Bailey was shot dead. Khan testified on her son's behalf. Holland claimed the shooting was an accident. He was acquitted in the criminal trial and found liable in the civil suit. Though she sang at both

8784-406: The end of 1790, the national capital was moved to Philadelphia . During the 19th century, New York City's population grew from 60,000 to 3.43 million. Under New York State's gradual emancipation act of 1799, children of slave mothers were to be eventually liberated but to be held in indentured servitude until their mid-to-late twenties. Together with slaves freed by their masters after

8906-442: The featured performers are satirized as characters on the popular web parody Got 2B Real . On season 3 of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars , the second challenge of the season was a Divas parody. Aja portrayed Amy Winehouse , BeBe Zahara Benet was Diana Ross , BenDeLaCreme was Julie Andrews , Chi Chi DeVayne was Patti LaBelle , Kennedy Davenport played as Janet Jackson , Milk acted as Celine Dion , Shangela

9028-536: The fifth Divas concert. After being invited by Whitney Houston in 1999, an appearance that gave her big publicity worldwide, Mary J. Blige asked her friend to join her on Divas three years later to perform together her song "Rainy Dayz". A CD/DVD of the concert was released later that year, but not all the performances or performers (most notably those of co-headliner Mary J. Blige ) were included, due to various record label issues. VH1 Divas Duets: An Honors Concert For The VH1 Save The Music Foundation aired live from

9150-457: The finale ("A Natural Woman" and "Testimony"). VH1 Divas Live/99: An Honors Concert For The VH1 Save The Music Foundation aired live on April 13, 1999. Gold VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross – An Honors Concert for the VH1 Save the Music Foundation was the first of three concerts in the series not aired live. It was recorded on April 9, 2000 at New York's Madison Square Garden and first aired on April 11, 2000. Diana Ross requested

9272-455: The finale due to obligations with her one-woman show at the famed Flamingo Las Vegas . Kylie Minogue was originally confirmed as a headliner for the 1980s themed show, but withdrew shortly after. Aside from the normal set of presenters, the concert also featured video testimonials from Chaka Khan , Carly Simon , Gloria Estefan , Mary J. Blige , Vanessa Williams , Alicia Keys , Pharrell Williams , Kathy Griffin (in what would prove to be

9394-455: The first couple eliminated from the competition on September 21, 2015. In July 2016, she canceled her upcoming concert performances and entered rehab . In June 2018, she released a new single called "Like Sugar", a collaboration with Major Lazer member Switch. She later went on to promote the single on the Ellen show . "Like Sugar" is included on her 2019 album Hello Happiness . The album

9516-537: The first of three consecutive appearances), Marg Helgenberger and Usher on the word " diva ", their favorite divas, as well as the importance of music education in schools. The concert was never released on CD or DVD. VH1 Divas: An Honors Concert For The VH1 Save The Music Foundation aired live on September 17, 2009, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) Howard Gilman Opera House in Brooklyn, New York . Paula Abdul hosted and performed. This concert

9638-408: The first single released, was originally written and recorded by Prince in 1979 and had also been recorded by The Pointer Sisters and Rebbie Jackson . Khan's version featured a harmonica solo by Stevie Wonder and an introductory rap by Grandmaster Melle Mel . It became a million-selling smash in the U.S. and United Kingdom and helped to relaunch Khan's career. " I Feel for You " topped not only

9760-457: The founding of a Dutch fur trading settlement on Governors Island . In 1625, construction was started on a citadel and Fort Amsterdam , later called Nieuw Amsterdam (New Amsterdam), on present-day Manhattan Island. The colony of New Amsterdam extended from the southern tip of Manhattan to modern-day Wall Street , where a 12-foot (3.7 m) wooden stockade was built in 1653 to protect against Native American and English raids. In 1626,

9882-512: The group on a song he had written for Khan. That song, " Tell Me Something Good ", became the group's breakthrough hit, reaching No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1974, later winning the group their first Grammy Award . The single's success and the subsequent follow-up, " You Got the Love ", which peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the R&B chart, helped their second parent album, Rags to Rufus , go platinum, selling over

10004-603: The group, particularly between her and drummer Andre Fischer, became stormy. Several members left with nearly every release. While Khan remained in the group, she signed a solo contract with Warner Bros. Records in 1978. While Khan was busy at work on solo material, Rufus released three albums without her participation, including 1979's Numbers , 1980's Party 'Til You're Broke , and 1983's Seal in Red . Outside of her work with Rufus, Khan provided backing vocals on singer-songwriter Stephen Bishop 's first album, Careless (1976), on

10126-473: The ice (and its subsequent retreat) contributed to the separation of what is now Long Island and Staten Island. That action left bedrock at a relatively shallow depth, providing a solid foundation for most of Manhattan's skyscrapers. The Hudson River flows through the Hudson Valley into New York Bay . Between New York City and Troy, New York , the river is an estuary . The Hudson River separates

10248-422: The jazz-oriented Echoes of an Era and a more funk /pop-oriented self-titled album Chaka Khan . The latter album's track, the jazz-inflected "Be Bop Medley", won Khan a Grammy and earned praise from jazz singer Betty Carter who loved Khan's vocal scatting in the song. In 1983, following the release of Rufus's final studio album, Seal in Red , which did not feature Khan, the singer returned with Rufus on

10370-554: The last American stronghold in Manhattan, causing George Washington and his forces to retreat across the Hudson River to New Jersey , pursued by British forces. After the battle, in which the Americans were defeated, the British made the city their military and political base of operations in North America. The city was a haven for Loyalist refugees and escaped slaves who joined the British lines for freedom promised by

10492-682: The legendary Chaka Khan returned for her fourth time. The concert was the highest rated VH1 Divas broadcast in over a decade. Saturday Night Live performers Ana Gasteyer , Molly Shannon and Cheri Oteri frequently spoofed Dion, Twain and Carey, most memorably in the opening moments of Divas '99 where they portrayed the songstresses attempting to order a pizza before watching the concert. On February 10, 2001, Jennifer Lopez starred in an SNL skit where she battled Mango onstage at VH1 Divas , with Tracy Morgan as Franklin, Maya Rudolph as Diana Ross , and Gasteyer and Shannon both reprising their impressions of Dion and Twain respectively. Many of

10614-750: The mid-1980s, she dated a Chicago-area schoolteacher . Following their separation, Khan moved to Europe, first settling in London, and later buying a residence in Germany. She lived in Germany for a while "in a little village in the Rhine Valley" and also in Mannheim . Khan is vegan , saying she adopted the diet to lose weight and combat high blood pressure and Type-2 diabetes . In the past, Khan struggled with drug abuse and alcoholism. Her drug use, which at times included cocaine and heroin, ended in

10736-419: The most populous urbanized area in the world in the early 1920s, overtaking London . The metropolitan area surpassed 10 million in the early 1930s, becoming the first megacity . The Great Depression saw the election of reformer Fiorello La Guardia as mayor and the fall of Tammany Hall after eighty years of political dominance. Returning World War II veterans created a post-war economic boom and

10858-616: The mouth of the Hudson River , which feeds into a naturally sheltered harbor and then into the Atlantic Ocean , has helped the city grow in significance as a trading port. Most of the city is built on the three islands of Long Island, Manhattan, and Staten Island. During the Wisconsin glaciation , 75,000 to 11,000 years ago, the New York City area was situated at the edge of a large ice sheet . The erosive forward movement of

10980-496: The only " transgender folks around" during the June 1969 Stonewall riots. The transgender community in New York City played a significant role in fighting for LGBT equality. In the 1970s, job losses due to industrial restructuring caused New York City to suffer from economic problems and rising crime rates. Growing fiscal deficits in 1975 led the city to appeal to the federal government for financial aid; President Gerald Ford gave

11102-479: The recording industry, including music downloading . "I'm glad things are shifting and artists – not labels – are having more control over their art. My previous big record company (Warner Bros.) has vaults of my recordings that haven't seen the light of day that people need to hear. This includes Robert Palmer 's original recording of ' Addicted to Love ' – which they took my vocals off of! We are working on getting it (and other tracks) all back now." In 2009, Khan hit

11224-451: The road with singers Anastacia and Lulu for Here Come the Girls . In 2009, Khan was guest singer on the song "Alive" on jazz drummer Billy Cobham 's album Drum ' n voice 3 . In 2010, she contributed to vocals for Beverley Knight 's " Soul Survivor ", collaborated with Clay Aiken on a song for the kids show Phineas and Ferb , and appeared as a featured artist on "One More Try" and

11346-444: The season 19 American Idol finale, where she performed a medley of her hits alongside the contestants. In June 2021, Khan joined YouTuber and performer Todrick Hall on his album Femuline for the song "Fabulosity". In November 2021, Khan participated in a Verzuz battle with singer Stephanie Mills , at which both singers performed hits from their discography. In July 2022, Khan announced her new single "Woman Like Me", which

11468-479: The song "Nobody" from the soundtrack Charlie's Angels . In 2020, Khan competed in season three of The Masked Singer as "Miss Monster". She was eliminated and unmasked in the third episode. Khan was invited to sing the National Anthem at the 2020 NBA All-Star Game . Her rendition was heavily criticized on Twitter, drawing comparisons to Fergie's rendition in 2018. In May 2021, Khan appeared at

11590-428: The song's successful radio airplay and sales, a music video of Khan with breakdancers in an inner-city setting enjoyed heavy rotation on television and helped to solidify Khan's notoriety in popular culture. Other singles that helped the I Feel For You album go platinum included "This is My Night" and the ballad " Through the Fire ", the latter of which was also successful on the adult contemporary chart. Khan

11712-772: The song. In 1979, Khan reunited with Rufus to collaborate on the Jones-produced Masterjam , which featured their hit " Do You Love What You Feel ", which Khan sang with Tony Maiden. Despite her sometimes-acrimonious relationship with some of her bandmates, Khan and Maiden have maintained a friendship over the years. In 1979. she also dueted with Ry Cooder on his album Bop Till You Drop . That year, she spent time working on her producing and writing skills at Ike Turner's Bolic Sound studio. They had planned to record together. In 1980, while Rufus released Party 'Til You're Broke , again without Khan, she released her second solo album, Naughty , which featured her on

11834-438: The songs were released as b-sides of singles from Mariah Carey and Destiny's Child. The event occurred on April 10, 2001, and was released on CD/DVD in 2017 by MVD Visual. VH1 Divas Las Vegas: An Honors Concert For The VH1 Save The Music Foundation aired live from the MGM Grand Las Vegas on May 23, 2002. For the first time, Divas Live broadcast from a city other than New York. This time around, Las Vegas played host city to

11956-459: The success of the I Feel For You album with 1986's Destiny and 1988's CK . Khan found more success in the late 1980s with a remix album , Life Is a Dance: The Remix Project , which reached the top ten on the British albums chart. As a result, she performed regularly in the U.K., where she maintained a strong fan base . In 1990, she was a featured performer on another major hit when she collaborated with Ray Charles and Quincy Jones on

12078-594: The title "Super Life: Fear Kills, Love Heals" with Eric Benet , Kelly Price , and Luke James in tribute to Trayvon Martin , a teenager who was killed on February 26, 2012. A number of celebrities also joined in the recording including Loretta Devine , Terry Crews , Eva Pigford , and reporter Kevin Frazier . On December 6, 2012, Khan performed at a benefit for the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). The IDF originally invited Stevie Wonder; however, after

12200-609: The tracks "Little Italy", "Save It For A Rainy Day" and "Never Letting Go". The album went gold. In 1978, Warner Bros. Records released Khan's solo debut album , which featured the crossover disco hit, " I'm Every Woman ", written for her by singers-songwriters Ashford & Simpson . The success of the single helped the album go platinum, selling over a million copies. Khan also featured on Quincy Jones 's hit " Stuff Like That ", also released in 1978, which also featured Ashford & Simpson as co-writers, along with Jones and several others. Ashford & Simpson performed with Khan on

12322-529: The world by pinnacle height, with its spire reaching a symbolic 1,776 feet (541.3 m), a reference to the year of U.S. independence . The Occupy Wall Street protests in Zuccotti Park in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan began on September 17, 2011, receiving global attention and popularizing the Occupy movement against social and economic inequality worldwide. New York City

12444-564: The world. In 1664, New York was named in honor of the Duke of York (later King James II of England ). James's elder brother, King Charles II , appointed the Duke as proprietor of the former territory of New Netherland , including the city of New Amsterdam , when the Kingdom of England seized it from Dutch control. In the pre-Columbian era , the area of present-day New York City

12566-459: The years included Anastacia , Blondie , Kelly Clarkson , Destiny's Child , En Vogue , Melissa Etheridge , Cyndi Lauper , and Lee Ann Womack . In 2022, Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex had Carey as a guest on the second episode of her podcast Archetypes , mentioning in her interview how influential the original concert was on her and her high school classmates. New York City New York , often called New York City or NYC ,

12688-422: Was Juan Rodriguez , a merchant from Santo Domingo who arrived in Manhattan during the winter of 1613–14, trapping for pelts and trading with the local population as a representative of the Dutch colonists. A permanent European presence near New York Harbor was established in 1624, making New York the 12th-oldest continuously occupied European-established settlement in the continental United States , with

12810-725: Was Mariah Carey , Thorgy Thor impersonated Stevie Nicks and Trixie Mattel played as Dolly Parton . Shangela and BenDeLaCreme won the challenge. Other networks attempted to replicate the success of the Divas concerts with varying degrees of success. The year after the original Divas , BET premiered Girls Nite Out , hosted by Rachel and Joe Clair . The featured performers were Arista labelmates Deborah Cox , Faith Evans , Andrea Martin , Monica , and Shanice . Lifetime hosted Women Rock! Girls & Guitars annually from 2000 to 2004, eventually shortened to simply Women Rock! and raising awareness for their campaign "Our Lifetime Commitment: Stop Breast Cancer for Life." Performers over

12932-566: Was heavily affected by Hurricane Sandy in late October 2012. Sandy's impacts included flooding that led to the days-long shutdown of the subway system and flooding of all East River subway tunnels and of all road tunnels entering Manhattan except the Lincoln Tunnel . The New York Stock Exchange closed for two days due to weather for the first time since the Great Blizzard of 1888 . At least 43 people died in New York City as

13054-505: Was "really happy with Rufus. But Ike's attention was certainly a boost." In 1973, Rufus signed with ABC Records and released their eponymous debut album . Despite their fiery rendition of Stevie Wonder 's "Maybe Your Baby" from Wonder's acclaimed Talking Book and the modest success of the Chaka-led ballad "Whoever's Thrilling You (Is Killing Me)", the album failed to gain attention. That changed when Wonder himself collaborated with

13176-615: Was 10 and both remarried. Her sister Yvonne later became a successful musician in her own right, under the name Taka Boom , while her brother Mark formed the funk group Jamaica Boys and was a member of soul group Aurra . She has two half-sisters, Zaheva Knowles and Tammy McCrary. Khan was raised as a Catholic and attended the elementary school of St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Hyde Park. She attributed her love of music to her grandmother, who introduced her to jazz as

13298-539: Was a prime destination in the early 20th century for Blacks during the Great Migration from the American South, and by 1916, New York City had the largest urban African diaspora in North America. The Harlem Renaissance of literary and cultural life flourished during the era of Prohibition . The larger economic boom generated construction of skyscrapers competing in height. New York City became

13420-469: Was a success due to the R&B songs " Love You All My Lifetime " and "You Can Make the Story Right". Around this time, Khan also did a duet with Peter Cetera on the song "Feels Like Heaven", which was a minor success. . Khan also contributed to soundtracks and worked on a follow-up to The Woman I Am she titled Dare You to Love Me , which was eventually shelved. In 1995, she and rapper Guru had

13542-685: Was asked to replace Baby Huey of Baby Huey & the Babysitters after Huey's death in 1970. The group disbanded a year later. While performing in local bands in 1972, Khan was spotted by two members of a new group called Rufus ; the lead singer Paulette McWilliams , decided to leave the band and suggested to Khan that she join. The group caught the attention of musician Ike Turner , who flew them out to Los Angeles to record at his studio Bolic Sound in Inglewood, California . Turner wanted Khan to become an Ikette ; she declined, stating that she

13664-523: Was born on March 23, 1953, into an artistic, bohemian household in Chicago, Illinois . The eldest of five children born to Charles Stevens and Sandra Coleman, she has described her father as a beatnik and her mother as "able to do anything". She was raised in the Hyde Park area, "an island in the middle of the madness" of Chicago's rough South Side housing projects . Her parents separated when she

13786-505: Was featured in Steve Winwood 's 1986 number-one hit, " Higher Love ". That same year, a duet was planned with Robert Palmer for the song " Addicted To Love ". However, her manager declined to release the duet, citing the desire not to have too much product from her in the marketplace at one time. She was still credited for the vocal arrangements in the album's liner notes , and the song became an international hit. Khan followed up

13908-806: Was founded. The Stamp Act Congress met in New York in October 1765, as the Sons of Liberty organization emerged in the city and skirmished over the next ten years with British troops stationed there. The Battle of Long Island , the largest battle of the American Revolutionary War , was fought in August 1776 within modern-day Brooklyn. A British rout of the Continental Army at the Battle of Fort Washington in November 1776 eliminated

14030-483: Was going to sing with Jill Scott , had to drop out moments before the concert after disagreements with producers, allowing Marsha Ambrosius and Ledisi to step in and perform in their places during the Detroit medley. Kelly Clarkson twisted her ankle on the way into the concert, though she still performed as planned. The concert was never released on CD or DVD. VH1 Divas 2012 aired live on December 16, 2012 from

14152-534: Was inhabited by Algonquians , including the Lenape . Their homeland, known as Lenapehoking , included the present-day areas of Staten Island , Manhattan , the Bronx , the western portion of Long Island (including Brooklyn and Queens ), and the Lower Hudson Valley . The first documented visit into New York Harbor by a European was in 1524 by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano . He claimed

14274-468: Was named New Amsterdam in 1626 and was chartered as a city in 1653. The city came under English control in 1664 and was temporarily renamed New York after King Charles II granted the lands to his brother, the Duke of York , before being permanently renamed New York in November 1674. New York City was the U.S. capital from 1785 until 1790. The modern city was formed by the 1898 consolidation of its five boroughs : Manhattan , Brooklyn , Queens ,

14396-563: Was never released on CD or DVD. VH1 Divas Salute The Troops was the second of the three concerts in the series not aired live. It was recorded on Friday, December 3, 2010, at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar while Paramore was filmed earlier in the week at Army Camp Arifjan in Kuwait . The special first aired on Sunday, December 5, 2010 and broadcast internationally by the Armed Forces Network. The concert also featured

14518-518: Was ranked at No. 17 in VH1 's original list of the 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll. Khan has been nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times as a solo artist and four times as a member of Rufus featuring Chaka Khan, the first time in 2012 as a member of Rufus. In 2023, Khan was picked as an inductee in the Musical Excellence category. Yvette Marie Stevens

14640-534: Was released on February 15, 2019, and is her first album in twelve years. Khan served as Grand Marshal in the 2019 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade on January 1, 2019, in Pasadena, California. In October 2019, Khan was an honoree at Variety's "Power of Women" luncheon for supporting Little Kids Rock. Other honorees were Mariah Carey , Jennifer Aniston , Brie Larson , Awkwafina , and Dana Walden . In November 2019, Khan collaborated with Ariana Grande on

14762-519: Was released on July 29. In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Khan at No. 29 on their list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. Khan has been married twice and has two children, daughter Indira Milini and son Damien Holland. Her first marriage was to Hassan Khan, in 1970, when she was 17, and ended in divorce a short time later. Milini's birth was the result of a relationship between Chaka Khan and Rahsaan Morris. Khan married her second husband, Richard Holland, in 1976. The marriage reportedly caused

14884-553: Was the winner of VH!'s reality competition Born to Diva and performed on stage with the Divas as well. The concert was never released on CD or DVD. VH1 Divas: An Honors Concert For The VH1 Save The Music Foundation aired live from the MGM Grand Las Vegas on April 18, 2004. The show marks the first appearance of close friends and R&B and soul legends Patti LaBelle (who was told by producers she would be considered "top dog" ) and Gladys Knight after they had turned down previous offers to appear. Gladys could never stay for

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