{"id":2406079,"date":"2026-05-07T14:30:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2406079"},"modified":"2026-05-07T14:30:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:30:20","slug":"chaka-khan-debuts-her-new-song-chakzilla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/chaka-khan-debuts-her-new-song-chakzilla\/","title":{"rendered":"Chaka Khan Debuts Her New Song &#8216;Chakzilla&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Chaka Khan is back with new music.<\/p>\n<p>Seven years after releasing her last studio album<em>, <\/em>the legendary singer has returned with a new single called \u201cChakzilla.\u201d The song was co-written with Sia, who is also on the background vocals.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/chaka-khan-chakzilla-single-music-video-album-sia-exclusive-11968751\">PEOPLE<\/a>, the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Famer shared the inspiration for \u201cChakzilla.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I was a kid, I really liked the <em>Godzilla <\/em>movies,\u201d Khan explained. \u201cWhen we came up with [\u2018Chakzilla\u2019] as a title, lots of things just ran through my head and made a lot of sense.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group wp-block-mediaco-read-next is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Khan went on to say that the character of Chakzilla is \u201d closer to what I am. I tried to make it true to who I am and what I\u2019m about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the visual for the song, Chaka is seen as the same size as Godzilla but with a different mission than the famous monster.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chaka Khan - Chakzilla (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jFrZ28YkFZ4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group wp-block-mediaco-read-next is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cInstead of becoming a monster and just tearing up things,\u201d said Khan. \u201cI became sort of a monster of a person who does good things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything I can that is cuckoo and crazy and awry,\u201d says Khan. \u201cI\u2019m trying to fix and help a lot of people who are having a really hard time in this world today. There\u2019s lots of madness going on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the visual is amazing, Khan said that it took a lot to make it happen.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group wp-block-mediaco-read-next is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIt was a lot of work,\u201d she laughed.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cTell Me Something Good\u201d singer said how much she enjoyed co-writing with Sia, who came up with the title of the song.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would\u2019ve never thought of that,\u201d she says. \u201cShe\u2019s clever. She comes up with lots of ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group wp-block-mediaco-read-next is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cChaka is the Godzilla of chanteuses alive, and it was my honor to collaborate with her on this music,\u201d Sia said in a statement.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-chakzilla-the-album-comes-out-in-september\">CHAKZILLA THE ALBUM COMES OUT IN SEPTEMBER<\/h2>\n<p>Khan\u2019s upcoming album, also called <em>Chakzilla<\/em>, is slated for release Sept. 18 via BMG Rights Management.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a really, really great album, a great CD with great songs. And t\u2019s going to be on the pop dance side,\u201d Khan said, \u201cWe\u2019ve got lots of great people collaborating as well.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group wp-block-mediaco-read-next is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.wbls.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chaka Khan is back with new music. Seven years after releasing her last studio album, the legendary singer has returned with a new single called \u201cChakzilla.\u201d The song was co-written with Sia, who is also on the background vocals. 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