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.