Chaka Khan and Lionel Richie were among the icons of the music industry honoured with the Rhapsody & Rhythm Award at this year’s Celebration of Legends Benefit Concert in Nashville.
Quincy Jones and Smokey Robinson also received the honour from the National Museum of African American Music. RELATED: Lionel Richie Remembers Co-Writing ‘We Are The World’ With Michael Jackson The award recognizes the artists’ contributions to music, which have spanned multiple decades. “This award goes to not just myself, but so many women who went before me,” said Khan, while accepting her award from Bobby Brown. “Some were my contemporaries, others were not, from Billie Holiday to Whitney Houston.
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