*Legendary singer Chaka Khan has been named the 2019 Tournament of Roses Grand Marshal.
“I am so excited & blessed to be awarded this wonderful honor! I look forward to bringing in the 2019 New Years with my new @RoseParade family and enjoying the @rosebowlgame festivities on New Years Day,” she wrote on Twitter.
Page Six reports that the honor was bestowed upon the 10-time Grammy award-winner at the Tournament House Front Lawn in Pasadena during a formal announcement on Wednesday morning.
“I’m so honored. This is something so new and different for me,” she gushed, while also noting that she’s a bit fearful of her new role.
“I’m a little bit scared, I gotta tell you the truth. But fear is — for me — has always been a good thing. If I’m scared of something, if something frightens me a wee bit, I’m all about it,” she said.
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I am so excited & blessed to be awarded this wonderful honor! I look forward to bringing in the 2019 New Years with my new @RoseParade family and enjoying the @rosebowlgame festivities on New Years Day?#ChakaKhan #RoseParade2019 #RoseBowlGrandMarshal2019 pic.twitter.com/kzuh3NhFDg
— Chaka Khan (@ChakaKhan) October 17, 2018
Khan, whose career spans five decades, shared that she already has some ideas for the big day.
“That’s my biggest angst is … what I’m going to do,” she said with a chuckle. “At any rate, we’re going to have fun.”
Last year, the 65-year-old Chicago native was asked about her hit “I’m Every Woman,” and how she feels about it becoming a feminist anthem.
“I think it’s a great song and a wonderful intention. The song really speaks for itself, doesn’t it. It speaks the truth,” she said. “When I recorded it I didn’t get it at all. I didn’t get it till at least ten years after I recorded it. I didn’t know what the song was saying. I used to be a little embarrassed to say “I’m every woman.” And then I realized it’s not about me. But it took time, you know, wisdom, life experience, all those things for that to get through.”
Khan will appear in the 130th Rose Parade and also participate in the pre-game festivities at the 105th Rose Bowl, both on Jan. 1 in Pasadena.
The parade’s theme this year is “The Melody of Life.”
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Our 2019 Grand Marshal, @ChakaKhan!!! #RoseParade #TheMelodyofLife ??? pic.twitter.com/BivVQmZo4K
— Rose Parade (@RoseParade) October 17, 2018
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