Chaka Khan "quit" after the release of Rolling Stone's Top 200 Greatest Singers of All Time list.
Rolling Stone received another condemnation months after it released its Top 200 Greatest Singers of All Time list. The magazine welcomed 2023 with the ranking, but Chaka Khan disapproved of it.
During her appearance on The Originals Podcast, Chaka Khan talked about securing the No. 29 spot. Despite having a respectable place and outshining thousands of musicians in history, she expressed her disappointment after Adele ranked higher than her.
The "Easy on Me" singer is on the 22nd spot, making Chaka Khan say "Okay, I quit." She offered similar reactions after seeing Mariah Carey and Mary J Blige.
As for Beyoncé's rank, No. 8, the singer said she does not have anything to say about the singer since she is truly great.
Chaka Khan previously lashed out at other musicians apart from the recent incident. In 2020, she was scheduled to work with Ariana on her 2019 remix, "Ain't Nobody," but things happened differently.
"She's alright. She's good on her own. She doesn't need... plus, I don't wanna sing with another woman. I ain't got nothing to say, OK, with a woman," she said. "You say it by yourself. We ain't gonna talk about no man. We not gonna do none of that stuff. It's not happening. I'm not gonna do no song with no heifer."
How Rolling Stone Created the List
On Jan. 1, Rolling Stone published its Top 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.
The Top 20 on the list are Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Sam Cooke, Billie Holiday, Mariah Carey, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Beyoncé, Otis Redding, Al Green, Little Richard, John Lennon, Patsy Cline, Freddie Mercury, Bob Dylan, Prince, Elvis Presley, Celia Cruz, Frank Sinatra, and Marvin Gaye.
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According to the magazine, it used the voting process when it created its first 100 Greatest Singers in 2008. At that time, it focused on singers from the 1960s and 1970s.
"Before you start scrolling (and commenting), keep in mind that this is the Greatest Singers list, not the Greatest Voices List. Talent is impressive; genius is transcendent. Sure, many of the people here were born with massive pipes, perfect pitch, and boundless range," Rolling Stone explained.
