Music Legend and Purple Celebrity Spokesperson Chaka Khan Nominated for Two Grammys

Music Legend and Purple Celebrity Spokesperson Chaka Khan Nominated for Two Grammys

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- 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.

PURPLE is available in health food stores, restaurants, delis, drug stores, supermarkets and convenience stores in select cities, including New York, Los Angeles and Miami and should be available at retailers nationwide in early 2008. PURPLE is great on its own and is the perfect ingredient for a healthy fruit smoothie or even in your favorite cocktail. In fact, researchers from the United States Department of Agriculture and Kasetsart University in Thailand recently reported that adding alcohol to antioxidant-rich berries increases their antioxidant capacity - a fact that is making PURPLE one of the most popular antioxidant cocktail trends in nightclubs and lounges, where available. PURPLE is produced and bottled by Florida-based company, The Purple Beverage Company:

www.drinkpurple.com

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Source: Purple Beverage Company

CONTACT: Laura Finlayson of Avalanche Strategic Communications,
+1-201-488-0049, or laura@avalanchepr.com, for Purple Beverage Company

Web site:

http://www.drinkpurple.com/
http://www.chakakhan.com/
http://www.chakakhanfoundation.org/

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