Chaka Khan, Cher, Whitney Houston, Fela Kuti get Grammys Life Achievement Awards
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Chaka Khan arrives at the Recording Academy's Special Merit Awards on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Chaka Khan accepts the lifetime achievement award during the Recording Academy's Special Merit Awards on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Bernie Taupin accepts the trustees award during the Recording Academy's Special Merit Awards on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Chaka Khan accepts the lifetime achievement award during the Recording Academy's Special Merit Awards on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Yeni Kuti arrives at the Recording Academy's Special Merit Awards on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
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Chaka Khan arrives at the Recording Academy's Special Merit Awards on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)