Chaka Khan Flips the Script on “Godzilla” as She Aims to Fix the &x27;Madness&x27; in Society as &x27;Chakzilla&x27; (Exclusive) Jack IrvinWed, May 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM UTC 0 Chaka Khan is back with the new single "Chakzilla," cowritten with Sia PEOPLE can exclusively premiere the song&x27;s music video, which features Khan as a benevolent version of Godzilla, inspired by her desire to help others Khan tells PEOPLE about making the song and teases her upcoming Chakzilla album Chaka Khan is flipping the script on Godzilla.
Chaka Khan Flips the Script on “Godzilla” as She Aims to Fix the 'Madness' in Society as 'Chakzilla' (Exclusive)
Jack IrvinWed, May 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM UTC
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Chaka Khan is back with the new single "Chakzilla," co-written with Sia
PEOPLE can exclusively premiere the song's music video, which features Khan as a benevolent version of Godzilla, inspired by her desire to help others
Khan tells PEOPLE about making the song and teases her upcoming Chakzilla album
Chaka Khan is flipping the script on Godzilla.
About seven years after releasing her last studio album, the 73-year-old Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member is back with a new single called "Chakzilla," co-written with Sia, who also provides backing vocals.
"When I was a kid, I really liked the Godzilla movies," Khan tells PEOPLE. "When we came up with ['Chakzilla'] as a title, lots of things just ran through my head and made a lot of sense."
Chaka Khan "Chakzilla" Single Cover
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PEOPLE can exclusively premiere the Greg Kurstin-produced dance-pop song's music video, which finds Khan appearing larger than life as a more kind-hearted version of the iconic movie monster. "Instead of becoming a monster and just tearing up things," she explains, "I became sort of a monster of a person who does good things."
Khan was inspired to embody the altruistic character of Chakzilla "because that's closer to what I am," she says. "I tried to make it true to who I am and what I'm about."
What exactly is Chakzilla looking to rebuild in society? "Everything I can that is cuckoo and crazy and awry," says Khan. "I'm trying to fix and help a lot of people who are having a really hard time in this world today. There's lots of madness going on."
The "I'm Every Woman" icon had a good time making the "Chakzilla" music video, walking around "little bitty streets and little bitty cars" as she cleans up a wrecked city. But her favorite part of the production was "when it was over," she admits with a laugh. "It was a lot of work."
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Khan wrote "Chakzilla" with Sia, 50, who came up with the title. "I would've never thought of that," she says. "She's clever. She comes up with lots of ideas."
The two artists worked together on Khan's upcoming album, also called Chakzilla, which comes out on Friday, Sept. 18 via BMG Rights Management. "It's a really, really great album, a great CD with great songs. It's going to be on the pop dance side," she says of Chakzilla, her first full-length project since 2019's Hello Happiness. "We've got lots of great people collaborating as well."
Sia tells PEOPLE in a statement, "Chaka is the Godzilla of chanteuses alive, and it was my honor to collaborate with her on this music!"
Chaka Khan
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Khan teases the album as a sonic return to "where I started" earlier in her career. The project comes after she was honored with a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction in 2025 and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2026.
"Anytime someone gives you kudos like that, it's a beautiful thing," says Khan, who appreciates the recognition of her overall career — but her mind is set on the future. "I'm very much a forward thinker," she adds. "I'm a real next girl."
Looking forward to the new era, Khan says, "I just am hopeful that everyone really likes the music and loves where I'm coming from with singing pop again, which I love to do. I just hope everyone's really happy and really loves what they hear."
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Published: May 7, 2026 at 02:09AM on Source: RED MAG
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