Photo Gallery: Chaka Khan named 2019 Tournament of Roses Grand Marshal

With Tournament president Gerald Freeny at right, singer, songwriter and philanthropist Chaka Khan poses for photos after being named the 2019 parade Grand Marshal, at the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Tournament House in Pasadena on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. The 10-time Grammy winner will ride in the 130th Rose Parade The theme for the parade is the Melody of Life.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

With Tournament president Gerald Freeny in the background, singer, songwriter and philanthropist Chaka Khan speaks after being named the 2019 parade Grand Marshal, at the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Tournament House in Pasadena on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. The 10-time Grammy winner will ride in the 130th Rose Parade The theme for the parade is the Melody of Life.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Royal Court members Helen Susan Rossi, from Flintridge Prep, and Rucha Kadamsinger, from La Canada High School, clap as singer, songwriter and philanthropist Chaka Khan was named the 2019 parade Grand Marshal, at the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Tournament House in Pasadena on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. The 10-time Grammy winner will ride in the 130th Rose Parade The theme for the parade is the Melody of Life.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Singer, songwriter and philanthropist Chaka Khan was named the 2019 parade Grand Marshal, at the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Tournament House in Pasadena on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. The 10-time Grammy winner will ride in the 130th Rose Parade The theme for the parade is the Melody of Life.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Singer, songwriter and philanthropist Chaka Khan reacts as confetti rains down as she was named the 2019 parade Grand Marshal, at the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Tournament House in Pasadena on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. The 10-time Grammy winner will ride in the 130th Rose Parade The theme for the parade is the Melody of Life.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)