Essence to celebrate Grammys with Jill Scott, Chaka Khan

In this Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, file photo, Verdine White, Chaka Khan, and Ray Parker Jr. perform at the 13th annual "A Great Night in Harlem," gala concert, presented by The Jazz Foundation of America to benefit The Jazz Musicians Emergency Fund, at The Apollo Theater, in New York. Essence magazine will celebrate its 45th anniversary with a pre-Grammy bash featuring Jill Scott and Khan, the magazine announced Friday, Jan. 9, 2015.