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Nile Rodgers Discusses The Birth and Influence of ‘Good Times’
The timing was perfect for Chic when they recorded and released “Good Times” in 1979; disco’s popularity was at it’s peak and the band’s relentless pursuit of the perfect groove was about to be...
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Watch Daft Punk’s New Video For ‘Lose Yourself To Dance’ ft. Nile Rodgers
Daft Punk decided to forgo a full-length video for “Get Lucky,” the first single off Random Access Memories. But for the album’s second single, “Lose Yourself to Dance,” the electronic duo takes a...
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Rock Hall Nominees 2014: Nirvana, Hall & Oates, KISS, The Replacements, Peter...
Let the arguments begin: the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame released the ballot for the class of 2014. This year, Nirvana is the only act to be nominated in their first year of eligibility (i.e., 25 years...
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Watch Bono Cover Daft Punk’s ‘Get Lucky’ With Nile Rodgers
Unless you were at Jony and Marc’s (RED) auction on Saturday (Nov 23) held at Sothebys New York, you probably weren’t aware that Bono got up on stage with Nile Rodgers and sang Daft Punk‘s ubiquitous...
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Kris Kristofferson, Nile Rodgers, Berry Gordy & More Remember The Beatles on...
By Brian Ives On Sunday CBS will air a tribute to arguably the most influential rock and roll band of all time, titled The Night That Changed America: A GRAMMY Salute To The Beatles. That night, of...
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20 Songs From The ’70s That Your Kids Should Know By Heart
The Eagles (AP Photo, File) Music is a culture all its own. In fact, it’s like a language. If we stop using it, it will disappear and be forgotten. So here is a small attempt to keep it alive. We’ve...
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This Week In History: The Beach Boys, Chic’s ‘Le Freak’ + Bruce Springsteen &...
The music history books are vast and full of interesting bits of knowledge. “Big” Jay Sorensen gives you a recap of the biggest and most interesting music news from the week; something from the 1960s,...
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Chic Take It Back to the Disco with ‘I’ll Be There': Listen
Legendary disco-funk overlords Chic are back with a new track, “I’ll Be There.” It’s the first cut off their forthcoming album It’s About Time, which will be their first release in 23 years—their last...
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Duran Duran’s New Album Features Nile Rodgers, John Frusciante, Mark Ronson...
Duran Duran will release their 14th album this September, and the producers they’re working with are very interesting indeed. Simon LeBon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor and Roger Taylor reveal they’ve been...
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Beck Working on New Music With Nile Rodgers of Chic
One look at the production resume of Chic’s Nile Rodgers and it’s clear the man keeps busy. He’s produced classic albums by Diana Ross, Madonna, Duran Duran and David Bowie, to name a few. And he’s not...
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Chic’s Nile Rodgers: ‘Duran Duran is Truly Like My Second Band’
By Brian Ives Every time I interview Nile Rodgers, I’m amazed by how quickly the time goes by, and that I only get to a fraction of my questions. There are always new things to discover about his...
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Duran Duran Debuts ‘Paper Gods,’ Title Track from New Album
Radio.com Staff Duran Duran is gearing up for the release of their 14th album, Paper Gods, September 11, and now you can hear the title track (play the video above). When Radio.com spoke to the band’s...
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Duran Duran Announce 2016 Tour Dates
By Radio.com Staff Duran Duran will hit the road in 2016 for an extensive North American Tour. Chic is slated to open on most dates. Related: Win Tickets To See Duran Duran at Brooklyn’s Barclays...
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This Week In History: The Beatles, The Stones, The Ramones, Carole King,...
“Brooklyn’s Own” Joe Causi has been around a few blocks, quite a few times — so when he’s got some music history for you, you’d better take heed. Welcome to another week in music history! This time...
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Nile Rodgers Talks FOLD Festival, Prince, and More with Scott Shannon
Nile Rodgers has been a frequent guest to CBS-FM in recent years; so much so, we might have to consider giving him an access card so he could get into the building. Rodgers’ latest visit was prompted...
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Listen to Christina Aguilera and Nile Rodgers’ Collaboration ‘Telepathy’
By Jon Wiederhorn Christina Aguilera and Nile Rodgers have released their disco collaboration “Telepathy,” which will premiere Friday (August 12) on the first episode of the Netflix series The Get...
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2017 Nominees Announced
By Radio.com Staff The nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2017 includes classic rockers, punk, funk, folk, post-punk, hip-hop and electronic music. Three classic rock acts...
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Nile Rodgers Tapped As SXSW 2017 Keynote Speaker
Nile Rodgers has been announced as one of this year’s keynote speakers at the annual South By Southwest music festival in Austin, TX joining previously announced speakers Gareth Edwards, filmmaker...
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This Week In History: Elvis Presley, Keith Richards, Chic, Elton + George & More
Welcome back to another wild week in music history as we look back on Elvis Presley’s 10 week run at number 1 on the U.S. album chart; Keith Richards reading about his French arrest warrant; Chic’s ‘Le...
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Chic: Why They Should Be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
By Brian Ives Over the years, Chic has become the Susan Lucci of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; they’ve been nominated 11 times, more than any other artist. For a long time, it just seemed that a...
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