Nile Rodgers: Last News

Antytila have spoken to NME from the frontline of Kyiv, ahead of tonight’s benefit show for the war-torn country.Announced last week, the two-hour Concert For Ukraine will take place in Birmingham tonight (March 29) in aid of the Disasters Emergency Committee‘s (DEC) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. The concert will be televised on ITV and will see performances from the likes of Manic Street Preachers, Nile Rodgers & Chic, Paloma Faith, Camila Cabello, Becky Hill, Anne Marie and Ed Sheeran.Sheeran in particular made headlines when one of Ukraine’s most popular bands, Antytila, posted a plea to the singer-songwriter to allow them to play the concert remotely from the frontline of Kyiv, where they are defending the capital against Russian invaders.Sheeran later responded by saying that “I love you, I stand with you” to all Ukrainians and that he “couldn’t wait” to check the band’s music out.

Ukrainian band Antytila wants to share their music with Ed Sheeran’s Concert For Ukraine.

Chris Willman Music WriterFamously mercurial rocker Van Morrison has not shown the same enthusiasm for Oscar campaigning that many of this year’s other Academy Awards nominees have. He and the equally press-shy Beyonce have done little or no promotion for their respective nominations for best song, or for anything else that involves interviews.

The Songwriters Hall of Fame will celebrate this year’s Oscar-nominated songwriters with an all-star virtual event, A Conversation with 2022 Oscar-Nominated Songwriters for Best Original Song, to be presented on March 3, 2022 at 5 pm Pacific time.

Glamour: So you really never get tired of “We Are Family”?Debbie Sledge: Oh my goodness, no. The longevity of that song, it's still going. It touches all generations.

Ricky Wilson has revealed that Kaiser Chiefs have been in the studio with Chic’s Nile Rodgers, working on new music.Speaking to BANG Showbiz (via Contactmusic), Wilson said “there is always an album on the horizon,” but the band needs to figure out “how far the horizon is.”“We have a lot of material,” he continued before revealing they’ve “just been in the studio last week with Nile Rodgers and been writing stuff with him.”He went on to say he didn’t know when they’d be releasing new music but “you’ll probably hear something from those sessions in spring.”Kaiser Chiefs last released an album in 2019, with ‘Duck’.

Rod Stewart, Imelda May and Nile Rodgers are among the names set to take part in an all-star Christmas service next month.The Stars Come Out To Sing At Christmas 2021 will take place at St. Luke’s Church in Chelsea, London on December 14  at 7pm GMT in aid of Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy.

Nile Rodgers has said in a new interview that he wants to release several unheard collaborations that he did with Avicii.The Chic star – who first worked with the late EDM producer on the track ‘Lay Me Down’, taken from the latter’s 2013 album ‘True’ – stopped by Swedish TV show Skavlan last week to discuss his impressive career, which stretches back to the early ’70s.During the chat, he revealed a desire to put out some of the tracks he and Avicii worked on, provided he got the blessing of the Swedish producer’s family and estate.“I love Tim. We wrote a lot,” Rodgers said.

The Zutons are recording their first album in 13 years at Abbey Road Studios, with Nile Rodgers on production.The new studio sessions come after the Liverpool band reunited for a tour celebrating the 15th anniversary of their 2004 debut album ‘Who Killed…… The Zutons?’ in 2019.Speaking to NME, frontman Dave McCabe said after their last album – 2008’s ‘You Can Do Anything’ – the band had all fallen out. “We all hated each other, but we never quite split up,” he said.

Usain Bolt and Idris Elba will feature on the celebrity line-up of Channel 4’s The Big Breakfast reboot.As part of the channel’s Black to Front Project, The Big Breakfast returns with new hosts Mo Gilligan and AJ Odudu on Friday (September 10) at 8am.The celebrity guests have been announced for the two-hour special, including Olympic legend Usain Bolt, Nile Rodgers, Eve, Idris Elba, Krept & Konan and Tokyo 2020 medallists Emily Campbell and Kye White.The reboot will be broadcast live from the show’s original East London location, the Lock Keeper’s Cottages.

Guitarist Nile Rodgers confirmed that his mother, Beverly Goodman, has passed away in a heartbreaking post.

Nile Rodgers said on social media Sunday that his mother Beverly Goodman has died after an Alzheimer’s battle.'My mom #BeverlyGoodman #RIP passed away around 6am today,' the 68-year-old musician tweeted Sunday. 'I breathed some of my 1st breaths with her and she breathed some of her last with me.

Legendary music producer Nile Rodgers has been the driving force behind every big name in music - from Madonna to The Jackson 5, from David Bowie to Duran Duran and from Mick Jagger to INXS.

The Killers, Nile Rodgers & Chic and Craig David are among the artists set to perform on this month’s BBC Radio 2 ‘Live at Home’ live-stream.The event will be broadcast across TV, radio and online on Saturday, September 12 and Sunday 13 in lieu of the station’s Proms In The Park and Live in Hyde Park series, which were both cancelled due to the coronavirus crisis.Zoe Ball announced the line-up during the Breakfast Show on Radio 2 earlier this morning (September 1), with John Legend, Gregory Porter, The Pretenders, Tom Jones and McFly also due to join the aforementioned acts onscreen.Fans will be able to enjoy three hours of performances and interviews between 7-10pm on both days.

Cher is said to have canceled her upcoming tour dates after being lined up to play the same venue as a coronavirus-hit basketball star.

Diana Ross didn’t realize her hit song was a gay anthem.

It took Diana Ross a little while to realize that one of her most famous songs, “I’m Coming Out”, was a gay anthem.

The Chic legend co-produced the singer's iconic 1980 hit

When Diana Ross wanted to turn her legendary music career “Upside Down” at the dawn of the ’80s, she enlisted the Chic production team of Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards.