Nile Rogers: Last News

Madonna held a roller disco last night (August 10) in New York City, in celebration of her upcoming compilation album, ‘Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones’.The album, which arrives next (August 19), was celebrated at DiscOasis Central Park in NYC. At the event, Madonna reunited with Nile Rogers and spoke about the time they made ‘Like A Virgin’ together.Questlove served as a DJ at the event, playing Madonna hits alongside disco classics all night, while fans danced and skated in Central Park.Madonna first announced the project back in May – a new compilation celebrating the singer’s record 50 chart-topping hits on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.Madonna’s 2019 track ‘I Don’t Search I Find’, which featured on her ‘Madame X’ album, earned the artist her 50th Number One on the Dance Club Songs chart in the US back in February 2020The achievement made Madonna the first and only artist with 50 number ones on any single Billboard chart.A press release said: “In addition to fan favourites, the collection also includes a selection of rare remix recordings, with more than 20 being officially released for the first time or making their commercial/digital debut.”The collection will be available digitally on August 19, along with a 3-CD version.

Alfa Anderson, the iconic female lead of the legendary disco band Chic, has sadly passed away. Nile Rogers, co-founder of Chic, took to Instagram to share his heartbreak, posting a touching video tribute filled with throwback snaps of Alfa and the group, captioned with "#soul #memories #wearefamily". In the tribute post, Nile wrote: "Thank you for everything," accompanied by red heart, prayer hands, music notes, and microphone emojis.

Duran Duran have said that they’d “love” to play Glastonbury Festival with Nile Rogers and Mark Ronson as their special guests.The ’80s pop icons have never played at Worthy Farm before, but said they’d be keen to appear if the right slot became available. They have previously spoken to NME about their hopes of playing the festival one day.Speaking on the BBC’s Headliners podcast, frontman Simon Le Bon said: “I want to play Glastonbury. I don’t want to go as a punter, but I want Duran Duran to get the right slot.

Thom Bell, who helped to create the soul songs style that became known in the 1960s and 1970s as “The Sound of Philadelphia,” died Thursday in Bellingham, Washington. He was 79 and no cause of death was given.

Geoff Mayfield Although Hipgnosis Songs Fund was unusually quiet in the last six months of its fiscal year, the company that helped propel the value of music catalogs in recent years saw its value grow by nearly 5.5%, and picked up a 24% gain in gross revenue, according to its just-issued annual report.The outside evaluator cited in the report, Barry Massarsky, partner at New York-based Massarsky Consulting, stakes London-based Hipgnosis’ value at $2.69 million in U.S. dollars, a gain of $140 million for the fiscal year that closed March 31.

Abbey Clancy, her husband Peter Crouch and Denise van Outen were just a handful of the stars getting their groove on at the Isle Of Wight festival on Friday.  The four-day annual festival kicked off on Thursday and boasts an impressive line-up, including Lewis Capaldi, Kasabian, Pete Tong and Muse. The bunch of celebrities, also including Kimberly Wyatt and her husband Max Rogers, enjoyed the perks that came with their trip as they were transported in a buggy.