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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.

BTS rapper J-hope has released the tracklist for his upcoming ‘Hope on the Street Vol.1’ album, featuring collaborations with Jungkook, LE SSERAFIM‘s Huh Yunjin and more.Today (February 27), J-hope announced the tracklist for his upcoming ‘Hope on the Street Vol.1’ album. The record will feature six songs, four of which are brand-new and feature star-studded collaborators.Notably, the BTS member will team up with bandmate Jungkook on the song ‘i wonder…’, as well as fellow HYBE labelmate Huh Yunjin of K-pop girl group LE SSERAFIM on ‘i don’t know’.In addition, J-hope has also enlisted hitmaking producer Benny Blanco and Chic‘s Nile Rodgers for the song ‘lock / unlock’. Meanwhile, South Korean rappers Gaeko and Yoon Mirae will join the BTS star on closing track ‘NEURON’.Elsewhere on the tracklist on ‘Hope on the Street Vol.1’ are a solo version of ‘On the Street’, which the rapper first released in 2023 with J.

Chic legend Nile Rodgers and Merck Mercuriadis – former manager of acts including Elton John and Beyoncé – and was set to share its half-year results today (December 19).However, it has confirmed that it will be delaying the publication of the results due to concerns that music catalogues and songs are not being valued high enough amid a sale.As reported by The Independent, the UK firm decided to sell just under 30 music catalogues to the sister fund, backed by investment giant Blackstone in September this year.The deal valued the assets at about $418million (£360million), however, this number was down by nearly a quarter compared to the valuation it was given back in March.It came as the company revealed it did not receive any better offers as interested parties “could not justify” a higher price, and also sold 20,000 “non-core” songs for about $23million (£20 million) – nearly a 15 per cent discount on a September valuation.Amid the potential sale, Hipgnosis – which spent $1billion (£720m) acquiring artists’ back catalogues in 2021 – stated that the valuation received from an independent valuer is “materially higher than the valuation implied by proposed and recent transactions in the sector”.As confirmed by the outlet, a spokesperson for Hipgnosis has said that the company has sought advice from its investment adviser, Hipgnosis Songs Management, which gave the board “concerns as to the valuation of the company’s assets in its interim results”.It was also reported that the fund launched a strategic review two months ago, which could potentially lead to the replacement of founder and chief executive Mercuriadis.The half-year results are now expected to be published by December 31.

Nile Rodgers & Chic have announced a UK tour for summer 2023 with special guest Sophie Ellis-Bextor – find all the details below and purchase tickets here.Rodgers and his band will be performing five shows across the UK next year starting at The Piece Hall in Halifax in June 16.From there they will play Southampton Summer Sessions on June 23rd, followed by Bedford Summer Sessions on July 7, Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod on July 11, and Dreamland Margate July 13.“Thrilled to announce we’re bringing the ‘Good Times’ back across England and Wales in 2024!” Rodgers shared in a social post today (October 23). “Mark your calendars because we’re gonna light up the night, celebrate life, and dance like there’s no tomorrow.”Alongside Ellis-Bextor, Deco will also be joining the tour as special guests.General sale tickets go live this Friday, October 27 at 9am BST, and you can purchase yours here.

Nile Rodgers has called on a far-right Switzerland political party to “cease and desist” using ‘We Are Family’ in a campaign video.The singer-songwriter took to social media to condemn the Swiss People’s Party (SVP) for allegedly using a “sound-alike” version of the Sister Sledge single for a political video. Rodgers originally wrote and produced the track.He wrote: “I wrote ‘We Are Family’ to be the ultimate song about inclusion and diversity at all levels, regardless of race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion or sexual orientation.“I condemn its use by the SVP (Swiss People’s Party) or anyone else not keeping with the values of the song and all decent people.

Nile Rodgers has shared his concern about the merging of local BBC Introducing Radio, and expressed how he thinks it will negatively impact the music industry.The update shared by the musician follows an announcement made by BBC Local radio presenters back in January, in which they confirmed that there were some significant changes underway for BBC Introducing programming.The restructuring is set to see the BBC Introducing local network in England and the channel islands cut back from 32 shows to 20 – and numerous presenters and production staff out of their jobs.Now, guitarist, record producer and songwriter Rodgers has backed a campaign set against the merging of the radio stations, and highlighted how the shows are vital in supporting emerging talent and providing a platform for new artists.“Over the last few weeks, while large parts of BBC Local Radio have been on strike, it’s become clear the extent of these cuts – particularly around music,” he began, sharing a new update on his Instagram page.“@BBCintroducing is a network of 32 local programmes that support unsigned, undiscovered and under-the-radar music from each area in Britain,” he added.

Coachella 2023 today (April 14), Blondie welcomed Nile Rodgers out onstage to join them for two songs: their 1980 hit ‘Rapture’, and Deborah Harry’s 1981 solo track ‘Backfired’.Rodgers has long been a part of the extended Blondie family – he produced the album that ‘Backfired’ appears on (‘KooKoo’), and ‘Rapture’ was notably inspired by the Chic song ‘Good Time’.

Concert For Ukraine has added more huge names to its line-up.Nile Rodgers and Chic, Manic Street Preachers, Tom Odell, Becky Hill and The Kingdom Choir have all been freshly announced for the show, which takes place next Tuesday (March 29) at Resorts World Arena Birmingham.Announced last week, the two-hour benefit show will air live on ITV in aid of the Disasters Emergency Committee‘s (DEC) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.

Nile Rodgers has shared a new spatial audio tale called Story For Sleep: A Peaceful Winter Night – listen below.The legendary Chic musician narrated the story for the latest instalment of ‘From Apple Music With Love’, an ongoing Christmas countdown series featuring exclusive releases from a host of big acts.Subscribers to the platform can access a new exclusive “gift” on a daily basis between November 26 and December 3. Yesterday’s edition (November 30) saw Elton John share Inside The Lockdown Sessions, a new documentary focusing on the creation of his star-studded latest album.Today (December 1) Rodgers treated fans to “the perfect nighttime remedy” to get to sleep.