Tag: Nile Rodgers

Duran Duran announces 2 new concerts — including New York show with Grace Jones

Duran Duran announces 2 new concerts — including New York show with Grace Jones

Duran Duran is expanding its North American tour this spring and summer with just-announced dates in San Diego and New York City.

David Bowie’s birthday marked by release of previously unheard ‘Let’s Dance’ demo

David Bowie’s birthday marked by release of previously unheard ‘Let’s Dance’ demo

Parolophone Records today is marking what would have been David Bowie’s 71st birthday with the digital release of a previously unheard demo version of the singer’s 1983 hit single “Let’s Dance,” the fruit of his collaboration with Chic guitarist Nile Rodgers. Stream the full song right here.

Video: Johnny Marr, Alison Moyet, Nile Rodgers play The Smiths at Montreux Jazz

Video: Johnny Marr, Alison Moyet, Nile Rodgers play The Smiths at Montreux Jazz

Last night at the famed Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, producers and musicians Nile Rodgers and Mark Ronson enlisted Johnny Marr and Alison Moyet, who joined the Rodgers-led Chic on stage to perform Ronson’s arrangement of The Smiths’ “Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before.”