Nile Rodgers on the Best and Grooviest Music of His Career

Nile Rodgers is the first to acknowledge that his background looks a little ridiculous. He’s taking our video call right in ...

Why Nile Rodgers and John Mayer’s collaboration was derailed – because of a Rolling Stones album

Rodgers and Mayer swapped albums ahead of a potential partnership – but their differing tastes at the time meant it all fell ...

Nile Rodgers gave John Mayer “the most underrated rock and roll album of all time.” Days later, their collaboration fell apart

Rodgers was trying to re-create the vibe he had with David Bowie making 1983’s smash hit ‘Let’s Dance.’ It blew up in his ...
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Nile Rodgers: How to Make It in the Music Business, BBC Four review - good times had by all

The doorman’s valediction kept running through their heads and came out in a rhythmic disco riff. “Fuck off. Fuck Studio 54.” The tune was more radio-friendly than the verbatim lyrics, which ...
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Nile Rodgers and Chic, Royal Festival Hall review – great band, shame about the sound

The festival started on Saturday night with him doing a fascinating talk/Q&A, followed by a 90-minute set from the current Chic line-up. These were both sessions which put the focus on Rodgers himself ...

Music feature: The One and Only Nile Rodgers

The one and only Nile Rodgers is a guitarist, songwriter and music producer whose career has spanned half a century. He's perhaps best known as the co-founder and frontman of Chic. Today Dianne Swann ...