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Nile Rodgers Wants To Work With Prince
Nile Rodgers has revealed he wants to record with Prince.The Chic star will be touring with 'Purple Rain' singer this year and he is hoping to get in the studio with Prince and lay down...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 23 May 2014
Moogfest 2014 Gets To The Heart Of Electronic Music With Shows From Kraftwerk And Pet Shop Boys
Named after America's main pioneer in the world of electronic music, Robert Moog, Moogfest is finally back after a brief sabbatical which saw them miss 2013 - to much disappointment from electronic lovers everywhere.The much-adored...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 22 April 2014
Nile Rodgers And Chic To Play In Croatia
Nile Rodgers and Chic will play Croatia for the first time later this year. The 'Le Freak' hitmakers have been added to the bill for Unknown Festival 2014, which will take place in September, along...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 26 March 2014
Paul Mccartney & Ringo Starr Confirmed For Grammy Awards Performance. Does This Spell A Beatles Showcase?
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are set to perform at this years 56th Grammy Awards, with their inclusion to the Grammys set list being announced this week by the music awards showcase. Although the organisers...
By Joe Wilde in Music / Festivals on 15 January 2014
Chris Martin And Bono Duet At Auction
Chris Martin and Bono performed on piano together to help raise money for charity. The Coldplay singer and U2 frontman performed 'PerfectDay' and 'Beautiful Day' before the Parlor grand piano sold at auction for $1.9...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 25 November 2013
Bono Sends Sober Nile Rodgers Boozy Welcome Package
U2 star Bono welcomed funk legend Nile Rodgers to Ireland this week (begs21Oct13) by sending him a crate of booze - even though the Chic icon has been sober for almost 20 years.The Irish rocker...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 25 October 2013
Nirvana, Kiss & Deep Purple Emerge As Early Favourites For Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction
The Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame will induct it's class of 2014 in April next year and earlier this week the nominees for the coveted place among rock's elite was announced to the public....
By Joe Wilde in Music / Festivals on 17 October 2013
David Guetta And Nile Rodgers Collaborating
Superstar Dj David Guetta has teamed up with Chic icon Nile Rodgers for a new dance project.The two stars have joined forces in the studio and recorded a handful of songs, and Rodgers has already...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 24 September 2013
Chic To Replace Sick D'angelo At Outside Lands Festival
Sick soul star D'angelo has pulled out of a planned performance at California's Outside Lands festival on Friday (09Aug13) as he continues to recover from a mystery "medical emergency".The Brown Sugar singer has scrapped a...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 07 August 2013
Guitarist Nile Rogers - Cancer-free And Ready For Action
Iconic guitarist Nile Rogers, who was responsible in large part for the unique sound of Daft Punk’s runaway hit Get Lucky, has been officially cleared of cancer. The guitarist announced the news over Twitter on...
By Victoria Pavlova in Music / Festivals on 01 August 2013
Nile Rodgers Praises Avicii's Songwriting
Nile Rodgers has praised Avicii as one of his ''favourite songwriting collaborators''.The Chic guitarist has been working with the chart-topping Swedish remixer-and-producer on tracks for his debut album 'TRUE' - which comes out in September...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 29 July 2013
Daft Punk & Nile Rodgers Will Work Together Again After 'Get Lucky' Hit [Video]
Prior to the release of French electronic duo Daft Punk's latest album, Random Access Memories, few could have forecasted the unprecedented success of lead single 'Get Lucky' with over one million copies of the single...
By Lauren James in Music / Festivals on 10 July 2013
Liam Gallagher's Beady Eye Open Glastonbury Festival With Morning Set
Liam Gallagher was given the enviable job of opening the 2013 Glastonbury Festival with a surprise set on The Other Stage on Friday morning (June 28, 2013). The singer, who aired his dismay for the...
By Michael West in Music / Festivals on 28 June 2013
Glastonbury Weather Dries Up Ready For The Big Acts
Many Glasto goers woke up to the pitter patter of rain on canvas this morning as Wednesday's warm, humid weather well and truly dissolved into rain. By the Thursday evening, the site was drenched -...
By Lauren James in Music / Festivals on 28 June 2013
Village People Star To Front Disco Expose
Reclusive Village People star Victor Willis and members of Chic and Kc & The Sunshine Band are set to reveal all about the excesses of the 1970s disco era in a new Tv documentary.Willis, who...
By WENN on 16 February 2013
The Wait Is Over: Daft Punk Announce Fourth Studio Album, But No Tour
Daft Punk are back at last, with their first studio album in eight years due to be released in May 2013. The French electronic dance duo, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo have signed a new recording deal...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 29 January 2013
15 Nominees Up For The 2013 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: A Look At The Candidates
There have been no less than 15 nominees put up for a spot in the 2013 class of the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, including some real heavyweights -as you'd expect - like Rush,...
By Contributor in Music / Festivals on 04 October 2012
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: Public Enemy Head Eclectic List Of Nominees
Public Enemy may not be the first band that you think of when you think of the phrase ‘rock n roll’ but the ground-breaking hip-hop group have been nominated as one of 2013’s potential inductees...
By Hayley Avron on 04 October 2012
Deep Purple, N.w.a And Procol Harum Nominated For Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 2013
Deep Purple, N.W.A and Procol Harum are nominated for induction to the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame.The acts - along with 12 others - have been shortlisted for inclusion in the Hall of Fame,...
By Bang Showbiz on 04 October 2012
Donna Summer Dead At 63: Music Loses Its First Lady Of Disco
The legendary disco singer Donna Summer has passed away, at the age of 63. After a lengthy battle with lung cancer, Summer passed away in Florida. She had reportedly been trying to keep the extent...
By Lew Irwin on 17 May 2012
Ertegun Brothers To Be Honoured At Montreux
Music mogul brothers AHMET and NESUHI ERTEGUN are to be honoured at the 40th annual Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland with an all-star tribute. Ahmet, the Atlantic Records founder, will be feted with a tribute...
By WENN on 15 June 2006
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