Editing Nile Rodgers (section)

==Career==
===1970s: Formation of Chic, "Le Freak", Sister Sledge===
Rodgers met bassist [[Bernard Edwards]] in 1970 while working as a touring musician for the ''[[Sesame Street]]'' stage show. Together they formed The Big Apple Band and initially worked as back-up musicians for the vocal group [[New York City (band)|New York City]] ("[[I'm Doin' Fine Now]]"). New York City's one hit allowed them to tour extensively, opening for [[The Jackson 5]] on the American leg of their first world tour in 1973.<ref name="Independent">{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/groove-is-in-his-heart-chics-nile-rodgers-on-the-unlikely-inspiration-for-le-freak-1749306.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220621/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/groove-is-in-his-heart-chics-nile-rodgers-on-the-unlikely-inspiration-for-le-freak-1749306.html |archive-date=June 21, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Groove is in his heart: Chic's Nile Rodgers on the unlikely|work=The Independent|access-date=August 8, 2018|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="Interview">{{Cite news|url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/nile-rodgers|title=Nile Rodgers – Interview Magazine|date=November 6, 2013|work=Interview Magazine|access-date=September 19, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> The band dissolved after their second album failed to yield a hit.

Rodgers and Edwards subsequently joined forces with drummer [[Tony Thompson (drummer)|Tony Thompson]] to form the Boys, playing gigs up and down the East Coast. Although there was label interest, record companies passed on the band after discovering its members were black, believing that black rock artists would be too hard to promote.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bigread.mojo4music.com/2013/08/nile-rodgers/|title=Nile Rodgers' Second Act {{!}} MOJO|website=bigread.mojo4music.com|language=en|access-date=August 14, 2018}}</ref>

As the Big Apple Band, Rodgers and Edwards worked with [[Ashford & Simpson]] and [[Luther Vandross]], among others. Since another New York artist, [[Walter Murphy]], had a band called The Big Apple Band, in 1977 Rodgers and Edwards changed the band's name to Chic.<ref>Taysom, Joe (February 25, 2021). [https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/how-roxy-music-made-nile-rodgers-form-chic/ "The surprising act that made Nile Rodgers form Chic"]. ''Far Out''.</ref>

Inspired by [[Roxy Music]], Chic developed a sound that was a fusion of jazz, soul, and funk grooves with melodies and lyrics with a European influence.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.gq.com/story/nile-rodgers-le-freak-book-excerpt|title="Le Freak" by Nile Rodgers Book Excerpt|last=Rodgers|first=Nile|date=October 18, 2011|work=GQ|access-date=October 7, 2018|language=en}}</ref> Between gigs, they recorded the song "Dance, Dance, Dance", with then-boss [[Luther Vandross]] on vocals.<ref name="Washington Post 2">{{cite news |last1=Tucker |first1=Neely |title=Always & Forever: Luther's Legacy |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/04/AR2007120402295.html?noredirect=on |access-date=September 4, 2018 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=December 5, 2007}}</ref> Originally released by [[Buddah Records]], it was a hit when it was re-released by Atlantic in the summer of 1977. Atlantic picked up an album option with Rodgers and Edwards, who quickly wrote more songs, and Chic's self-titled debut was released in November.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.gq.com/story/nile-rodgers-le-freak-book-excerpt|title="Le Freak" by Nile Rodgers Book Excerpt|last=Rodgers|first=Nile|date=October 18, 2011|work=GQ|access-date=October 8, 2018|language=en}}</ref>

The band scored numerous top ten hits, including "[[Le Freak]]", "[[I Want Your Love (Chic song)|I Want Your Love]]", "[[Everybody Dance (Chic song)|Everybody Dance]]",<ref name="CNBC">{{cite news |last1=Reid |first1=David |title=Chic's Nile Rodgers says many musicians often don't understand the value of their songs |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/23/chics-nile-rodgers-says-many-musicians-often-dont-understand-the-val.html |access-date=September 4, 2018 |work=CNBC |date=July 23, 2018}}</ref> "[[Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)]]",<ref name="Variety">{{cite news |last1=Bloom |first1=Steve |title=Chic's Nile Rodgers: 'We're the Grateful Dead of Dance Music' |url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/chic-nile-rodgers-grateful-dead-of-dance-music-1202679317/ |access-date=September 4, 2018 |work=Variety |date=January 28, 2018}}</ref> "[[My Forbidden Lover]]", and "[[Good Times (Chic song)|Good Times]]" becoming club/pop/R&B standards.<ref name="Irish Times">{{cite news |last1=Van Nguyen |first1=Dean |title=Nile Rodgers and Chic at Malahide Castle: Disco is life |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/nile-rodgers-and-chic-at-malahide-castle-disco-is-life-1.3535063 |access-date=September 4, 2018 |work=Irish Times |date=June 18, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite news |last1=Monroe |first1=Jazz |title=Grace Jones Talks Nile Rodgers, Studio 54, More on "Fallon": Watch |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/grace-jones-talks-nile-rodgers-studio-54-more-on-fallon-watch/ |access-date=September 4, 2018 |work=Pitchfork |date=April 13, 2018}}</ref> "Le Freak" was [[Atlantic Records]]' only triple platinum selling single at the time,<ref name="Financial Times">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/2a649bee-c0f3-11e5-9fdb-87b8d15baec2 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/2a649bee-c0f3-11e5-9fdb-87b8d15baec2 |archive-date=December 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription|title=The Life of a Song: 'Good Times'|last=Hobart|first=Mike|date=February 5, 2016|website=Financial Times|language=en-GB|access-date=October 8, 2018}}</ref> and "Good Times" shot to No. 1 in August 1979 despite that year's "[[Disco Demolition Night|Disco Sucks]]" campaign.<ref name="Wall St Journal">{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-chics-good-times-launched-rap-1485691201|title=How Chic's 'Good Times' Launched Rap|last=Myers|first=Marc|date=January 29, 2017|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|access-date=October 7, 2018|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660}}</ref>

The success of Chic's first singles led Atlantic to offer Rodgers and Edwards the opportunity to produce any act on its roster. They chose [[Sister Sledge]], whose 1979 album, ''[[We Are Family (album)|We Are Family]]'',<ref name="Complex">{{cite news |last1=Setaro |first1=Shawn |title=Nile Rodgers Talks Making Music With Avicii and Explains Why He's 'Maybe the Best I've Ever Worked With' |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2018/04/nile-rodgers-remembers-avicii |access-date=September 4, 2018 |work=Complex |date=April 26, 2018}}</ref> hit #3 on the ''Billboard'' charts, charting well into 1980. The first two singles, "[[He's the Greatest Dancer]]" and the title cut "[[We Are Family (song)|We Are Family]]" both reached No. 1 on the R&B chart, and No. 6 and No. 2, respectively on the pop chart.<ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine |title=Sister Sledge Chart History |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/sister-sledge |access-date=September 4, 2018 |magazine=Billboard |date=June 16, 1979}}</ref><ref name="USA Today">{{cite news |last1=Cordova |first1=Randy |title=Joni Sledge of R&B group Sister Sledge has died at 60 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/nation-now/2017/03/12/joni-sledge-we-family-group-sister-sledge-found-dead-ariz-home/99087104/ |access-date=September 4, 2018 |work=USA Today |date=March 12, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Irish Times 2">{{cite news |title=Obituary: Joni Sledge |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/obituary-joni-sledge-1.3008612 |access-date=September 4, 2018 |work=Irish Times |date=March 13, 2017}}</ref> In April 2018, "We Are Family" was selected to be preserved in the Library of Congress.<ref name="Complex" />

===1980s: Diana Ross, David Bowie, INXS, Madonna, Duran Duran===
The [[Disco Demolition Night|1979 disco backlash]] derailed Chic, and Edwards retreated from work,<ref name="Independent UK 8732695">{{cite news |last1=Sturges |first1=Fiona |title=Lucky man: Legendary hit-maker Nile Rodgers on disco, drugs and Daft Punk |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/lucky-man-legendary-hit-maker-nile-rodgers-on-disco-drugs-and-daft-punk-8732695.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220621/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/lucky-man-legendary-hit-maker-nile-rodgers-on-disco-drugs-and-daft-punk-8732695.html |archive-date=June 21, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=September 4, 2018 |work=Independent UK |date=July 28, 2018}}</ref> while Rodgers' drug use accelerated.<ref name="The Guardian" /> Rodgers and Edwards delivered their final Atlantic album under contract, ''[[Believer (Chic album)|Believer]]'', in 1982.<ref name="allmusic.com">{{cite web |last1=Henderson |first1=Alex |title=Chic Believer |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/believer-mw0000564480 |website=allmusic.com |access-date=September 4, 2018}}</ref> They completed one of their last projects together in 1980, writing and producing the album ''[[Diana (album)|Diana]]'' for [[Diana Ross]], which yielded the hits "[[Upside Down (Diana Ross song)|Upside Down]]"<ref name="Smooth Radio">{{cite news |title=9 of Nile Rodgers' best songs, from David Bowie to George Michael |url=https://www.smoothradio.com/features/nile-rodgers-songs/ |access-date=September 4, 2018 |work=Smooth Radio |date=June 24, 2018}}</ref> and "[[I'm Coming Out]]".<ref name="Complex"/> They produced [[Deborah Harry]]'s 1981 solo album ''[[Koo Koo]]'', and produced the hit "Spacer" for the French disco act [[Sheila and B. Devotion]].<ref name="NY Post">{{cite news |last1=Vincentelli |first1=Elisabeth |title=7 times Nile Rodgers saved some of his best work for lesser lights |url=https://nypost.com/2015/02/23/7-times-nile-rodgers-saved-some-of-his-best-work-for-lesser-lights/ |access-date=September 4, 2018 |work=NY Post |date=February 23, 2015}}</ref>  During the same time period, Chic's song "[[Good Times (Chic song)|Good Times]]" was sampled on [[the Sugarhill Gang]]'s "[[Rapper's Delight]]", the first multiple-platinum hip hop single. The song continued to influence the sounds of others, including [[Queen (band)|Queen]]'s 1980 #1 hit "[[Another One Bites the Dust]]", and [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]], who had a #1 hit with "[[Rapture (Blondie song)|Rapture]]".<ref name="Financial Times" /> Following Chic's breakup, Rodgers released his first solo album, ''[[Adventures in the Land of the Good Groove]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=nile+rodgers|title=Robert Christgau: CG: nile rodgers|website=Robertchristgau.com|access-date=October 8, 2018}}</ref>

With Chic no longer occupying most of his time, Rodgers was free to focus on working with other artists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/nile-rodgers-mn0000411830/biography|title=Nile Rodgers {{!}} Biography & History {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=September 20, 2018}}</ref> He produced David Bowie's biggest selling album, ''[[Let's Dance (David Bowie album)|Let's Dance]]'', which yielded the hit singles "Let's Dance", "China Girl", and "Modern Love". He produced the single "Original Sin" by [[INXS]], and in 1984, he produced [[Madonna]]'s album ''[[Like a Virgin (album)|Like a Virgin]]'', which scored four hit singles including its title track, "[[Material Girl]]", and "Dress You Up".<ref name="NME">{{cite news |last1=Levine |first1=Nick |title=Nile Rodgers recalls unusual question from Madonna: 'Why don't you want to fuck me?|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/madonna-126-1251329 |access-date=September 4, 2018 |work=NME |date=June 10, 2013}}</ref><ref name="El Financiero">{{cite news |title=Nile Rodgers viene a México en abril |url=http://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/reflector/nile-rodgers-viene-a-mexico-en-abirl |access-date=September 4, 2018 |work=El Financiero |date=February 23, 2018}}</ref> He worked extensively with [[Duran Duran]], remixing their biggest-selling single, "The Reflex", producing "Wild Boys" on their 1984 live album, ''[[Arena (Duran Duran album)|Arena]]'', and co-producing the album ''[[Notorious (Duran Duran album)|Notorious]]''.<ref name="Medium">{{cite news |last1=Chiu |first1=David |title='Notorious' Turns 30: How Nile Rodgers Conducted Duran Duran's Reinvention |url=https://medium.com/cuepoint/duran-durans-notorious-turns-30-we-had-a-future-902d5e731a67 |access-date=September 4, 2018 |work=Medium |date=November 21, 2016}}</ref>

In 1985, Rodgers produced albums for [[Sheena Easton]], [[Jeff Beck]], [[Thompson Twins]], [[Mick Jagger]], and others,<ref name="CNBC"/> and performed at [[Live Aid]] with Madonna and the Thompson Twins.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Cornell |first1=Jeff |title= Live Aid Turns 30: U2, Madonna, Led Zeppelin Reunion & More Highlights |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/music-festivals/6627376/live-aid-30th-anniversary-highlights |access-date=September 4, 2018 |magazine=Billboard |date=July 13, 2015}}</ref> He was named the #1 Singles Producer in the World by ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' at the end of the year.<ref name="Daily Record UK">{{cite news |last1=Dingwall |first1=John |title=Chic founder Nile Rodgers vows to perform all the hits as band prepare for RockNess |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/chic-founder-nile-rodgers-vows-878363 |access-date=September 4, 2018 |work=Daily Record |date=July 3, 2012}}</ref> At the end of the decade, he produced albums for [[Grace Jones]], [[Al Jarreau]] (''[[L is for Lover]]''), [[Earth Wind and Fire]]'s vocalist [[Philip Bailey]], and performed on "[[Higher Love]]" with [[Steve Winwood]], as well as on records for [[Cyndi Lauper]], and others.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Graff |first1= Gary |title=Nile Rodgers Talks Why Chic's New Album Is Reminiscent of Daft Punk's 'Random Access Memories |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7864975/nile-rodgers-interview-new-chic-album-daft-punk |access-date=September 4, 2018 |magazine=Billboard |date=July 11, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Las Vegas Weekly">{{cite news |last1=Zaleski |first1=Annie |title=WE GOT LUCKY: OUR SIT-DOWN WITH A LEGEND, CHIC'S NILE RODGERS |url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/ae/music/2016/jul/27/nile-rodgers-interview-chic-duran-duran/ |access-date=September 4, 2018 |work=Las Vegas Weekly |date=July 27, 2016}}</ref> In 1989, he co-produced the B-52's multi-platinum album ''[[Cosmic Thing]]''; it reached No. 4 on the ''[[Billboard 200]]'' album chart, and yielded the singles "Love Shack", and "Roam".<ref name="Billboard 4">{{cite magazine |last1=Bolonik |first1=Kera |title=The B-52s On a 40-Year Career as LGBTQ Pioneers, and the Tragedy That Almost Cut It Short |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8460698/b52s-lgbtq-pioneers-interview-billboard-pride |access-date=September 4, 2018 |magazine=Billboard |date=June 14, 2018}}</ref> He produced ''[[Workin' Overtime]]'', [[Diana Ross]]' return to [[Motown]],<ref name="Nashville Scene">{{cite news |last1=Hurt |first1=Edd |title=Don't let the glamorous sheen of Diana Ross' career prevent you from looking a bit deeper |url=https://www.nashvillescene.com/music/article/13042072/dont-let-the-glamorous-sheen-of-diana-ross-career-prevent-you-from-looking-a-bit-deeper |access-date=September 4, 2018 |work=Nashville Scene |date=March 1, 2012}}</ref> and the soundtracks for ''[[Alphabet City (film)|Alphabet City]]'', ''[[Gremlins (film)|Gremlins]]'',<ref name="Fact Mag 5">{{cite news |title=Le Freak: The best Nile Rodgers collaborations you never knew existed |url=http://www.factmag.com/2013/04/23/le-freak-the-best-nile-rodgers-collaborations-you-never-knew-existed/5/ |access-date=September 4, 2018 |work=Fact Mag |date=April 23, 2013}}</ref> ''[[White Nights (1985 film)|White Nights]]'',<ref name="IMDB">{{cite web |title=White Nights Soundtracks |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090319/soundtrack |website=IMDB.com |access-date=September 4, 2018}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=October 2023}} and ''[[The Fly (1986 film)|The Fly]]''.<ref name="IMDB tt0091064">{{cite web |title=The Fly Soundtracks |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091064/soundtrack |website=IMDB.com |access-date=September 4, 2018}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=October 2023}} He later composed an orchestral soundtrack, his first, for the film ''[[Coming to America]]''.<ref name="Vibe">{{cite news |last1=Golding |first1=Shenequa |title=Nile Rodgers Declares 'Coming To America's' "Soul Glo" As His Greatest Composition |url=https://www.vibe.com/2016/04/in-nile-rodgers-coming-to-america-soul-glo/ |access-date=September 4, 2018 |work=Vibe |date=April 6, 2016}}.</ref><ref name="Cineblog">{{cite news |last1=Ferraro |first1=Pietro |title=Stasera in tv: "Il principe cerca moglie" su Italia 1 |url=http://www.cineblog.it/post/292287/stasera-in-tv-il-principe-cerca-moglie-su-italia-1 |access-date=September 4, 2018 |work=Cineblog |date=April 10, 2018}}</ref>

Rodgers formed the short-lived experimental band Outloud in 1987, with [[David Letterman]]'s guitarist, composer, and vocalist [[Felicia Collins]] and French session musician, producer, composer, and keyboardist [[Philippe Saisse]]; the trio released a single album, ''Out Loud'', on [[Warner Bros. Records]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.factmag.com/2013/04/23/le-freak-the-best-nile-rodgers-collaborations-you-never-knew-existed/|title=Le Freak: the best Nile Rodgers collaborations you never knew existed – FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music.|date=April 23, 2013|work=FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music.|access-date=October 8, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>

===1990s: Production, reformed Chic and death of Edwards, Sumthing Else===
[[File:Nilerodgersatlecrib.jpg|thumb|180px|left|Nile Rodgers at his Le Crib Studios, 1999]]
In September 1990, shortly after the death of [[Stevie Ray Vaughan]], the Rodgers-produced [[Vaughan Brothers]] album ''Family Style'' was released.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fanelli|first1=Damian|title=See Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimmie Vaughan in the Studio Together |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/see-stevie-ray-and-jimmie-vaughan-studio |access-date=September 5, 2018 |work=Guitar World |date=March 30, 2016}}</ref> He produced records for [[David Bowie]], [[Eric Clapton]],<ref name="Associated Press">{{cite news|title=Music legend Niles Rodgers tries theater |url=https://www.wvgazettemail.com/music-legend-niles-rodgers-tries-theater/article_b4ce2ec0-471c-5224-a86b-abbef262fffb.html |access-date=September 5, 2018 |agency=Associated Press |date=May 15, 2011}}</ref> [[the B-52s]], [[David Lee Roth]],<ref name="Boston Herald">{{cite news|last1=Gottlieb |first1=Jed |title=Nile Rodgers will have everyone dancing when Chic hits TD Garden |url=http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/2017/08/nile_rodgers_will_have_everyone_dancing_when_chic_hits_td_garden |access-date=September 5, 2018 |work=Boston Herald |date=August 4, 2017}}</ref> [[Ric Ocasek]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-07-18-9103200556-story.html|title=Ric OcasekFireball Zone (Reprise) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)The idea of ...|last=Kampert|first=Patrick|work=chicagotribune.com|access-date=November 4, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> [[the Stray Cats]]<ref name="MTV Italy">{{cite web|title=Stray Cats|url=http://www.mtv.it/musica/artisti/stray-cats/s1fja8|website=MTV.it|access-date=September 5, 2018|archive-date=November 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105063658/http://www.mtv.it/musica/artisti/stray-cats/s1fja8|url-status=dead}}</ref> and others early in the decade, and worked on the soundtracks for ''[[Thelma and Louise]]'', ''[[Cool World]]'',<ref name="Salon">{{cite news|last1=Zaleski |first1=Annie |title=The "Wayne's World" soundtrack at 25: "Bohemian Rhapsody," Alice Cooper and how the album became secretly influential |url=https://www.salon.com/2017/03/12/the-waynes-world-soundtrack-at-25-bohemian-rhapsody-alice-cooper-and-how-the-album-became-secretly-influential/ |access-date=September 5, 2018 |work=Salon |date=March 12, 2017}}</ref> and ''[[The Beavis and Butt-head Experience]]''.<ref name="Las Vegas Weekly" />

Rodgers and Edwards reformed Chic in 1992 and recorded new material for the album ''[[Chic-Ism]]''.<ref name="Rolling Stone 2">{{cite magazine |last1=Grow |first1=Kory |title=Nile Rodgers Preps First Chic Album in Two Decades |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/nile-rodgers-preps-first-chic-album-in-two-decades-74000/ | access-date=September 5, 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone |date=February 2, 2015}}</ref> In 1996, they released a Japan-only album consisting of old Chic material rerecorded with guest vocalists, ''[[Chic Freak and More Treats]]''. Edwards and Rodgers performed with [[Sister Sledge]], [[Steve Winwood]], and [[Slash (musician)|Slash]] in a series of commemorative concerts in Japan.<ref name="Blog Goo Ne Jp">{{cite news |title=Chic Freaks and More Treats |url=https://blog.goo.ne.jp/basinger/e/b2cc7a7204607708fa9695b612edea3e |access-date=September 5, 2018 |work=Blog Goo Ne Jp |date=April 11, 2011}}</ref>

Edwards died following a concert on April 17, 1996. Rodgers discovered his body. He later said that he "cried like a baby and suffered intensely but eventually realised the best tribute to him would be to carry on and be the best I could be."<ref name="independent.co.uk a8292731">{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/nile-rodgers-global-ambassador-renaissance-man-cancer-survivor-beatles-a8292731.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220621/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/nile-rodgers-global-ambassador-renaissance-man-cancer-survivor-beatles-a8292731.html |archive-date=June 21, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Nile Rodgers struts his stuff in his new gig at Abbey Road|work=The Independent|access-date=September 20, 2018|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="Independent UK 1306966">{{cite news |last1= Perrone| first1= Pierre |title=Obituary: Bernard Edwards – People |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-bernard-edwards-1306966.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220621/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-bernard-edwards-1306966.html |archive-date=June 21, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=August 10, 2014|work=The Independent |date=April 27, 1996}}</ref> A year later, Rodgers returned to Japan to pay homage to Edwards, and in 1999, Rodgers released ''[[Live at the Budokan (Chic album)|Live at the Budokan]]'', a live recording of Edwards' final performance. The album was not overdubbed or changed in order to keep the recording pure.<ref>{{cite web|author=Alex Henderson |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-the-budokan-mw0000237670 |title=Live at the Budokan|website=AllMusic|date=February 23, 1999|access-date=August 10, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Exclaim">{{cite news |last1=Sylvester |first1=Daniel |title=Chic Live at Budokan |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/chic-live_at_budokan |access-date=September 5, 2018 |work=Exclaim |date=January 25, 2009}}</ref>

Rodgers started playing live concerts again while composing and producing music for the film soundtracks ''[[Beverly Hills Cop III]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Newman |first1=Melinda |title=Nile Rodgers' Life Work Honored By Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/6458425/nile-rodgers-honored-recording-academy-producers-engineers |access-date=September 5, 2018 |magazine=Billboard |date=February 4, 2015}}</ref> ''[[Blue Chips]]'',<ref name="Encyclop Sports Films">{{cite book |last1=Edgington |first1=K |title=Encyclopedia of Sports Films |date=December 29, 2010 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=9780810876538 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3xBVtMpDYaoC&q=%22Nile+Rodgers%22+%22Blue+Chips%22&pg=PA63 |access-date=September 5, 2018}}</ref> ''[[The Flintstones (film)|The Flintstones]]''<ref name="CMW">{{cite web |title=Legendary Producer & Hit-Maker Nile Rodgers at Canadian Music Week 2014 |url=http://cmw.net/legendary-producer-hit-maker-nile-rodgers-at-canadian-music-week-2014/ |website=cmw.net |access-date=September 5, 2018}}</ref> and ''[[Feeling Minnesota]]'', working with [[Bob Dylan]], among others.<ref name="Twin Cities PP">{{cite news |last1=Raihala |first1=Ross |title=Nile Rodgers talks about Chic, Prince and his doorman mistaking Bob Dylan for the Unabomber |url=https://www.twincities.com/2017/07/26/nile-rodgers-talks-about-chic-prince-and-his-doorman-mistaking-bob-dylan-for-the-unabomber/ |access-date=September 6, 2018 |work=Twin Cities Pioneer Press |date=July 26, 2017}}</ref>

In 1997, [[The Notorious B.I.G.]] released "[[Mo Money Mo Problems]]" sampling Rodgers and Edwards' song "[[I'm Coming Out]]" from Diana Ross's platinum album ''[[Diana (album)|Diana]]''. "Mo Money, Mo Problems" topped the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] for two weeks<ref name="LA Times">{{cite news |last1=Wood |first1=Mikael |title=How the Notorious B.I.G. revived old songs with 'Life After Death' |url=https://latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-notorious-big-samples-20170309-story.html# |access-date=September 6, 2018 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=March 9, 2017}}</ref> and was nominated for the 1998 [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group]].<ref name="Washington Post">{{cite news |last1=Harrington |first1=Richard |title=Grammy's Nods |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1998/01/07/grammys-nods/16209b58-9e0b-48bc-a099-b5b060ecb73e/ |access-date=September 6, 2018 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=January 7, 1998}}</ref>

In 1998, Rodgers founded Sumthing Else Music Works record label and [[Sumthing Distribution]], an independent music label distributor. Sumthing focused on distributing video game soundtracks, and released the world's first 5.1 surround DVD game-soundtrack album.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Battino |first1=David |last2=Richards |first2=Kelli |title=The Art of Digital Music |date=2005 |publisher=Backbeat Books |isbn=0-87930-830-3 |page=[https://archive.org/details/artofdigitalmusi00davi/page/96 96] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/artofdigitalmusi00davi/page/96 }}</ref> Its titles include the ''[[Halo (series)|Halo]]'', ''[[Resident Evil]]'', ''[[Gears of War]]'' and ''[[Borderlands (video game)|Borderlands]]'' series.<ref name="Audio Media Int">{{cite news |title=Composer Jesper Kyd to receive the Nile Rodgers Global Creators Award at 2018 Canadian Music Week |url=https://www.audiomediainternational.com/business/kyd-will-be-honoured-with-the-2018-nile-rodgers-global-creators-award |access-date=September 6, 2018 |work=Audio Media International |date=April 25, 2018 |archive-date=November 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105062314/https://www.audiomediainternational.com/business/kyd-will-be-honoured-with-the-2018-nile-rodgers-global-creators-award |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== 2000s: Film and video game soundtracks, We Are Family Foundation ===
In the early 2000s, Rodgers worked extensively on film and video game soundtracks, including ''[[Halo 2]]'', ''[[Rush Hour 2]]'',<ref name="Ilsussidiario">{{cite news |last1=Barraco |first1=Brett |title=COLPO GROSSO AL DRAGO ROSSO RUSH HOUR 2, CANALE 20/Info streaming del film (oggi, 18 agosto 2018) |url=http://www.ilsussidiario.net/News/Cinema-Televisione-e-Media/2018/8/18/COLPO-GROSSO-AL-DRAGO-ROSSO-RUSH-HOUR-2-Su-Canale-20-il-film-con-Jackie-Chan-oggi-18-agosto-2018-/834938/ |access-date=September 16, 2018 |work=Ilsussidiario |date=August 18, 2018}}</ref> ''[[Snow Dogs]]'',<ref name="IMDB m0734755">{{cite web |title=Nile Rodgers |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0734755/ |access-date=September 15, 2018 |work=IMDB}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=October 2023}} and ''[[Semi-Pro]]'' starring [[Will Ferrell]], who co-wrote the title song "[[Love Me Sexy]]" with Rodgers.<ref name="Blu-Ray">{{cite web |title=Semi-Pro |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Semi-Pro-Blu-ray/787/ |access-date=September 15, 2018 |work=Blu-Ray}}</ref>

In 2002, Rodgers returned to work again with the original five members of Duran Duran when he co-produced ''[[Astronaut (Duran Duran album)|Astronaut]]''.<ref name="Billboard 8">{{cite magazine |last1=Caulfield |first1=Keith |title=A 'Wild Boys' Reunion: Duran Duran and Nile Rodgers Working on New Album |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6214295/a-wild-boys-reunion-duran-duran-and-nile-rodgers-working-on-new-album |access-date=September 15, 2018 |magazine=Billboard |date=August 10, 2014}}</ref> The album rose to No. 3 in the UK.<ref name="Metro Weekly">{{cite news |last1=Gerard |first1=Chris |title=Duran Duran: Ranking their albums Worst to First |url=https://www.metroweekly.com/2015/04/duran-duran-ranking-their-albums-worst-to-first/ |access-date=September 18, 2018 |work=Metro Weekly |date=April 24, 2015}}</ref>

Following the [[September 11 attacks]], Rodgers brought together more than 200 musicians and celebrities to record "We Are Family". It was recorded in New York at Avatar Studios (previously The Power Station, where the original recording of "We Are Family" took place in 1978), and in [[Los Angeles]] at the [[Record Plant]]. The accompanying music video was directed by [[Spike Lee]].  An 80-minute documentary, ''The Making and Meaning of We Are Family'', directed by [[Danny Schechter]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/08/movies/film-in-review-the-making-and-meaning-of-we-are-family.html|title=FILM IN REVIEW; 'The Making and Meaning Of ''We Are Family'' '|last=Holden|first=Stephen|date=March 8, 2002|work=The New York Times|access-date=February 4, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> premiered at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] in 2002. In a collaboration between [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]], [[Nickelodeon]] and [[PBS]], more than 100 children's television characters participated in a "We Are Family" children's music video, and on March 11, 2002, Disney Channel, Nickelodeon and PBS aired the video to promote tolerance and diversity on the 6-month anniversary of 9/11.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/justpeacemessage00step|title=Just peace : a message of hope|last=Thaddeus)|first=Stepanek, Mattie J. T. (Mattie Joseph|date=2006|publisher=Andrews McMeel|others=Carter, Jimmy, 1924-, Stepanek, Jennifer Smith.|isbn=0740757121|location=Kansas City|oclc=61652898|url-access=registration}}</ref> In July 2002, Rodgers co-founded the [[We Are Family Foundation]] with his
life partner, Nancy Hunt.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/scene/news/ll-cool-j-a-tribe-called-quest-nile-rodgers-we-are-family-gala-1202403800/|title=LL Cool J, Dikembe Mutombo, A Tribe Called Quest Unite for Nile Rodgers' We Are Family Gala|last1=Harrison|first1=Alexa|date=April 29, 2017|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=February 4, 2019}}</ref> A non-profit organization that promotes "cultural diversity while nurturing and mentoring the vision, talents, and ideas of young people who are positively changing the world", it is dedicated to the vision of a global family.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wearefamilyfoundation.org/|title=We Are Family Foundation|website=We Are Family Foundation|language=en-US|access-date=February 4, 2019}}</ref>

===2010s: Autobiography, Daft Punk, Songwriters Hall of Fame, ''It's About Time''===
[[File:Nile Rodgers 01.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Rodgers in 2010]]
In 2010, [[Rhino Records]] released a four-CD [[box set]], ''Nile Rodgers Presents The Chic Organization, Volume 1: Savoir Faire'', which for the first time collected tracks from all of the acts produced by The Chic Organization up to their original break-up in 1983. Rodgers provided liner notes for the set, which was also reissued in 2013.

Rodgers' critically acclaimed autobiography, ''Le Freak: An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco, and Destiny'' was published by [[Spiegel & Grau]], a [[Random House]] imprint, in late 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/284491/Le-Freak-by-Nile-Rodgers|title=Le Freak by Nile Rodgers|date=November 18, 2011|work=Daily Express|location=UK|author=Christopher Silvester}}</ref> It was named one of the top 10 of the 25 Greatest Rock Memoirs of All Time by ''Rolling Stone''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-25-greatest-rock-memoirs-of-all-time-20120813|title=The 25 Greatest Rock Memoirs of All Time|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=August 13, 2012|access-date=August 10, 2014}}</ref>

In February 2012, Rodgers announced that he was collaborating with electronic band [[Daft Punk]] for their latest album, "teasing out their R&B influences".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pitchfork.com/news/45348-daft-punk-in-talks-with-nile-rodgers-for-new-album|title=Daft Punk in Talks With Nile Rodgers for New Album |work=Pitchfork Media|date=February 7, 2012|access-date=March 26, 2012}}</ref>  The record, ''[[Random Access Memories]]'' was released in 2013. Rodgers co-wrote and played guitar on three tracks: "[[Give Life Back to Music]]", "[[Lose Yourself to Dance]]", and "[[Get Lucky (Daft Punk song)|Get Lucky]]". In April, "Get Lucky" entered the [[UK Singles Chart]] at No. 3, only 24 hours after its release, and two weeks later rose to No. 1.  In an interview with [[Official Charts Company]], Rodgers said, "I've had big records and Number 1s; I have had records that were Number 1 in the United States but nowhere else ... I've had records which have done well [in the UK], but not in the States. But to have this ubiquitous record, that is a hit everywhere ... It's amazing to me! I'm out on the road and I can hear it wherever I go. I'm flabbergasted!"  "Get Lucky" became one of the UK's biggest-selling singles of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/daft-punks-get-lucky-becomes-one-of-the-uks-biggest-selling-singles-of-all-time-2315|title=Get Lucky becomes one of the UK's biggest selling singles of all-time!|publisher=Officialcharts.com|date=June 27, 2013|access-date=August 10, 2014}}</ref>

[[Rhino Records]] released ''Nile Rodgers Presents The Chic Organization [[Up All Night (The Chic Organization album)|Up All Night]] (The Greatest Hits)'', a compilation album featuring songs written, played or produced by Rodgers and Bernard Edwards for Chic and various artists, including Diana Ross, Sister Sledge, Carly Simon, Debbie Harry, Johnny Mathis, Sheila & B. Devotion and Norma Jean Wright. ''Up All Night'' reached No. 2 on the UK Compilation Album Chart for the week ending July 13, 2013.  In October 2013, Rhino released ''Nile Rodgers Presents The Chic Organization Up All Night (The Greatest Hits Disco Edition)'', which included a medley taken from Chic ft. Nile Rodgers' live performance at the 2013 [[Glastonbury Festival]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |date=2013-06-27 |title=The Chic Organization: Up All Night – review |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jun/27/chic-organization-up-all-night-review |access-date=2024-01-11 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

Rodgers and Bernard Edwards were nominated to the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] in October 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.songhall.org/news/entry/songwriters_hall_of_fame_2014_nominees_for_induction_announced|title=Songwriters Hall of Fame 2014 Nominees For Induction Announced|publisher=SongHall|access-date=July 15, 2014}}</ref>  In January 2014, Rodgers performed [[Get Lucky (Daft Punk song)|"Get Lucky"]] with [[Daft Punk]] on the Grammy Awards, along with [[Pharrell Williams]] and [[Stevie Wonder]], with a medley including elements of Chic's "[[Le Freak]]" and Wonder's "[[Another Star]]". Rodgers won three Grammy Awards for his work with Daft Punk on ''[[Random Access Memories]]'', including Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, Record of the Year and Album of the Year.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/daft-punk-and-stevie-wonder-lead-funky-disco-smash-up-at-grammys-182741/|title=See Daft Punk and Stevie Wonder's Funky Disco Smash-Up|date=January 27, 2014|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=December 26, 2018}}</ref>  In March, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' named Rodgers one of the 50 Most Important People in EDM, stating, "The full scope of Nile Rodgers' career is still hard to fathom, and it's not just ongoing, it's in overdrive."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-most-important-people-in-edm-20140317/nile-rodgers-19691231|title=Nile Rodgers – 50 Most Important People in EDM|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=March 17, 2014|access-date=August 10, 2014}}</ref>  In December,  NARAS announced that "Le Freak" would be inducted into The Grammy Hall of Fame.<ref name="grammy-hall-of-fame">{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/news/grammy-hall-of-fame-class-of-2015 |title=GRAMMY Hall Of Fame Class Of 2015 |website=GRAMMY.com |date=February 8, 2015 |access-date=July 26, 2016}}</ref>

Rodgers' solo single "Do What You Wanna Do ([[International Music Summit|IMS]] Anthem)" was released on August 10, 2014<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Murray |first=Nick |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-nile-rodgers-new-summer-jam-do-what-you-wanna-do-premiere-20140701 |title=Hear Nile Rodgers' New Summer Jam 'Do What You Wanna Do' – Premiere |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=July 1, 2014 |access-date=August 10, 2014}}</ref> to benefit the We Are Family Foundation.  A year later, in March 2015, Rodgers released [[Chic (band)|Chic]]'s first single in more than 23 years, "[[I'll Be There (Chic song)|I'll Be There]]", with a live streamed concert from The Roundhouse in London.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jeremy Gordon |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/58896-nile-rodgers-enlists-supermodel-karlie-kloss-for-chics-ill-be-there-video/ |title=Nile Rodgers Enlists Supermodel Karlie Kloss for Chic's "I'll Be There" Video |website=Pitchfork |date=March 20, 2015 |access-date=July 26, 2016}}</ref>  The song was produced using original Chic outtake tapes from the 70s, with [[Bernard Edwards]], [[Tony Thompson (drummer)|Tony Thompson]], and vocalists Alfa Anderson and Luci Martin.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Reed |first=Ryan |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/nile-rodgers-shares-funky-new-chic-single-ill-be-there-20150320 |title=Nile Rodgers Revives Chic For Funky New Single 'I'll Be There' |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=March 20, 2015 |access-date=July 26, 2016}}</ref> The song went to #1 on [[Billboard Dance/Club Play Chart|Billboard's Dance Music Chart]] on June 20, 2015.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/2015-06-20 |title=Dance Songs: Top Dance Music Chart |magazine=Billboard |date=June 20, 2015 |access-date=July 26, 2016}}</ref>  In August, Rodgers launched FOLD Festival (FreakOut! Let's Dance), a multi-day event with a diverse line-up of artists including [[Beck]], [[Duran Duran]], [[Chaka Khan]], [[Keith Urban]], [[Janelle Monáe]], [[Ginger Minj]], [[CHIC (band)|Chic]] and others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://foldfestival.com/press-release-fold-announcement|title=FOLD Festival Announcement |publisher=FOLD Festival |access-date=June 13, 2015}}</ref>

Rodgers collaborated with [[Lady Gaga]] to remake Chic's hit, "I Want Your Love" for [[Tom Ford]]'s Spring/Summer 2016 collection video in lieu of a fashion show.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-lady-gaga-nile-rodgers-update-chics-i-want-your-love-20151002|title=Watch Lady Gaga, Nile Rodgers Update Chic's 'Want Your Love'|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=October 2, 2015|access-date=July 26, 2016}}</ref>

Rodgers and [[Bernard Edwards]] were inducted into the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] on June 9, 2016.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Cathy Applefeld Olson|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/features/7392739/nile-rodgers-songwriters-hall-fame-le-freak |title=Nile Rodgers To Be Inducted Into Songwriters Hall of Fame, Remembers 'Le Freak' & More |magazine=Billboard |date=January 6, 2016 |access-date=July 26, 2016}}</ref>  In 2017, after 11 nominations for Chic, Rodgers was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] with an award for Musical Excellence. "It's sort of bittersweet," says Rodgers. "I'm quite flattered that they believed that I was worthy, but my band Chic didn't win. They plucked me out of the band and said, 'You're better than Chic.' That's wacky to me ... I am flattered and I think it's cool, but I feel like somebody put me in the lifeboat and told my family they can't get in."<ref name="rollingstone1"/>

On the evening of 25 June 2017, Rodgers and Chic returned to the [[Glastonbury Festival 2017|Glastonbury Festival]], as headliners on the Pyramid Stage, for an audience of close to 100,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/live/2017/jun/25/glastonbury-2017-sunday-barry-gibb-chic-laura-marling|title=Glastonbury 2017: Sunday daytime with Chic, Barry Gibb and the Killers – as it happened|first1=Ben|last1=Beaumont-Thomas|first2=Alexis|last2=Petridis|first3=Kate|last3=Hutchinson|date=June 25, 2017|website=Theguardian.com}}</ref> In September of the same year, a version of George Michael's song "[[Fantasy (George Michael song)|Fantasy]]" was released, credited to "George Michael featuring Nile Rodgers." The track, released as a B-side by Michael's label in 1990, was reworked by Rodgers and featured him prominently on guitar. It was Michael's only posthumous release.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41179586|title=Nile's 'tears' over George Michael song|last=Savage|first=Mark|date=September 7, 2017|work=BBC News|access-date=August 3, 2018|language=en-GB}}</ref>

In June 2018, "Till the World Falls", the first single from Nile Rodgers & Chic's first album since 1992, ''[[It's About Time (Chic album)|It's About Time]]'', was released. The song featured [[Mura Masa]], [[Cosha]] and [[Vic Mensa]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8462282/nile-rodgers-chic-new-song-till-the-world-falls-announce-album-date|title=Nile Rodgers & Chic Release New Song, 'Till The World Falls,' Announce Album Date|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 5, 2018}}</ref>  The album was released in September 2018, and hit the Top 10 in the UK. It was the first Chic record to hit the Top 10 in 25 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/music/nile-rodgers-and-chic-review-o2-london-a4022566.html|title=Nile Rodgers treated fans to hit after hit from his peerless back catalogue|date=December 20, 2018|website=Evening Standard|language=en|access-date=February 4, 2019}}</ref>  Two singles from the album were subsequently released: "Sober" featuring [[Craig David]] and [[Stefflon Don]], and  "Do You Wanna Party" featuring [[LunchMoney Lewis]]. In December 2018, Nile Rodgers & Chic began their first UK arena tour.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/good-times-nile-rodgers-chic-announce-uk-arena-tour-2373780|title=Good times! Nile Rodgers & CHIC announce UK arena tour|last=Reilly|first=Nick|date=September 4, 2018|website=NME|language=en-US|access-date=February 4, 2019}}</ref>  They were nominated for a [[Brit Awards|Brit Award]] in the "Best International Group Category", in January 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/bbcstudios/2019/Brit-Awards|title=BBC - BBC Brit to Live Broadcast the Brit Awards 2019 - Media Centre|website=Bbc.co.uk|access-date=February 4, 2019}}</ref>

In July 2018, Rodgers co-founded [[Hipgnosis Songs Fund]] with [[Merck Mercuriadis]]. An IP investment and song management company, Hipgnosis Songs Fund went public later that year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reid |first=David |date=2018-07-11 |title=Investment fund backed by song royalties signs up hits from major stars |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/11/investment-fund-backed-by-song-royalties-signs-up-hits-from-major-star.html |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref>

In November 2018, to mark the 40th anniversary of "Le Freak", Rhino/Atlantic released ''The Chic Organisation 1977-79'', a 6-CD box set containing Chic's first three albums, Sister Sledge's ''We Are Family'' and a collection of rarities, including a facsimile of Chic's first single – a 12″ promo for "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" released by Buddah Records in 1977.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thevinylfactory.com/news/nile-rodgers-chic-organization-box-set/|title=Nile Rodgers and Chic announce massive 40th anniversary box set|last=Spice|first=Anton|date=September 20, 2018|website=The Vinyl Factory|language=en-US|access-date=February 4, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/sep/27/chic-its-about-time-review-first-album-in-26-years-lunges-for-relevance|title=Chic: It's About Time review – first album in 26 years lunges for relevance|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|date=September 27, 2018|work=The Guardian|access-date=February 4, 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

In January 2019, Rodgers offered 600 free tickets to furloughed US Federal workers during the US Government Shutdown to the Nile Rodgers & Chic concert at the MGM National Harbor in Washington, DC.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/nile-rodgers-chic-free-tickets-government-shutdown-782773/|title=Nile Rodgers, Chic Offer Free Concert Tickets to Furloughed Government Workers|last1=Blistein|first1=Jon|date=January 23, 2019|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=February 4, 2019}}</ref>
He played at Cardiff Castle on July 12, 2019, and on February 17, 2020, he participated in Eric Clapton's tribute concert for Ginger Baker.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}

===2020s: Keith Urban, Beyoncé, Grammys, Coldplay===
[[File:Nile Rodgers Hyde Park 2022 (cropped).jpg|right|thumb|Rodgers performing at [[British Summer Time (concerts)|BST Hyde Park]] 2022]]
[[File:"Young people should have seats at decision-making tables" Nile Rogers.webm|thumb|Rodgers at the 2024 World Economic Forum]]
Rodgers has hosted a podcast on [[Apple Music]] since August 2020. Titled ''Deep Hidden Meaning'', he has interviewed guests including [[David Foster]], [[Carole Bayer Sager]], [[Bryan Adams]], [[Timbaland]], and [[Paul McCartney]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Amadour |date=June 20, 2023 |title=Idina Menzel Doesn't Mind if You Call Her 'Drama Queen' |url=https://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/an-interview-with-idina-menzel/ |newspaper=Lamag - Culture, Food, Fashion, News & Los Angeles}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dye |first=Robert |date=2021-01-08 |title=Paul McCartney Reveals Secrets Behind Writing 'A Day In The Life' And More In Apple Music's 'Deep Hidden Meaning Radio With Nile Rodgers' |url=https://americansongwriter.com/paul-mccartney-reveals-secrets-behind-writing-a-day-in-the-life-and-more-in-apple-musics-deep-hidden-meaning-radio-with-nile-rodgers/ |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=American Songwriter |language=en-US}}</ref> It was nominated for a British Podcast Award in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=|first=|title=British Podcast Awards nominees revealed |url=https://britishpodcastawards.uk/article/1881863?utm_source=website&utm_medium=social |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=britishpodcastawards.uk |language=en}}</ref>

On November 13, 2020, Rodgers was featured on "[[Stop Crying Your Heart Out#BBC Radio 2 Allstars charity single|Stop Crying Your Heart Out]]" as part of the BBC Radio 2's Allstars' ''[[Children in Need]]'' charity single.<ref>{{Cite web|title=All-star BBC Children in Need charity single announced|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/bbc-radio-2s-allstars-including-cher-kylie-and-robbie-williams-to-release-stop-crying-your-heart-out-cover-for-bbc-children-in-need__31577/|access-date=November 13, 2020|website=www.officialcharts.com|language=en}}</ref> The single debuted at number 7 on the Official UK Singles Chart<ref>{{Cite web|title=Official Singles Chart Top 100 - 20 November 2020 - 26 November 2020|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/|access-date=November 20, 2020|website=www.officialcharts.com|language=en}}</ref> and number 1 on both the Official UK Singles Sales Chart and the Official UK Singles Download Chart.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100 - 20 November 2020 - 26 November 2020|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-sales-chart/|access-date=November 20, 2020|website=www.officialcharts.com|language=en}}</ref>

Among other artists, in 2021, Rodgers worked with [[Jack Savoretti]] (for his album ''[[Europiana]]'') and Keith Urban.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}} In April 2021 he teamed with Urban and [[Breland (musician)|Breland]] on the music video for "The Cage", a track from Urban's 2020 album ''[[The Speed of Now Part 1]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Hudak|first=Joseph|date=April 21, 2021|title=Keith Urban and Breland Are All Kinetic Energy in the Video for 'Out the Cage'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/keith-urban-breland-out-the-cage-video-1158861/|access-date=June 28, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref>   He produced ''[[The Big Decider]]'', the first album by [[The Zutons]] 13 years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Daly |first=Rhian |date=2021-10-13 |title=The Zutons' Dave McCabe on working with Nile Rodgers on the band's first album in 13 years |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-zutons-dave-mccabe-nile-rodgers-first-album-13-years-3069070 |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In the summer of 2021, Rodgers, with Constellation Immersive, launched DiscOasis, an ongoing 1970s-themed disco and roller skating pop-up party at the [[South Coast Botanic Garden]] in [[Rancho Palos Verdes]].  Developed in part to provide an outside experience during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], DJs select music from crates of records that Rodgers hand picked from his personal collection.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Giljum|first=Siena|date=August 12, 2021|title=The party of the summer is a secret roller-skating disco at an L.A. botanical garden|url=https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2021-08-12/the-party-of-the-summer-is-a-secret-roller-skating-disco-at-an-l-a-botanical-garden|access-date=August 18, 2021|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref>

In July 2022, Hipgnosis Songs Fund was valued at US $2.69 billion.<ref name="HSF 2022">{{Cite web |date=2022-07-14 |title=Hipgnosis Songs Fund didn't buy a single catalog in the 6 months to end of March. It still grew in value by $140m. |url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/hipgnosis-songs-fund-didnt-buy-a-single-catalog-in-the-6-months-to-end-of-march-it-still-grew-in-value-by-140m/ |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=Music Business Worldwide |language=en-US}}</ref>

An asteroid approximately 300 million miles away from Earth was named nilerodgers (191911) in honor of Rodgers' 70th birthday in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hussey|first=Alison|date=2022-09-27 |title=Nile Rodgers Got a Namesake Asteroid for His 70th Birthday |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/nile-rodgers-got-a-namesake-asteroid-for-his-70th-birthday/ |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref>  Rodgers donated $1 million to the We Are Family Foundation, the organization he co-founded, to mark both his birthday and the foundation's 20th anniversary.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Newman |first=Jason |date=2022-09-22 |title='I Look Back, But I Don't Stare': Nile Rodgers on Turning 70, Facing Mortality, and Being Music's Most Prolific 'Worker Bee' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/nile-rodgers-70th-birthday-interview-1234597832/ |access-date=2023-12-10 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>

Rodgers performed "[[Modern Love (David Bowie song)|Modern Love]]" and "[[Let's Dance (David Bowie song)|Let's Dance]]" with [[Josh Homme]], [[Omar Hakim]] and [[Gaz Coombes]] at the [[Taylor Hawkins|Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert]] at Wembley Stadium on September 3, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rolli |first=Bryan|title=Josh Homme and Nile Rodgers Cover Bowie at Taylor Hawkins Tribute |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/nile-rodgers-josh-homme-david-bowie-taylor-hawkins-tribute/ |access-date=2022-09-04 |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |date=September 3, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

In 2023, Rodgers won two [[65th Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]], for [[Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album|Best Electronic/Dance Album]] and [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Song|Best R&B Song]] ("[[Cuff It]]"), for his work with Beyoncé on her 2022 album ''[[Renaissance (Beyoncé album)|Renaissance]]''; in the same occasion, he also received the [[Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Paul |first=Larisha |date=2023-01-05 |title=The Supremes, Nirvana, Nile Rodgers Named 2023 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/2023-grammy-awards-lifetime-achievement-recipients-nirvana-nile-rodgers-supremes-1234656340/ |access-date=2023-02-09 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=The New York Times |first=|date=2023-02-05 |title=Grammys 2023: Winners List |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/05/arts/music/grammys-2023-winners-list.html |access-date=2023-02-09 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In the same year, he was featured on the title track of South Korean girl group [[Le Sserafim]]'s album [[Unforgiven (Le Sserafim album)|''Unforgiven'']]''.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yeo |first=Gladys |date=2023-04-18 |title=LE SSERAFIM tease new single 'Unforgiven' featuring Nile Rodgers |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/le-sserafim-debut-studio-album-unforgiven-may-release-3424935 |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> He also collaborated with Duran Duran on their single "[[Black Moonlight (song)|Black Moonlight]]", one of three original songs on Duran Duran's Halloween-inspired album ''[[Danse Macabre (Duran Duran album)|Danse Macabre]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Duran |first=Anagricel |date=2023-09-21 |title=Duran Duran share new single 'Black Moonlight' featuring Nile Rodgers and Andy Taylor |url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/duran-duran-share-new-single-black-moonlight-featuring-nile-rodgers-and-andy-taylor-3502191 |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=NME |language=en}}</ref> Finally, he starred in the 2023 [[Chanel]] eyewear campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Your First Look At Chanel's 2023 Eyewear Campaign With Nile Rodgers |url=https://graziamagazine.com/me/articles/chanel-eyewear-campaign-nile-rodgers/ |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=Grazia Middle East |language=en-US}}</ref>

In October 2023, he re-united with Chic for a live performance at [[NPR]]'s ''[[Tiny Desk Concert]]'':<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |date=2023-10-26 |title=See Nile Rodgers Talk Life-Changing 'Get Lucky' in Daft Punk's Latest 'Memory Tapes' Video |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/niles-rodgers-and-chic-npr-tiny-desk-1234863126/ |access-date=2023-10-27 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> the half-hour set included "Le Freak". "Let's Dance", "Get Lucky" and "Soul Glo", a fake [[commercial jingle]] Rodgers wrote for the 1988 film ''[[Coming to America]].''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-30 |title=I'm A Coming To America Fan, But I Was Shocked To Learn A Brand New Fact About The Popular Eddie Murphy Film |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/m-coming-america-fan-shocked-182347925.html |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US}}</ref>

In January 2024, the [[World Economic Forum]] announced that Rodgers would receive its 2024 Crystal Award. Presented during the opening session of the event, the announcement stated that Rodgers would be honored for his "efforts to make the world a more peaceful, equal and inclusive place through his music, his commitment to fighting systemic racism, inequality and injustice, and by championing innovative youth voices."<ref name="Crystal">{{Cite magazine |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=2024-01-08 |title=Nile Rodgers to Receive 2024 Crystal Award at World Economic Forum |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/nile-rodgers-2024-crystal-award-world-economic-forum-1235577796/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> In March, he was named [[Polar Music Prize|Polar Music Prize Laureate]], together with [[Esa-Pekka Salonen]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Bronson |first=Fred |date=2024-03-12 |title=Nile Rodgers and Esa-Pekka Salonen Named 2024 Polar Music Prize Laureates |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/nile-rodgers-esa-pekka-salonen-2024-polar-music-prize-laureates-1235625381/ |access-date=2024-03-12 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> He was among many star guitarists to contribute to a new version of [[Mark Knopfler]]'s "[[Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero]]" in aid of the [[Teenage Cancer Trust]],<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.nme.com/news/music/mark-knopfler-recruits-bruce-springsteen-brian-may-ronnie-wood-teenage-cancer-trust-single-3584338 | title= Mark Knopfler recruits Bruce Springsteen, Brian May, Ronnie Wood and more for Teenage Cancer Trust single | work=NME | first=Liberty | last=Dunworth | date=8 February 2024 | access-date=4 March 2024}}</ref> produced the song "Electric Energy" (with [[Ariana DeBose]] and [[Boy George]]) for [[Matthew Vaughn|Maetthew Vaughn]]'s film ''[[Argylle]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tangcay |first=Jazz |date=2024-01-26 |title=Listen to Ariana DeBose, Nile Rodgers and Boy George's Disco 'Argylle' Single 'Electric Energy' (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/artisans/news/listen-ariana-debose-argylle-song-electric-energy-1235888242/ |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> and worked with [[Alfie Templeman]] on his second studio album, ''[[Radiosoul]],'' featuring on the track "Just A Dance".<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine |last=Mier |first=Tomás |date=March 8, 2024 |title=Alfie Templeman Wants You to Get Off the Phone With New Album 'Radiosoul' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/alfie-templeman-album-radiosoul-tracklist-1234983240/ |access-date=May 24, 2024 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jamieson |first=Sarah |date=3 June 2024 |title=Alfie Templeman shares funky Nile Rodgers-featuring 'Just A Dance' |url=https://diymag.com/news/alfie-templeman-nile-rodgers-just-a-dance |access-date=4 June 2024 |website=[[DIY (magazine)|DIY]]}}</ref> He provided guitar on Norwegian DJ [[Kygo]]'s [[Kygo (album)|self-titled fifth studio album]], on the track "For Life", also featuring English singer [[Zak Abel]]. He also provided additional guitar on British [[pop rock]] band [[Coldplay]]'s song "Good Feelings", which features vocals from Nigerian singer [[Ayra Starr]]. The song was included on the band's tenth studio album ''[[Moon Music]]''.

Rodgers again worked with Beyonce on her 2024 album, [[Cowboy Carter]]. He was nominated for a 2025 Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance as a writer of "[[Levii's Jeans]]" (featuring Post Malone).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Beyoncé's "Cowboy Carter" album lands her 99 career Grammy nominations - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/video/beyoncs-cowboy-carter-album-lands-99-career-grammy-nominations/ |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref>