Editing Paul Rodgers (section)

==2010s: Solo career and more Bad Company==
From 5 June 2010 to 18 June 2010 Rodgers and his band were on a small tour of [[California]]. They performed at the [[Temecula, California|Temecula]] Valley Balloon & Wine Festival. One week later, on 12 June, Rodgers and his band went to appeared as headliners on the Grandstand Stage at the [[San Diego County Fair]] in [[Del Mar, California]], followed by casino shows in [[Lemoore, California|Lemoore]] on 17 June and in [[Santa Ynez, California|Santa Ynez]] on 18 June. Rodgers performed a solo UK tour in April 2011 with [[Joe Elliott|Joe Elliot]]'s [[Down 'n' Outz]]. The concert of 28 April at [[Birmingham]]'s National Indoor Arena was filmed for a future live DVD release. In May 2011 Rodgers received an [[Ivor Novello Awards|Ivor Novello Award]] for "Outstanding contribution to British music"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/bmi_songwriters_win_big_at_2011_ivor_novellos |title=BMI Songwriters Win Big at 2011 Ivor Novellos |date=31 May 2011 |publisher=BMI |access-date=15 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1177827/plan-b-scoops-three-uk-ivor-novello-music-awards |title=Plan B Scoops Three UK Ivor Novello Music Awards |magazine=Billboard |access-date=15 October 2014}}</ref>

Rodgers announced that he would be taking part in a [[Paul McCartney]] tribute album which has contributions by [[Billy Joel]], [[Garth Brooks]], [[B. B. King]], and [[Kiss (band)|KISS]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockstarweekly.com/kiss-contribute-song-to-paul-mccartney-tribute-album.html |title=KISS Contribute Song To Paul McCartney Tribute Album |publisher=RockStar Weekly |access-date=9 November 2011|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100816132822/http://www.rockstarweekly.com/kiss-contribute-song-to-paul-mccartney-tribute-album.html|archive-date = 16 August 2010}}</ref> Originally planned for a late 2010 release, the album, entitled ''[[The Art of McCartney]]'', was released in late 2014. Rodgers' contribution is a cover of the [[Paul McCartney and Wings|Wings]] song "[[Let Me Roll It]]", originally from their 1973 album ''[[Band on the Run]]''. In 2014, he toured again with Bad Company.<ref>[http://www.badcompany.com/concerts.html]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080615230941/http://www.badcompany.com/concerts.html|date=15 June 2008}}</ref> He performed again with the [[Trans-Siberian Orchestra]] on their [[New Year's Eve]] show in [[Seattle]]. He performed Can't Get Enough and All Right Now.<ref>{{cite web |title=Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) & special guest PAUL RODGERS – New Years Eve, Seattle – 12/31/16| date=2 January 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ID1CyOh-FQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/9ID1CyOh-FQ| archive-date=12 December 2021 |url-status=live|via=YouTube|access-date=1 May 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 2017 Rodgers embarked on a 'Free Spirit' UK Tour in May 2017 to celebrate the music of Free by performing songs strictly from the Free catalogue.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 August 2015 |title=Paul Rodgers Opens 'Free Spirit' Tour |url=https://bestclassicbands.com/paul-rodgers-free-spirit-tour-5-6-17/ |access-date=18 June 2020 |website=Best Classic Bands}}</ref> He said "It was 50 years ago in 1967 when Paul Kossoff and I met and later formed Free". In 2018 a CD/DVD set was released which recorded the final show from the 'Free Spirit' tour; it was filmed at the Royal Albert Hall on 28 May 2017. In the summer of 2018 Rodgers toured with [[Jeff Beck]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Jeff Beck, Paul Rodgers, Ann Wilson Tour: Update |url=https://bestclassicbands.com/jeff-beck-paul-rodgers-tour-4-2-18/ |website=bestclassicbands.com |date=12 June 2015 |access-date=8 August 2018}}</ref> In 2023, he released the album ''[[Midnight Rose (album)|Midnight Rose]]'', his first solo album of original material in 24 years. He said in an interview with [[Eddie Trunk]] that he had no plans to tour in support of it.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/paul-rodgers-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/ | title=Paul Rodgers Says He Refused Rock Hall Invitation | date=10 October 2023 }}</ref>