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===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>
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