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{{Short description|American musician (born 1952)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2022}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Nile Rodgers | image = Nile Rodgers by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg | caption = Rodgers in 2023 | birth_name = Nile Gregory Rodgers Jr. | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|9|19}} | birth_place = New York City, U.S. | genre = {{hlist|[[Disco]]|[[Soul music|soul]]|[[Rhythm and blues|R&B]]|[[Rock music|rock]]|[[funk]]|[[pop music|pop]]|[[dance music|dance]]|[[electronic dance music|electronic dance]]}} | instruments = {{hlist|Guitar|vocals}} | occupations = {{hlist|Musician|songwriter|record producer|philanthropist}} | years_active = 1972–present<ref>{{cite web|author=Andy Kellman|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/debarge|title=Nile Rodgers|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 16, 2020}}</ref> | label = {{hlist|[[Warner Music Group|Warner]]|[[Sumthing Distribution|Sumthing]]|[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]|[[Virgin Records|Virgin]]}} | current_member_of = [[Chic (band)|Chic]] | website = {{URL|nilerodgers.com}} }} '''Nile Gregory Rodgers Jr.''' (born September 19, 1952)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Clerc |first1=Benoit |title=David Bowie: All the Songs |date=2022 |publisher=[[Running Press]] |isbn=9780762474721 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RwsiEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT415}}</ref> is an American musician, songwriter, guitarist and record producer. The co-founder of [[Chic (band)|Chic]], he has written, produced, and performed on records that have sold more than 750 million albums and 100 million singles worldwide. Formed as the Big Apple Band in 1972 with bassist [[Bernard Edwards]],<ref name="Variety 2018">{{Cite news |url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/nile-rodgers-interview-warner-music-universal-chic-album-1202959480/ |title=Nile Rodgers on Leaving Warner Music for Universal After 40 Years, New Chic Album 'It's About Time' |last=Amorosi |first=A. D. |date=September 27, 2018 |work=Variety |access-date=October 4, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Huey">{{cite web |author=Steve Huey |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/chic-mn0000092942 |title=Chic |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |date=January 16, 2020}}</ref> Chic released their [[Chic (album)|self-titled debut album]] in 1977; it featured the hit singles "[[Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)]]" and "[[Everybody Dance (Chic song)|Everybody Dance]]". The 1978 album ''[[C'est Chic]]'' included "[[I Want Your Love (Chic song)|I Want Your Love]]" and "[[Le Freak]]", with the latter selling more than seven million singles worldwide. The song "[[Good Times (Chic song)|Good Times]]" from the 1979 album ''[[Risqué (album)|Risqué]]'' was a number one single on the pop and soul charts, and became one of the most-sampled songs of all time, predominantly in hip-hop, starting with [[the Sugarhill Gang]]'s "[[Rapper's Delight]]".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/chic-nile-rodgers-best-songs-albums-coachella-2018/ |title=The Guide to Getting into Chic |date=April 17, 2018 |work=Noisey |access-date=October 4, 2018|language=en-au}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-04-05-ca-572-story.html |title=POP MUSIC: They're Still Family: After an 8-year layoff, Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards relaunch their group Chic but worry that their soulful sound may be dated |last=SNOWDEN |first=DON |date=April 5, 1992 |work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=October 4, 2018|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}</ref> With Edwards, Rodgers wrote and produced music for other artists, including the songs "[[He's the Greatest Dancer]]" and "[[We Are Family (song)|We Are Family]]" (for [[Sister Sledge]]) and "[[I'm Coming Out]]" and "[[Upside Down (Diana Ross song)|Upside Down]]" (for [[Diana Ross]]).<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2015/02/04/nile-rodgers-grammy-producers-engineers-wing/22842749/ |title=5 takeaways from Nile Rodgers' Grammy tribute |work=USA TODAY |access-date=October 4, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> After Chic's breakup in 1983, Rodgers produced albums and singles for other artists, including [[David Bowie]]'s ''[[Let's Dance (David Bowie album)|Let's Dance]]''; "[[Original Sin (INXS song)|Original Sin]]" by [[INXS]]; [[Duran Duran]]'s "[[The Reflex]]" and "[[Notorious (Duran Duran song)|Notorious]]"; and [[Madonna]]'s ''[[Like a Virgin (album)|Like a Virgin]]''.<ref name="Allmusic Bio">{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/nile-rodgers-mn0000411830/biography |title=Nile Rodgers {{!}} Biography & History |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=October 4, 2018}}</ref> He also worked with artists including [[Kylie Minogue]], [[Nervo (DJs)|Nervo]], [[Jake Shears]], [[the B-52s]], [[Keith Urban]], [[Jeff Beck]], [[Daft Punk]], [[Mick Jagger]], [[Coldplay]], [[Grace Jones]], [[the Vaughan Brothers]], [[Bryan Ferry]], [[Christina Aguilera]], [[Lady Gaga]], and [[Beyoncé]]. He won three Grammy Awards in 2014 for his work on [[Daft Punk]]'s ''[[Random Access Memories]]'',<ref name="Allmusic bio">{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/nile-rodgers-mn0000411830/biography |title=Nile Rodgers {{!}} Biography & History |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=October 8, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/1/27/5349236/daft-punk-wins-album-of-the-year-at-the-grammys |title=Daft Punk wins Album of the Year at the Grammys |work=The Verge |access-date=October 4, 2018}}</ref> and two in 2023 for his work with [[Beyoncé]] on her album ''[[Renaissance (Beyoncé album)|Renaissance]]''. In 2018, Rodgers co-founded [[Hipgnosis Songs Fund]], a publicly traded music [[intellectual property]] investment company. Rodgers is a [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] inductee and was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] via the Musical Excellence category in 2017. He has received six [[Grammy Awards]], including the [[Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award|Grammy Lifetime Achievement/Special Merit Award]]. Known for his [[Chop chord|chucking]] guitar style, in 2014 ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' wrote that "the full scope of Nile Rodgers' career is still hard to fathom".<ref name="vulture">{{Cite news |url=https://www.vulture.com/2015/07/nile-rodgers-chic-its-about-time.html|title=The Deep Hidden Meaning of Nile Rodgers |date=July 27, 2015 |work=Vulture |access-date=September 28, 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Odman |first=Sydney |date=2023-02-06 |title=Grammys Honor Bobby McFerrin, Nirvana, The Supremes, Nile Rodgers and More With Lifetime Achievement Awards |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/nirvana-the-supremes-grammys-lifetime-achievement-awards-1235317725/ |access-date=2023-02-08 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2023, ''Rolling Stone'' placed Rodgers 7th on a list of the 250 greatest guitarists of all time, writing: "There's 'influential,' then there's 'massively influential', then there's Nile Rodgers... a true innovator who never slows down, still making history with his guitar."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Sheffield |first=Rob|date=2023-10-13 |title=The 250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-guitarists-1234814010/ |access-date=2023-10-14 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> ==Early life== Rodgers was born on September 19, 1952, in the [[Lower East Side]], [[New York City]], to Beverly Goodman. She gave birth to Rodgers when she was 14. His biological father, Nile Rodgers Sr., was a travelling [[Percussion instrument|percussionist]] who specialized in [[Afro-Cuban]] beats and was rarely present as Rodgers grew up; although influential in his life, Rodgers saw his father only a "handful" of times prior to his death in 1970.<ref name="t">{{Cite news|url=https://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/07/mr-rodgerss-neighborhood/|title=Mr. Rodgers's Neighborhood|last=Rodgers|first=Nile|work=[[The New York Times]] Magazine|date=September 7, 2011 |access-date=September 19, 2018}}</ref> In 1959, Goodman married Bobby Glanzrock. Rodgers described Glanzrock in his 2011 autobiography as a "[[beatnik]] PhD, whose observations had angles that would make [[Miles Davis]] contemplate his cool."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/c046acd2-f8cb-11e0-ad8f-00144feab49a |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/c046acd2-f8cb-11e0-ad8f-00144feab49a |archive-date=December 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Chic to Chic|last=Hobart|first=Mike|date=October 23, 2011|work=Financial Times|access-date=October 4, 2018}}</ref> [[Richard Pryor]], [[Thelonious Monk]], and [[Lenny Bruce]] often visited their home in [[Greenwich Village]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/06/fashion/mens-style/nile-rodgers-still-chic-after-all-these-years.html|title=Nile Rodgers: Still Chic After All These Years|work=The New York Times |date=November 6, 2015 |access-date=August 14, 2018|language=en|last1=Bernstein |first1=Jacob }}</ref> Glanzrock and Goodman were addicted to [[heroin]], and Rodgers began using drugs at 13.<ref name="The Guardian">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jun/22/nile-rodgers-my-family-were-high-functioning-addicts-i-inherited-that-gene|title=Nile Rodgers: 'My family were high-functioning addicts. I inherited that gene'|last=Hattenstone|first=Simon|date=June 22, 2018|website=The Guardian|access-date=August 14, 2018}}</ref> Before learning to play the guitar at 16, Rodgers played the [[flute]] and the [[clarinet]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vulture.com/2014/03/nile-rodgers-on-studio-54-le-freak.html|title=Nile Rodgers on Writing 'Le Freak,' Grace Jones, and the Disco Backlash|work=Vulture|access-date=October 7, 2018}}</ref> As a teenager, he played guitar with African, Persian, Latin, jazz and [[Boogaloo]] bands.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/20/arts/music/nile-rodgerss-new-music-memoir-is-le-freak.html|title=Nile Rodgers's New Music Memoir Is 'Le Freak'|last=Ratliff|first=Ben|work=The New York Times |date=October 19, 2011 |access-date=September 28, 2018}}</ref> He became a subsection leader of the [[Lower Manhattan]] branch of the New York [[Black Panther Party]].<ref name="Guardian 2011">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/apr/08/nile-rodgers-chic|title=Nile Rodgers: 'Your music is your soul'|last=Lester|first=Paul|date=April 8, 2011|website=The Guardian|access-date=September 28, 2018}}</ref> He was raised as a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baltin |first=Steve |title=Who I Am Part 1: Nile Rodgers On The Beatles, Frank Sinatra And Timothy Leary |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevebaltin/2019/08/04/who-i-am-part-1-nile-rodgers-on-the-beatles-frank-sinatra-and-timothy-leary/ |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=Forbes}}</ref> Rodgers' cousin, trumpeter Robert "Spike" Mickens, was a member of [[Kool & the Gang]] from 1964 to 1986.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-chics-good-times-launched-rap-1485691201|title=How Chic's 'Good Times' Launched Rap|first=Marc|last=Myers|date=January 29, 2017|access-date=August 5, 2020|website=Wsj.com}}</ref> ==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> == Television and film == === Soundtracks and scores === In 1982, Rodgers and Edwards produced the soundtrack for the movie [[Soup for One (film)|''Soup for One.'']] As Chic, they wrote and performed three songs, including the film's title track. Edwards and Rodgers also wrote and produced [[Carly Simon|Carly Simon's]] "Why", a top 10 hit in the UK that helped resurrect Simon's career. The soundtrack, which also featured Sister Sledge, Debbie Harry, and [[Teddy Pendergrass]], was a bigger hit than the film.<ref name="9songs">{{Cite web |last=Benitez-Eves |first=Tina |date=2022-11-10 |title=7 Songs You Didn't Know Nile Rodgers Wrote for Other Artists |url=https://americansongwriter.com/7-songs-you-didnt-know-nile-rodgers-wrote-for-other-artists/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=American Songwriter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>SINGLE OF THE WEEK: [FIRST EDITION]. (1999, Mar 16) ''Evening Mail''</ref><ref>Lester, P. (2014). "The chic organization – 10 of the best". London (UK): ''The Guardian''</ref> Rodgers became increasingly in-demand as a producer and composer for film and television following the success of the ''Soup for One'' soundtrack. In 1984, he produced [[Al Jarreau]]'s theme for the television series ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]''; he wrote, produced and scored the soundtrack for ''[[Alphabet City (film)|Alphabet City]]'', and in 1986 and worked with Laurie Anderson on her concert film, ''[[Home of the Brave (1986 film)|Home of the Brave]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schoemer |first=Karen |date=August 19, 2001 |title=MUSIC; A High-Culture Aristocrat Who's Tops in Pop, Too |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/19/arts/music-a-high-culture-aristocrat-who-s-tops-in-pop-too.html |website=New York Times}}</ref> In 1988, in addition to producing the soundtrack for ''[[Earth Girls Are Easy]]'', he composed the orchestral score for Eddie Murphy's ''[[Coming to America]]''. He also served as film's music supervisor, and wrote and produced its title track, a hit for [[The System (band)|The System]],<ref name="9songs" /> and wrote the jingle for the Soul Glo commercial, "the most iconic fake ad in cinematic history."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Newman |first=Jason |date=2021-03-04 |title=Shine Through: The Definitive Oral History of 'Soul Glo' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/coming-to-america-oral-history-soul-glo-1136150/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Golding |first=Shenequa |date=2016-04-06 |title=Nile Rodgers Declares 'Coming To America's' "Soul Glo" As His Greatest Composition |url=https://www.vibe.com/news/movies-tv/in-nile-rodgers-coming-to-america-soul-glo-415003/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=VIBE.com |language=en-US}}</ref> In 1999, he executive produced, scored, music-supervised and appeared in ''Public Enemy'', a documentary about the Black Panthers. In a review of the soundtrack, critic Maria Blandford wrote: "The disc realistically supports the conflicting and controversial nature of this historical period, and opens the arena for present-day discussion and evaluation...this recording is an examination of the American conscience."<ref>{{Citation |title=Original Soundtrack - Public Enemy Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/public-enemy-mw0000671392 |access-date=2024-01-10 |language=en}}</ref> Between the mid-1980s and the late 2000s, songs written, produced or performed by Rodgers (and/or Chic) were included in the films or on the soundtracks for ''[[Shrek 2]]'' ("Le Freak"),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garber |first=David |date=2018-04-13 |title=The Guide to Getting into Chic |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/chic-nile-rodgers-best-songs-albums-coachella-2018/ |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=Vice |language=en}}</ref> ''[[Thelma and Louise]], [[Rush Hour (franchise)|Rush Hour 2]], [[Cool World]], [[Beavis and Butthead Do America]], [[The Flintstones (film)|The Flintstones]]'' (in collaboration with [[the B-52s]]), ''[[Summer of Sam]], [[Space Jam]]'' (with Seal), ''[[Feeling Minnesota]]'' (with Bob Dylan), ''[[Curdled]],'' Bowie's ''[[Cool World]]'', ''[[Snow Dogs]]'', ''[[White Hot (film)|White Hot]], [[Gremlins]], [[That's Dancing!]]'' and ''[[The Fly (1986 film)|The Fly]]'', among others.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nile Rodgers To Be Honored During GRAMMY Week {{!}} GRAMMY.com |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/nile-rodgers-to-be-honored-during-grammy-week |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=www.grammy.com}}</ref><ref>Smythe, David (August 2, 2019), "The Last Nile" Evening Standard, London, page 28.</ref> He scored the film ''[[Blue Chips]]'', and reunited with Murphy to score [[Beverly Hills Cop III (soundtrack)|''Beverly Hills Cop III.'']] He also produced a remake of "Axel F", from the first ''Beverly Hills Cop,'' which he performed with Richard Hilton.<ref>Walsh, Michael (August 15, 1994); "Tales of cops and bombers a real earful" [Final Edition], ''The Province'', Vancouver, B.C. p. B4.</ref><ref name="WPost">Vargas, J. A. (2004, Dec 09). "Musicians are making tracks to video games; popularity of interactive play has artists battling to be heard, [FINAL edition].'' The Washington Post''</ref> In 2008, he cowrote [[Semi-Pro|Semi-Pro's]] "Love Me Sexy" with [[Will Ferrell]], who starred in the movie.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Donahue |first=Ann |date=2008-02-01 |title=Ferrell's 'Sexy' Hits The Web |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/ferrells-sexy-hits-the-web-1313373/ |access-date=2024-01-10 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> In the 2010s, music by Rodgers was featured in movies including ''[[Arctic Tale]]'', [[Trolls (film)|''Trolls'']] and [[Bridget Jones's Baby|''Bridget Jones's Baby, a''s]] well as on the TV shows ''[[Vinyl (TV series)|Vinyl]], [[The Get Down (soundtrack)|The Get Down]],'' and [[Horrid Henry (TV series)|''Horrid Henry,'']] among others. In 2019, he collaborated with [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] on the soundtrack for the film [[Cats (2019 film)|''Cats.'']]<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Grow |first=Kory |date=2019-12-20 |title=So, How Was Your Decade, Nile Rodgers? |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/nile-rodgers-decade-recap-922208/ |access-date=2024-01-10 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2023 it was announced that he and [[The-Dream]] were co-writing music for the Mark Anthony Green horror film, ''Opus.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nile Rodgers & The-Dream to Compose Original Songs for Mark Anthony Green's 'Opus' {{!}} Film Music Reporter |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/11/11/nile-rodgers-the-dream-to-compose-original-songs-for-mark-anthony-greens-opus/ |access-date=2024-01-10 |language=en-US}}</ref> === Television and film appearances === Since his 1978 debut with Chic on ''[[American Bandstand]]'', Rodgers has performed on more than 150 television programs.<ref>{{Citation|last=AwardsShowNetwork|title=Dick Clark Interviews Chic - American Bandstand 1978|date=January 28, 2011 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DrvC2gpAJQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/1DrvC2gpAJQ| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|access-date=February 3, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He has been the subject of documentaries including the [[BBC]]'s ''Nile Rodgers: The Hitmaker'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01rk2tm|title=Nile Rodgers: The Hitmaker|work=BBC|access-date=September 28, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Alexis Petridis|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2013/jun/29/chic-glastonbury-2013-review|title=Chic at Glastonbury festival – review|work=The Guardian|date=June 28, 2013|access-date=August 10, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Vozick|first=Simon|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/noel-gallaghers-epic-year-end-gripe-session-20131205|title=Noel Gallagher's Epic Year-End Gripe Session Tackles Kanye West, Arcade Fire|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=December 5, 2013|access-date=August 10, 2014}}</ref> ''Front and Center: Songwriters Hall of Fame: Nile Rodgers'' on PBS, Arte France's ''Nile Rodgers: Secrets of a Hitmaker'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/video/songwriters-hall-of-fame-nile-rodgers-8yceen/|title="Front and Center: Songwriters Hall of Fame: Nile Rodgers" on PBS.org.|website=pbs.org}}</ref> and the short film ''Composing America: The Musical Talents of Nile Rodgers''. The BBC also broadcast ''Nile Rodgers: How To Make It in the Music Business'', a three-hour, three part special.<ref name="theartsdesk.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.theartsdesk.com/new-music-tv/nile-rodgers-how-make-it-music-business-bbc-four-review-good-times-had-all|title=Nile Rodgers: How to Make It in the Music Business, BBC Four review – good times had by all|website=Theartsdesk.com|date=October 8, 2017}}</ref> In 2018, ''Once in a Lifetime Sessions with Nile Rodgers'' premiered on [[Netflix]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.netflix.com/title/81001381|title=Once in a Lifetime Sessions with Nile Rodgers {{!}} Netflix|website=Netflix.com|access-date=February 3, 2019}}</ref> Rodgers has appeared in documentaries about David Bowie, Diana Ross, Elton John, Michael Jackson, Rick James, George Michael, Duran Duran, Daft Punk, Public Enemy, Madonna, Avicii, Studio 54, the Seventies, the Eighties, the Nineties, recorded music, girl groups, the disco era, disco, house music, funk, and soul music.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0734755/|title=Nile Rodgers|website=IMDb.com|access-date=February 3, 2019}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=October 2023}} He was featured in the 2023 BBC documentary about [[Little Richard]], ''Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock’n’Roll.''<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Richardson |first1=Hollie |last2=Virtue |first2=Graeme |last3=Jones |first3=Ellen E. |last4=Jobe |first4=Nyima |last5=Wardell |first5=Simon |date=2023-04-22 |title=TV tonight: Ringo Starr and Nile Rodgers celebrate Little Richard |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/apr/22/tv-tonight-ringo-starr-and-nile-rogers-celebrate-little-richard |access-date=2024-01-08 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Rodgers most frequently plays Fender Stratocasters, as well as Gibson Les Pauls and archtop guitars such as the Gibson ES-300 and D'Angelico New Yorker. He auctioned more than 100 guitars and bass guitars from his personal collection to benefit We Are Family Foundation in December 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Matt Owen |date=2021-12-07 |title=Nile Rodgers to sell over 100 guitars and basses in mammoth We Are Family Foundation charity auction |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/news/nile-rodgers-christies-auction |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=guitarworld |language=en}}</ref> ===The Hitmaker=== Rodgers plays a 1960 Fender [[Stratocaster]] with a 1959 neck, nicknamed [[The Hitmaker]], which he acquired as a trade-in at a shop in [[Miami Beach, Florida]]. Exceptionally light, it has a maple fingerboard and a worn white finish. Rodgers claims it has a unique sound. After Rodgers purchased the guitar, Edwards taught him how to play it in a [[chop chord]] style, which he called "chucking". In his autobiography, Rodgers wrote:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/entertainment/books/201110/nile-rodgers-le-freak-book-excerpt|title=Nile Rodgers, "Chic Sh*t Happens: The Rise and Call of the Disco Revolution", extract from ''Le Freak, An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco and Destiny'', GQ.com, October 18, 2011|work=GQ|date=October 18, 2011|access-date=September 28, 2014}}</ref> "He fingered the chords with his left hand, and his right hand would continuously play sixteen notes to the bar while accenting the main parts of the rhythm ... One lesson was all I needed. For the next few nights straight, while my roommate pursued all manner of trysts, I was having a love affair in the bathroom with my new ax. In just a few days, I'd emerge as a chucking funk guitarist who knew more jazz chord inversions than most of my R&B counterparts." The Fender Custom Shop introduced a limited edition Nile Rodgers Hitmaker Stratocaster, a recreation of Rodgers' guitar, in January 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fender.com/custom-shop/series/artist/nile-rodgers-tribute-hitmaker-stratocaster-maple-fingerboard-olympic-white/|title="Nile Rodgers Tribute 'Hitmaker' Stratocaster", ''Fender.com''|publisher=Fender.com|access-date=September 28, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013134849/http://www.fender.com/custom-shop/series/artist/nile-rodgers-tribute-hitmaker-stratocaster-maple-fingerboard-olympic-white/|archive-date=October 13, 2014}}</ref> ==Personal life== In the early 1990s, Rodgers woke up in the hospital to learn that his heart had stopped eight times and he was alive due only to the actions of the doctor who was filling out his death certificate. He stopped using drugs and alcohol in 1994 after a friend showed him a tape of a performance during which he was inebriated.<ref name="htmiitmb2">{{cite episode|title=Episode 2|series=Nile Rodgers: How to Make It in the Music Business|airdate=August 25, 2018|network=[[BBC4]]}}</ref> Rodgers was diagnosed with an aggressive form of [[prostate cancer]] in October 2010. He documented his illness on a blog called ''Walking on Planet C''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nilerodgers.com/blogs/planet-c-in-english |title=Walking on Planet C, Nile Rodgers' Cancer Blog |publisher=Nilerodgers.com |access-date=March 26, 2012}}</ref> He was given the all-clear in 2013. In 2017, a growth on his right kidney was diagnosed as two different cancers within one mass. The mass was surgically removed in November 2017. He said he expected a 100% recovery.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-42255264|title=Nile Rodgers has cancer surgery|date=December 6, 2017|access-date=February 3, 2019|language=en-GB}}</ref> At his performance at the Hollywood Bowl, on July 4, 2019, Rodgers announced that he was "100% cancer-free." Rodgers lived in [[Westport, Connecticut]] until July 2021 when he moved to Miami, Florida with his life partner, Nancy Hunt.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nile Rodgers on Instagram: "I just moved to #Miami yesterday. People have been very welcoming. Time to make some #music!" |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CQyh_iQrOzp/ |access-date=2022-07-20 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Westport-s-Nile-Rodgers-remembers-friendship-6752808.php|title=Westport's Nile Rodgers remembers friendship, work with David Bowie|agency=Associated Press|date=January 12, 2016|website=Connecticut Post|access-date=February 3, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jun/22/nile-rodgers-my-family-were-high-functioning-addicts-i-inherited-that-gene|title=Nile Rodgers: 'My family were high-functioning addicts. I inherited that gene'|first=Simon|last=Hattenstone|date=June 22, 2018|access-date=August 5, 2020|website=Theguardian.com}}</ref> ==Works== ===Selected discography=== {{colbegin |colwidth=20em }} '''Chic''' * ''[[Chic (album)|Chic]]'' (1977) * ''[[C'est Chic]]'' (1978) * ''[[Risqué (album)|Risqué]]'' (1979) * ''[[Real People (album)|Real People]]'' (1980) * ''[[Take It Off (album)|Take It Off]]'' (1981) * ''[[Soup for One (soundtrack)|Soup for One]]'' (soundtrack, Chic/various artists) (1982) * ''[[Tongue in Chic]]'' (1982) * ''[[Believer (Chic album)|Believer]]'' (1983) * ''[[Chic-ism]]'' (1992) * ''[[It's About Time (Chic album)|It's About Time]]'' (2018<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8097710/nile-rodgers-bowie-prince-chic-interview |title=Nile Rodgers on Chic's Long-Awaited New Album: 'It's Absolutely Coming This Year' |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=February 2018 |access-date=October 20, 2018 }}</ref>) '''Solo''' * ''[[Adventures in the Land of the Good Groove]]'' (1983) * ''[[B-Movie Matinee]]'' (1985) * ''[[Chic Freak and More Treats]]'' (1996) '''Outloud''' * ''Outloud'' (1987) '''Soundtracks''' * ''[[Soup for One (film)|Soup for One]]'' (1982) * ''[[Alphabet City (film)|Alphabet City]]'' (1984) * ''[[Coming to America]]'' (1988) * ''[[Earth Girls Are Easy]]'' (1988) * ''White Hot'' (1989) * ''[[Beverly Hills Cop III]]'' (1994) * ''[[Blue Chips]]'' (1994) * ''[[Curdled (film)|Curdled]]'' (1996) * ''Public Enemy'' (1999) * ''[[Rise of Nations]]'' (2003) Game * ''[[Halo 2 Original Soundtrack|Halo 2 Soundtrack]]'' (2004) Game * ''[[Conker: Live & Reloaded]]'' (2005) Game<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/07/28/conker-live-and-reloaded-soundtrack|title=Conker Live And Reloaded Soundtrack|author=[[IGN Music|IGN]]|date=June 16, 2012|website=IGN|accessdate=June 11, 2023}}</ref> * ''[[Perfect Dark Zero]]'' (2005) Game * ''[[Halo 3 Original Soundtrack|Halo 3 Soundtrack]]'' (2007) Game '''Live albums''' * ''[[Live at the Budokan (Chic album)|Live at the Budokan]]'' (1999) * ''[[Up All Night (The Chic Organization album)|Up All Night]]'' (Chic, various artists) (2013) {{colend}} ==== Selected production discography ==== {{colbegin |colwidth=20em }} * ''[[Norma Jean (album)|Norma Jean]]'', [[Norma Jean Wright]] (1978) * ''[[We Are Family (album)|We Are Family]]'', [[Sister Sledge]] (1979) * ''[[King of the World (album)|King of the World]]'', [[Sheila B. Devotion]] (1980) * ''[[Love Somebody Today]]'', Sister Sledge (1980) * ''[[diana (album)|diana]]'', [[Diana Ross]] (1980) * ''[[I Love My Lady]]'', [[Johnny Mathis]] (1981, released in 2017) * ''[[KooKoo]]'', [[Debbie Harry]] (1981) * ''[[Let's Dance (David Bowie album)|Let's Dance]]'', [[David Bowie]] (1983) * ''[[Talkback (album)|Talkback]]'', [[Spoons (band)|Spoons]] (1983) * "Trash It Up", [[Southside Johnny]] (1983) * "[[Original Sin (INXS song)|Original Sin]]", [[INXS]] (1984) * ''[[Like a Virgin (album)|Like a Virgin]]'', [[Madonna]] (1984) * "[[The Reflex]]", "[[The Wild Boys (song)|The Wild Boys]]", [[Duran Duran]] (1984) * "Out Out'", [[Peter Gabriel]] (1984) * ''[[Flash (Jeff Beck album)|Flash]]'', [[Jeff Beck]] (1985) * ''[[She's the Boss]]'', [[Mick Jagger]] (1985) * ''[[Here's to Future Days]]'', [[Thompson Twins]], (1985) * ''[[Do You (album)|Do You]]'', [[Sheena Easton]] (1985) * ''When The Boys Meet The Girls'', Sister Sledge (1985) * ''[[Home of the Brave (soundtrack)|Home of the Brave]]'', [[Laurie Anderson]] (1986) * ''[[Notorious (Duran Duran album)|Notorious]]'', [[Duran Duran]] (1986) * ''[[Inside Story (Grace Jones album)|Inside Story]]'', [[Grace Jones]] (1986) * ''[[Cosmic Thing]]'', [[The B-52's]] (1989) * ''[[Workin' Overtime]]'', [[Diana Ross]] (1989) * ''[[Family Style (Vaughan Brothers album)|Family Style]]'', Vaughan Brothers (1990) * "Real Cool World", [[David Bowie]] (1992) * ''[[Good Stuff]]'', The B-52's (1992) * ''[[Black Tie White Noise]]'', [[David Bowie]] (1993) * ''[[Your Filthy Little Mouth]]'', [[David Lee Roth]] (1994) * "We Are Family", Nile Rodgers All Stars (We Are Family Foundation) (2001) * ''[[Only a Woman Like You]]'', [[Michael Bolton]] (2002) * ''[[Astronaut (Duran Duran album)|Astronaut]]'', [[Duran Duran]] (2004) * "[[Hotel Room Service]]" (Songwriter for [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]]) (2009) * "Shady", [[Adam Lambert]] ft. [[Sam Sparro]] and Nile Rodgers (2012) * "[[Get Lucky (Daft Punk song)|Get Lucky]]" ft. [[Pharrell Williams]] and Nile Rodgers, ''[[Random Access Memories]]'', [[Daft Punk]] (2013) * "[[Give Life Back to Music]]", ''Random Access Memories'', Daft Punk (2013) * "[[Lose Yourself to Dance]]" ft. Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers, ''Random Access Memories'', Daft Punk (2013) * "Lay Me Down", [[Avicii]] featuring [[Adam Lambert]] and Nile Rodgers ''[[True (Avicii album)|True]]'', (2013) * "[[The Other Boys]]", [[NERVO]] ft. [[Kylie Minogue]], [[Jake Shears]] and Nile Rodgers, [[Collateral (album)|Collateral]] (2015) * "Pressure Off", [[Duran Duran]] ft. [[Janelle Monáe]] and Nile Rodgers, [[Paper Gods]] (2015) * "Sun Don't Let Me Down", [[Keith Urban]] ft. Nile Rodgers & [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]] (2016) * "[[Telepathy (song)|Telepathy]]", [[Christina Aguilera]] ft. Nile Rodgers (2016) * "Fantasy", [[George Michael]] ft. Nile Rodgers (2017) * "Le Canzoni alla Radio", [[Max Pezzali]] ft. Nile Rodgers (2017) * "Till the World Falls", Nile Rodgers, [[Chic (band)|Chic]], [[Mura Masa]] ft. Cosha & [[Vic Mensa]] (2018) * "Sober", Nile Rodgers, [[Chic (band)|Chic]], ft. [[Craig David]] & [[Stefflon Don]] (2018) * "Do You Wanna Party", Nile Rodgers, [[Chic (band)|Chic]], ft. [[LunchMoney Lewis]] (2018) * "Emotional", Michelle Treacy (2019) * "Summer Lover", Oliver Heldens ft. Devin & Nile Rodgers (2019) * "Roses", [[Adam Lambert]] ft. Nile Rodgers (2020) * "Cielo", [[Manuel Medrano]] ft. Nile Rodgers (2020) * "One More", ''[[Times (SG Lewis album)|Times]]'', [[SG Lewis]] (2020) * "[[Agua (Daddy Yankee song)|Agua]]", [[Daddy Yankee]] ft. [[Rauw Alejandro]] & Nile Rodgers (2022) * "When Someone Loves You", [[Emeli Sandé]] & Nile Rodgers (2022) * "[[Unforgiven (Le Sserafim song)|Unforgiven]]", [[Le Sserafim]] ft. Nile Rodgers (2023) * "Freak 54 (Freak Out)", [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]] with Nile Rodgers (2023) * "lock / unlock", [[j-hope]] of [[BTS]] with Benny Blanco & Nile Rodgers (2024) * "Levii's Jeans" with [[Beyonce]] and [[Post Malone]] (2024) * "Exodus - Blue Nile Mix" Akiko Moriyako ft. Nile Rodgers (2024){{colend}} ===Autobiography=== * {{cite book|author=Nile Rodgers|title=Le Freak: An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco, and Destiny|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zUZ_r50kdmAC|year=2011|publisher=Spiegel & Grau|isbn=978-0-385-52965-5}} == Collaborations == {{colbegin}} * ''[[Diana (album)|Diana]]'' — [[Diana Ross]] (1980) * ''[[King of the World (album)|King of the World]]'' — [[Sheila and B. Devotion]] (1980) * ''[[KooKoo]]'' — [[Debbie Harry]] (1981) * ''[[Let's Dance (David Bowie album)|Let's Dance]]'' — [[David Bowie]] (1983) * ''[[Hearts and Bones]]'' — [[Paul Simon]] (1983) * ''[[Like a Virgin (album)|Like a Virgin]]'' — [[Madonna]] (1984) * ''[[Do You (album)|Do You]]'' — [[Sheena Easton]] (1985) * ''[[Boys and Girls (album)|Boys and Girls]]'' — [[Bryan Ferry]] (1985) * ''[[She's the Boss]]'' — [[Mick Jagger]] (1985) * ''[[L Is for Lover]]'' — [[Al Jarreau]] (1986) * ''[[True Colors (Cyndi Lauper album)|True Colors]]'' — [[Cyndi Lauper]] (1986) * ''[[So (album)|So]]'' — [[Peter Gabriel]] (1986) * ''[[Inside Story (Grace Jones album)|Inside Story]]'' — [[Grace Jones]] (1986) * ''[[Inside Out (Philip Bailey album)|Inside Out]]'' — [[Philip Bailey]] (1986) * ''[[Workin' Overtime]]'' — [[Diana Ross]] (1989) * ''[[Move to This]]'' — [[Cathy Dennis]] (1990) * ''[[Mariah Carey (album)|Mariah Carey]]'' — [[Mariah Carey]] (1990) * ''[[Other Voices (Paul Young album)|Other Voices]]'' — [[Paul Young]] (1990) * ''[[Family Style (Vaughan Brothers album)|Family Style]]'' — [[Stevie Ray Vaughan|Vaughan Brothers]] (1990) * ''[[Fireball Zone]]'' — [[Ric Ocasek]] (1991) * ''[[Hat Full of Stars]]'' — [[Cyndi Lauper]] (1993) * ''[[Black Tie White Noise]]'' — [[David Bowie]] (1993) * ''[[Mamouna]]'' — [[Bryan Ferry]] (1994) * ''[[HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I]]'' — [[Michael Jackson]] (1995) * ''[[Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix]]'' — [[Michael Jackson]] (1997) * ''[[Mind Body & Soul]]'' — [[Joss Stone]] (2004) * ''[[Olympia (Bryan Ferry album)|Olympia]]'' — [[Bryan Ferry]] (2010) * ''Les chansons de l'innocence retrouvée'' — [[Etienne Daho]] (2013) * "[[Lay Me Down (Avicii song)|Lay Me Down]]" — [[Avicii]] and [[Adam Lambert]] (2014) * ''[[Avonmore (album)|Avonmore]]'' — [[Bryan Ferry]] (2014) * ''[[Velvet (Adam Lambert album)|Velvet]]'' — [[Adam Lambert]] (2020) ("Roses") * "[[The Speed of Now Part 1|Out The Cage]]" — [[Keith Urban]] and [[Breland (musician)|Breland]] (2020) * "Nothing Left but Family" — [[Rebecca Ferguson (singer)|Rebecca Ferguson]] (2020) * "No Words Needed" — Rebecca Ferguson (2021) * "[[Europiana|Who's Hurting Who]]" — [[Jack Savoretti]] (2021) *"[[Cuff It]]" — Beyonce (2022) * ''[[Legendaddy (album)|Legendaddy]]'' — [[Daddy Yankee]] (2022) * "Passion'' — [[Roosevelt (musician)|Roosevelt]] (2022) * ''Pre-Code Hollywood'' — [[Jonathan Bree]] (2023) * ''[[Unforgiven (Le Sserafim album)|Unforgiven]]'' — [[Le Sserafim|LE SSERAFIM]] (2023) * ''Hope on the Street Vol. 1'' — [[J-Hope]] (2024) * "For Life" — [[Kygo]] and [[Zak Abel]] (2024) * ''Radiosoul'' —[[Alfie Templeman]] (2024) * "[[Honey Boy (Purple Disco Machine and Benjamin Ingrosso song)|Honey Boy]]" — [[Purple Disco Machine]], [[Benjamin Ingrosso]] and [[Shenseea]] (2024) * ''This is the Moment (ft. Nile Rodgers)'' — [[Son Mieux]] (2024) {{colend}} ==Recognition== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year !Organization !Award !Notes |- |rowspan="2"|2005 |Dance Music Hall of Fame |Inductee | |- |National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences<br /> NY Chapter |Governor's Lifetime Achievement Award | |- | rowspan="2" |2011 |We Are Family Foundation |Humanitarian Award<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wearefamilyfoundation.org/nile-rodgers/|title=Nile Rodgers|website=We Are Family Foundation|language=en-US|access-date=February 4, 2019}}</ref> | |- |New Dramatists |Frederick Loewe Award |For the musical, ''Double Time'', as composer <ref>"Music Legend Tries Theater"; Athens News Courier Newspaper Archives May 15, 2011 Page 26</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=DoubleTime: The Musical {{!}} New Play Exchange |url=https://newplayexchange.org/script/2792524/doubletime-the-musical |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=newplayexchange.org}}</ref> |- |2012 |Drexel University |Honorary Doctorate of Human Letters<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://drexel.edu/westphal/news-events/news/2012/October/2012_10_11_Nile/|title=Hit Machine Nile Rodgers Visits Drexel|website=Westphal College of Media Arts & Design|date=October 11, 2012|language=en|access-date=February 4, 2019}}</ref> | |- |rowspan="7"|2014 |National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |Grammy Award |With Daft Punk: Album of the Year <br />''Random Access Memories'' |- |National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |Grammy Award |With Daft Punk: Record of the Year <br />"Get Lucky" |- |National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |Grammy Award |With Daft Punk<br />Best Pop Duo/Group Performance <br />"Get Lucky" |- |Canadian Music Week Festival |The Nile Rodgers Global Creators Award |Presented by [[Paul Williams (songwriter)|Paul Williams]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.audioblood.com/2014/05/music-legend-nile-rodgers-receives-inaugural-global-creators-award|title=Music Legend Nile Rodgers Receives Inaugural "Global Creator's Award"|website=Audioblood.com|access-date=July 26, 2016}}</ref> |- |Ivor Novello Awards |Special International Award |Presented by [[Johnny Marr]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.johnnymarrplaysguitar.com/2014/05/johnny-presents-ivor-novello-award-to-nile-rodgers/ |title=Johnny Presents Ivor Novello Award to Nile Rodgers 2014 |website=Johnnymarrplaysguitar.com |date=May 23, 2014 |access-date=July 26, 2016}}</ref> |- |International Music Summit |IMS Legends Award |Presented by [[Simon Le Bon]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.express.co.uk/news/showbiz/477506/Simon-Le-Bon-surprises-Nile-Rodgers-with-award-dedication |title=Simon Le Bon surprises Nile Rodgers with award dedication |work=Daily Express |access-date=July 26, 2016}}</ref> |- |National Academy of Records Arts and Sciences |Grammy Hall of Fame Inductee<ref name="grammy-hall-of-fame"/> |Chic's "[[Le Freak]]" |- |rowspan="5"|2015 |Golden Camera |Lifetime Achievement<ref>{{cite web|title=Nile Rodgers awarded Golden Camera|url=http://www.hamburg-news.hamburg/en/cluster/conventions-events/prize-giving-gala-golden-kamera-hamburg/|access-date=November 8, 2016}}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | |- |Grammy Hall of Fame |Inductee |Chic's "[[Le Freak]]" |- |BMI |BMI R&B/Hip Hop Icon Award<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6678662/nile-rodgers-icon-bmi-2015-r-and-b-hip-hop-awards |title=Nile Rodgers Crowned BMI Icon at 2015 R&B/Hip-Hop Awards |magazine=Billboard |date=August 29, 2015 |access-date=July 26, 2016}}</ref> | |- |National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |Honoree of the Producers and Engineers Wing<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Bruce Pilato |url=https://variety.com/2015/music/news/recording-academy-honoree-nile-rodgers-still-old-school-after-all-these-years-1201419936/ |title=Recording Academy Honoree Nile Rodgers Still Old School After All These Years |magazine=Variety |date=January 30, 2015 |access-date=July 26, 2016}}</ref> | |- |''Horzu'' |[[Goldene Kamera]] award for musical lifetime achievement<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goldenekamera.de/bildergalerie-50-verleihung-2015/preistraeger-rodgers/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150301194437/http://www.goldenekamera.de/bildergalerie-50-verleihung-2015/preistraeger-rodgers/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 1, 2015 |title=Nile Rodgers |language=de |work=[[Goldene Kamera]] |access-date=March 1, 2015 }}</ref> | |- | rowspan="4" |2016 |Songwriters Hall of Fame |Inductee<ref>{{cite magazine|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 (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=October 20, 2018}}</ref> |With Bernard Edwards |- |''British GQ'' |ICON of the Year<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/gq-men-of-the-year-2016-winners|title=All the winners at GQ Men of the Year 2016|work=GQ|date=September 6, 2016}}</ref> | |- |BBC |BBC Music Day Ambassador<ref name="BBC Media Centre 13 May 2016">{{cite web |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2016/nile-rodgers-eden |title= Musical legend Nile Rodgers confirmed as BBC Music Day Ambassador & Izzy Bizu added to line-up live at Eden|author= <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= May 13, 2016|website= [[BBC Online]] | access-date= June 2, 2016}}</ref><ref name="BBC Front Row 2 June 2016">{{cite episode| title= Nile Rodgers, Jesse Eisenberg, Kunal Nayyar, Surrealists| series= [[Front Row (radio programme)|Front Row]]| credits= Presenter: [[John Wilson (broadcaster)|John Wilson]] Producer: Timothy Prosser | station= [[BBC Radio 4]]| url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07cmjxs| airdate= June 2, 2016| minutes= 02:00 }}</ref> | |- |''Ebony'' |Ebony Icon Award <ref>{{Cite web |last=Kellley |first=Soraiya |date=2016-12-02 |title=At Ebony Power 100 gala, performers praise expanded visibility this year and look for more |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-en-mn-ebony-power-100-gala-20161202-story.html |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> | |- |rowspan="3"|2017 |[[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] |11th nomination for Induction<ref name="rollingstone1">{{cite magazine|last=Greene|first=Andy|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/pearl-jam-joan-baez-lead-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-2017-class-w456839|title=Pearl Jam, Joan Baez Lead Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2017 Class|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=December 20, 2016|access-date=April 29, 2017}}</ref> |Chic |- |[[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] |Inductee |Musical Excellence<ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=Class of 2017 Inductions|url=https://www.rockhall.com/class-2017-inductions|website=Rock & Roll Hall of Fame|access-date=December 20, 2016}}</ref> |- |National Recording Registry |"We Are Family" recognized for "cultural, artistic and historical<br /> importance to American society and the nation's audio heritage."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-17-029/national-recording-registry-picks-are-over-the-rainbow/2017-03-29/|title=National Recording Registry Picks Are "Over the Rainbow"|website=Library of Congress|access-date=February 3, 2019}}</ref> | |- | rowspan="8" |2018 |Songwriters Hall of Fame |Appointed Chairman |Unanimously elected |- |Berklee College of Music |Honorary Doctor of Music Degree<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.berklee.edu/news/rosanne-cash-nile-rodgers-and-esperanza-spalding-receive-honorary-doctorates-berklee|title=Rosanne Cash, Nile Rodgers, and Esperanza Spalding to Receive Honorary Doctorates at Berklee Commencement - Berklee College of Music|website=Berklee.edu|access-date=October 20, 2018}}</ref> | |- |Abbey Road Studios |Appointed Chief Creative Adviser<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abbeyroad.com/nile-rodgers|title=Nile Rodgers|website=Abbey Road|access-date=October 20, 2018}}</ref> | |- |Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts |Companion Award |Presented by Sir Paul McCartney<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lipa.ac.uk/pages/news.aspx?artid=219|title=LIPA News|website=Lipa.ac.uk|access-date=February 3, 2019}}</ref> |- |Global Gift Foundation |Humanitarian Award<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://globalgiftfoundation.org/maria-bravo-celebrated-the-ninth-edition-of-the-global-gift-gala-london-with-eva-longoria-victoria-beckham-alesha-dixon-mel-c-holly-branson-lorena-bernal-and-hrh-princess-beatrice-of-york-among/|title=María Bravo celebrated the ninth edition of The Global Gift Gala London|date=November 7, 2018|website=Global Gift Foundation|language=en-US|access-date=February 3, 2019}}</ref> | |- |National Recording Registry |"Le Freak" recognized for "cultural, artistic and historical importance to American society and the nation's audio heritage."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-national-recording-registry-run-dmc-bill-haley-20180321-story.html|title='My Girl,' Run-DMC's 'Raising Hell' among 25 selections joining National Recording Registry|last=Lewis|first=Randy|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=March 21, 2018|access-date=February 3, 2019}}</ref> | |- |Music Business Association Nashville |Chairman's Award for Sustained Creative Achievements<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8231883/nile-rodgers-chairmans-award-2018-music-biz|title=Nile Rodgers to Be Honored With Chairman's Award at 2018 Music Biz Conference|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 14, 2018}}</ref> | |- |Les Paul Foundation |Les Paul Spirit Award<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=2024-05-28 |title=Peter Frampton to Become 2024 Recipient of Les Paul Spirit Award |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/peter-frampton-les-paul-spirit-award-inaugural-recipient-1235693608/ |access-date=2024-05-30 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> | |- |2019 |Artist and Manager Awards (UK) |Artists' Artist Award<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nile Rodgers to be crowned Artists' Artist at the 2019 Artist & Manager Awards |url=https://amawards.org/blog/nile-rodgers-to-be-crowned-artists-artist-at-the-2019-artist-manager-awards |access-date=2023-10-18 |website=Artist & Manager Awards |language=en-GB}}</ref> | |- |rowspan=2|2020 |[[Royal Northern College of Music]] |Honorary professorship<ref>{{Cite web|last=Peacock|first=Tim|date=October 5, 2020|title=Nile Rodgers Honored By Royal Northern College Of Music|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/nile-rodgers-royal-northern-college/|access-date=October 6, 2020|website=uDiscover Music|language=en-US}}</ref> | |- |[[Sky Arts]] |Portrait of the Year |Portrait by Christabel Blackburn displayed at [[Royal Albert Hall]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Horton|first=Tom|date=2020-03-24|title=Portrait Artist Of The Year winner revealed |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/portrait-artist-winner-revealed-210000649.html |access-date=2023-10-19 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- |2021 |Songwriters Hall of Fame |Unanimously re-elected Chairman for 2nd three-year term<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aswad|first=Jem|date=June 18, 2021|title=Nile Rodgers Re-Elected as Chairman of Songwriters Hall of Fame|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/nile-rodgers-chairman-songwriters-hall-fame-1234999976/|access-date=June 28, 2021|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref> | |- |rowspan="4" |2023 |National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |Lifetime Achievement/Special Merit Award<ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=Grein |first1=Paul |date=2023-01-05 |title=Nirvana, The Supremes, Nile Rodgers & More to Receive 2023 Lifetime Achievement Awards from Recording Academy |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/nirvana-supremes-nile-rodgers-2023-lifetime-achievement-awards-recording-academy/ |access-date=2023-01-06 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> | |- |National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |Grammy Award |With Beyoncé: <br>Best R&B Song <br> "[[Cuff It]]" |- |National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |Grammy Award |With Beyoncé: <br> Best Dance/Electronic Album <br> ''[[Renaissance (Beyoncé album)|Renaissance]]'' |- |The Radio Academy |ARIAS Award Best Music Special |''Deep Hidden Meaning With Nile Rodgers''<ref>{{Cite web |title=ARIAS 2023 Nominees |url=https://www.radioacademy.org/arias/2023-nominees/ |access-date=2023-05-31 |website=Radio Academy}}</ref> |- | rowspan="4" |2024 |World Economic Forum |Crystal Award<ref name="Crystal"/> |<ref>{{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=2024-11-11 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |[[Muhammad Ali Center]] |Muhammad Ali Global Citizenship Award |For his work with [[We Are Family Foundation]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Community leaders, A-listers gather for 2024 Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards |url=https://spectrumnews1.com/ky/louisville/news/2024/11/10/muhammad-ali-humanitarian-awards |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=spectrumnews1.com |language=en}}</ref> |- |Polar Music |Polar Music Prize |<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> |- |''Rolling Stone'' UK |Global Icon Award |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reilly |first=Nick |date=2024-11-28 |title=Nile Rodgers accepts The Global Icon Award at the Rolling Stone UK Awards 2024 |url=https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/news/nile-rodgers-global-icon-award-speech-rolling-stone-uk-awards-2024-45224/ |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=Rolling Stone UK |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- |2025 |[[Grammis|Grammis - Sweden]] |Song of the Year for [[Honey Boy (Purple Disco Machine and Benjamin Ingrosso song)|"Honey Boy"]] |for [[Honey Boy (Purple Disco Machine and Benjamin Ingrosso song)|"Honey Boy"]] ([[Purple Disco Machine]] and [[Benjamin Ingrosso]] with [[Shenseea]] and Rodgers) |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{Official website|http://www.nilerodgers.com/}} *[https://www.npr.org/2023/10/26/1208273658/nile-rodgers-chic-tiny-desk-concert ''Tiny Desk Concert'' performance, October 2023] * [http://www.wearefamilyfoundation.org/ We Are Family Foundation] * {{IMDb name|id=nm0734755|name=Nile Rodgers}} {{Chic}} {{Navboxes |title = Awards for Nile Rodgers |list = {{Grammy Award for Record of the Year}} {{Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group 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