Nile Rodgers

Pharrell Williams’s 30 greatest songs – ranked!

It’s 20 years since his band NERD released their debut album – but the rapper-producer-singer-songwriter has been responsible for an avalanche of hits. As he and co-pilot Chad Hugo get inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, we count down Williams’s 30 greatest bangers

Alexis Petridis

10, Mar, 2022 @2:00 PM

The Royal Albert Hall at 150: 'It's the Holy Grail for musicians'

It’s hosted opera greats, suffragette rallies, Hitchcock films, sports events, sci-fi conventions – and, of course, the Proms and countless rock gigs. Artists from Led Zeppelin to Abba recall their moments on the hallowed stage

Interviews by Michael Segalov

29, Mar, 2021 @5:00 AM

Freak out! It's Nile Rodgers in your living room, singing and answering questions

The superstar hitmaker spent five hours answering 350 questions – to become the world’s first voice-interactive digital portrait. He reveals why the tell-all experience was thrilling – and sometimes upsetting

Etan Smallman

24, Mar, 2021 @7:35 AM

'Magic happens, often': Christine and the Queens, Haim, Nile Rodgers and more on the joy of live music

Musicians on the thrill of playing live – and what we can expect when gigs return

The Observer

07, Mar, 2021 @6:44 AM

SG Lewis: Times review – soaring, subtle disco for kitchen dancefloors

Given the British producer’s skill for emotionally attuned nightclub elation, his debut shouldn’t suffer from the shutdown of its natural habitat

Alexis Petridis

18, Feb, 2021 @12:00 PM

Nile Rodgers asks record labels to be clearer about streaming incomes

Chic guitarist tells committee Sony and Universal not doing enough for artists

Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent

08, Dec, 2020 @3:14 PM

Kylie, Cher, Robbie Williams and more team up for Children in Need single

Cover of Oasis’s Stop Crying Your Heart Out also features Nile Rodgers, Lenny Kravitz and Jess Glynne among 25 star performers

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

13, Nov, 2020 @8:56 AM

Rock & Roll President: how musicians helped Jimmy Carter to the White House

In a new documentary, stars from Bob Dylan to Nile Rodgers discuss how music played a vital role in the unknown politician’s rise to power

Jim Farber

10, Sep, 2020 @3:17 PM

'Music is as good as gold or oil': meet the man spending billions on old hits

Former Elton John and Beyoncé manager Merck Mercuriadis on championing artists and his business buying over 13,000 songs

Mark Sweney

08, Aug, 2020 @6:00 AM

Rita Ora and Labrinth join music’s protest after Wiley’s antisemitic rant

Artists, producers and executives sign a statement condemning prejudice and hate speech in the industry

Vanessa Thorpe

02, Aug, 2020 @6:41 AM

'Get ready to get down': Nile Rodgers rises to Lloyd Webber Twitter challenge

‘Composers in quarantine’ play-off sees Chic star play a song from Jesus Christ Superstar as Lloyd Webber performs the Rodgers/Daft Punk hit Get Lucky

Chris Wiegand

03, Apr, 2020 @12:16 PM