Nile Rodgers Appointed Chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame: Exclusive
The Songwriters Hall of Fame is headed for some "Good Times" in its executive branch.
CHIC co-founder and hitmaker Nile Rodgers -- a SHOF inductee in 2016 -- has been unanimously elected by the Board of Directors to serve as the organization's chairman for the next three years, succeeding Philly soul architects Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff.
In a statement, Rodgers -- currently preparing for the Sept. 14 release of It's About Time, CHIC's first new album in 26 years -- said that, "I am truly honored and beyond humbled to be elected by such an esteemed group as this illustrious board. I will try and serve with all my heart. I hope I can make you half as proud of me as I am to even sit in the room with you who've done so much for the furtherance of composition. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve the songwriting community."
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Rolling Stone "Till The World Falls"
@RollingStone - #June22 :: Nile Rodgers & CHIC team with Vic Mensa on their new single ''Till The World Falls', the latest preview off "It's About Time", the legendary funk band's first album in 26 years :: Read the full article HERE
PRESS RELEASE: "Till The World Falls"
NILE RODGERS & CHIC RELEASE NEW SINGLE 'TILL THE WORLD FALLS' FEATURING MURA
MASA, COSHA AND VIC MENSA – OUT NOW!
"Working with Nile at Abbey Road was so enjoyable. It's breathtaking to see a man who has been working and striving towards greatness for so long approaching the writing and recording process with the same joy and passion that he always has. Truly an amazing learning experience and a wild fever dream come true," Mura Masa said.
Nile Rodgers, Rosanne Cash, Esperanza Spalding Honored at Berklee College of Music Commencement
More than 1,000 graduates from 72 countries and 38 U.S. states received degrees today at Berklee’s 2018 commencement ceremony. Berklee President Roger H. Brown presented honorary doctor of music degrees to music legends Rosanne Cash, Nile Rodgers, and Esperanza Spalding. Spalding, a 2005 graduate of the college, delivered the commencement address to the graduating class and an estimated audience of nearly 7,000 guests at the Agganis Arena.
Nile Rogers: the grandaddy of funk is thriving in his new role at Abbey Road
Jane Hall Wallace meets Nile Rodgers, the grandaddy of funk and multiple award-winning producer, guitarist, arranger and composer who recently landed the role of chief creative advisor to Abbey Road studios
Nile Rodgers' influence stretches all over Coachella, beaming the sound of a better future
In the lobby of the upscale-gunslinger Driskill hotel last month, guitarist and producer Nile Rodgers was recounting everything from his great friendship with David Bowie to lost New York bohemia, suburban racism and dropping acid with Timothy Leary when a middle-aged British woman walked up to his table.
Nile Rodgers On Stormzy, Beating Cancer and Grenfell
Speaking to Another Man, the music icon lifts the lid on Chic’s long-awaited new album and his upcoming collaborations.
Nile Rodgers should be exhausted. Yesterday, fresh off the plane from from London where he’d packed in a BRIT Awards appearance and countless hours in the booth, the music icon immediately threw himself into all-night session with a group of friends. As he picks up the phone to Another Man, the sexagenarian Chic legend has got barely three hours’ sleep inside him, and yet it sounds like he’s bouncing off the walls.