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Duran Duran and Nile Rodgers have collaborated on their new single “Free To Love”. Jimmy Kimmel Live listed. The musicians turned the late night stage into a real party – with background singers, disco-inspired visuals and rainbows and unicorn motifs.
Released earlier this month, “Free To Love” is Duran Duran’s first new music of 2026. The upbeat track joins a long history of collaborations with Rodgers, which began with a remix of the 1984 song “The Reflex” – the band’s first number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
“Every time we plug in and play with Nile, the electricity he generates could light up an entire city. We share a common belief that music is a positive force and brings positive energy into the world,” explained keyboardist Nick Rhodes in a statement. He described the single as a “call to all the people out there who want peace, hope and understanding to prevail” – and an “anthem for freedom”.
Rodgers on making music together
Rodgers added: “My love for Duran Duran and what our music together has always been about is the love we share for the deepest meanings of our songs. No matter the chaos outside, in the studio we are free to love our peace.”
Duran Duran will headline the Beachlife Festival in California, followed by a multi-day Las Vegas residency at Fontainebleau. The band then sets off on a month-long European tour.
Rodgers was recently named to The New York Times’ list of the 30 greatest living American songwriters. “I can start with a great idea – and by the time I’m done, I’ve rewrote it three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10 times,” he explained. “That’s how I see myself: as an arranger. And because they’re my arrangements, they become the foundation of the song.”