Duran Duran loves Los Angeles. In celebration of their 40th anniversary, the band captured their recent rooftop performance in the city at the Aster and gathered up decades-old archival footage to pair with exclusive interviews for what would become A Hollywood High, their 75-minute documentary concert film set for release …
Read More »'We Say Goodbye': Duran Duran Honors Queen Elizabeth II at Hollywood Bowl
Duran Duran honored Queen Elizabeth II with a dramatic rendition of their 1982 ballad “Save A Prayer,” played to a sea of cell phone lights at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Friday night. “So, you know that it’s a real sad time for a lot of us Brits, …
Read More »Billie Eilish, Coldplay Sign Global Citizen Open Letter to End Extreme Poverty
Global Citizen has launched its 2022 campaign by releasing an open letter to end extreme poverty signed by numerous artists and entertainers, including Billie Eilish, Coldplay, Charlie Puth, and 5 Seconds of Summer. The letter demands action from global leaders, businesses, and citizens everywhere to break systematic barriers that keep …
Read More »Simon Le Bon on Duran Duran's Rock Hall Induction: 'We Are Over the Moon'
Duran Duran won the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame fan vote by an extremely healthy margin, but Simon Le Bon was skeptical they’d actually make it in until the day he learned it was official. “I was in shock and disbelief,” he tells Rolling Stone via Zoom from Italy. …
Read More »Bernard Fowler on His Years With the Rolling Stones, Herbie Hancock, and Michael Hutchence
Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to the general public. Here, these artists tell their …
Read More »Duran Duran Recruits Nile Rodgers, Chic for Select North American Headline Tour Dates
Duran Duran are heading out on the road for a 14-date North American headline tour in support of their 2021 album Future Past. For eight dates of the trek, including a stop at Madison Square Garden, the band will be joined by guests Nile Rodgers and Chic. Duran Duran will …
Read More »Duran Duran Are Not Your 'Laughing Boy' in Song From 'Future Past' Deluxe Edition
Duran Duran have dropped “Laughing Boy,” one of the three tracks featured on the deluxe version of their 15th studio album, Future Past. The LP arrives digitally on Friday and is available for preorder. The song addresses abandoning scenes and wants that are futile. “Oh I have been your laughing …
Read More »Watch New Rock Hall Nominees Duran Duran Play 'Ordinary World' in 1993
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced the nominees for the class of 2022 earlier this week, and the list includes Eminem, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, Carly Simon, Judas Priest, A Tribe Called Quest, the New York Dolls, Rage Against the Machine, and Duran Duran. It’s impossible to predict …
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