Nile Rodgers
American musician
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| 2025 | Nile Rodgers and collaborators Purple Disco Machine, Benjamin Ingrosso, and Shenseea win Song of the Year at the Swedish Grammy Awards for 'Honey Boy' |
| 2024 | Rodgers collaborated with Beyoncé again on her 2024 album, Cowboy Carter. |
| 2024 | Nile Rodgers collaborated with J-Hope on the album 'Hope on the Street Vol. 1'. |
| 2024 | Nile Rodgers will be honored with the Global Icon Award from Rolling Stone UK. |
| 2024 | Nile Rodgers worked on the song 'Honey Boy' with Purple Disco Machine, Benjamin Ingrosso, and Shenseea. |
| 2024 | Nile Rodgers worked with Kygo and Zak Abel on the song 'For Life'. |
| 2024 | Nile Rodgers collaborated with Alfie Templeman on the album 'Radiosoul'. |
| 2024 | Nile Rodgers will receive the Muhammad Ali Global Citizenship Award for his work with the We Are Family Foundation. |
| 2024 | Nile Rodgers featured on the song 'This is the Moment' with Son Mieux. |
| 2024 | Receives multiple prestigious awards including the World Economic Forum Crystal Award, Muhammad Ali Global Citizenship Award, Polar Music Prize, and Rolling Stone UK Global Icon Award |
| March 2024 | Rodgers was named Polar Music Prize Laureate for his musical contributions and activism. |
| January 2024 | The World Economic Forum announced that Rodgers would receive its 2024 Crystal Award for his efforts to promote peace, equality, and inclusion through music. |
| 2023 | Rodgers featured on the song 'Unforgiven' by Le Sserafim. |
| 2023 | It was announced that Rodgers and The-Dream were co-writing music for the Mark Anthony Green horror film 'Opus'. |
| 2023 | Nile Rodgers was featured in the BBC documentary about Little Richard titled Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock’n’Roll. |
| 2023 | Nile Rodgers collaborated with Jonathan Bree on the album 'Pre-Code Hollywood'. |
| 2023 | Nile Rodgers collaborated with Pitbull on the track 'Freak 54 (Freak Out)'. |
| 2023 | Nile Rodgers received the ARIAS Award from The Radio Academy for Best Music Special for 'Deep Hidden Meaning With Nile Rodgers'. |
| 2023 | Rolling Stone placed Nile Rodgers 7th on their list of the 250 greatest guitarists of all time. |
| 2023 | Rodgers won two Grammy Awards for his work with Beyoncé on her album Renaissance. |
| 2023 | Nile Rodgers received the Lifetime Achievement/Special Merit Award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. |
| October 2023 | Nile Rodgers reunited with Chic for a live performance at NPR's Tiny Desk Concert, including classics like 'Le Freak' and 'Let's Dance'. |
| 2022 | Nile Rodgers worked with Roosevelt on the song 'Passion'. |
| 2022 | Rodgers donated $1 million to the We Are Family Foundation to celebrate his 70th birthday and the foundation's 20th anniversary. |
| 2022 | Nile Rodgers collaborated on the track 'Agua' with Daddy Yankee and Rauw Alejandro. |
| 2022 | Nile Rodgers worked with Beyonce on the song 'Cuff It'. |
| 2022 | An asteroid was named nilerodgers (191911) in honor of Rodgers' 70th birthday. |
| 2022 | Nile Rodgers collaborated with Daddy Yankee on the album 'Legendaddy'. |
| September 3 2022 | Rodgers performed at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert at Wembley Stadium, featuring songs like 'Modern Love' and 'Let's Dance'. |
| 2021 | Nile Rodgers collaborated with Jack Savoretti on the song 'Who's Hurting Who'. |
| 2021 | Nile Rodgers worked with Rebecca Ferguson again on the song 'No Words Needed'. |
| 2021 | In the summer, Rodgers launched DiscOasis, a 1970s-themed disco and roller skating pop-up party in Rancho Palos Verdes, developed to offer outdoor experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2021 | Nile Rodgers was unanimously re-elected Chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame for a second three-year term. |
| December 2021 | Nile Rodgers auctioned more than 100 guitars and bass guitars from his personal collection to benefit the We Are Family Foundation. |
| July 2021 | Rodgers moved from Westport, Connecticut to Miami, Florida with his life partner, Nancy Hunt. |
| April 2021 | Rodgers collaborated with Keith Urban and Breland on the music video for 'The Cage', a track from Urban's 2020 album The Speed of Now Part 1. |
| 2020 | Rodgers contributed to the song 'Roses' by Adam Lambert. |
| 2020 | Nile Rodgers collaborated with Adam Lambert on the album 'Velvet'. |
| 2020 | A portrait of Nile Rodgers by Christabel Blackburn was displayed at the Royal Albert Hall as part of Sky Arts' Portrait of the Year. |
| 2020 | Nile Rodgers was awarded an honorary professorship from the Royal Northern College of Music. |
| 2020 | Nile Rodgers collaborated with Rebecca Ferguson on the song 'Nothing Left but Family'. |
| 2020 | Nile Rodgers worked with Keith Urban and Breland on the song 'Out The Cage'. |
| 2020 | Rodgers published his autobiography detailing his early life and influences. |
| November 13 2020 | Nile Rodgers was featured on 'Stop Crying Your Heart Out' as part of the BBC Radio 2's Allstars' Children in Need charity single, which debuted at number 7 on the Official UK Singles Chart. |
| August 2020 | Nile Rodgers began hosting a podcast on Apple Music called 'Deep Hidden Meaning', featuring interviews with notable musicians like David Foster, Carole Bayer Sager, Bryan Adams, Timbaland, and Paul McCartney. The podcast was later nominated for a British Podcast Award in 2024. |
| February 17 2020 | Nile Rodgers participated in Eric Clapton's tribute concert for Ginger Baker. |
| 2019 | Rodgers collaborated with Andrew Lloyd Webber on the soundtrack for the film 'Cats'. |
| 2019 | Nile Rodgers was honored with the Artists' Artist Award at the Artist and Manager Awards in the UK. |
| July 12 2019 | Rodgers performed at Cardiff Castle. |
| July 4 2019 | At the Hollywood Bowl performance, Rodgers announced that he was '100% cancer-free.' |
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