Nile Rodgers and Duran Duran are bringing love back!
The ’80s icons teamed up for an electrifying performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! debuting their single, “Free to Love.” The song is Duran Duran’s first musical release of 2026. Frontman Simon Le Bon describes the track as “disco for the 2020s,” and judging from his group’s onstage performance on ‘Kimmel,’ he’s right on target.
In an official statement about “Free to Love,” Le Bon declares, “It’s up-beat and up-tempo; it’s about freedom; it’s about loving the modern world instead of hating it, and that is something we need right now. Be free! Be free to love!”
“Free to Love” is Duran Duran and Rodgers’ latest musical collaboration. Both first teamed up for their 1984 single “The Reflex” from the former’s third studio album, Seven and the Ragged Tiger. “The Reflex” became Duran Duran’s first to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart and led to a decades-long partnership between Duran Duran and Rodgers.
“My love for Duran Duran and what our music together has always been about is the love we share for our song’s deepest meanings. Whatever chaos is going on outside, inside the studio, we’re free to love our peace,” says Rodgers.
Duran Duran and Nile Rodgers are having a tremendous year so far. The New York Times named Rodgers as one of the 30 greatest living American Songwriters. The Chic co-founder, six-time Grammy Award winner, and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is known for crafting timeless hits, including “Le Freak” and “I Want Your Love.”
As for Duran Duran, the two-time Grammy and Ivor Novello band are gearing up for an appearance at BeachLife Festival on May 1 before heading to their four-night exclusive residency at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas and a European summer tour kicking off in June.
Bassist John Taylor told PEOPLEabout Duran Duran’s longevity, “This is all f—king cake at this point, we’ve had such an extraordinary career, really, and I just feel so incredibly fortunate that I’ve been around so much great music.”
“The fact that there’s anything still coming out is remarkable to me.”
“Free to Love” is available everywhere now.