

It was nice to let her take the lead with that one,” says Le Bon. I wanted to get some of that female energy into the song, into the lyric, and it turned out to be a lyric I would have never written by myself. Thank you, Graham!”Īnother new collaborator entering the Duran Duran fold was Lykke Li, whom lead singer Simon Le Bon refers to as “absolutely magical.” “She’s like a Scandinavian wood nymph. The 2021 Billboard Music Award will be held on Sunday 23 May. He was so great to work with, so humble and so talented. Alicia Keys, Duran Duran, Bad Bunny, and a dozen other artists will perform at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards this Sunday 23 May. He played on a lot of the record and took it in a different direction. “I don’t think any of us knew how creative he is as a player. “As I recall, we were working with Erol Alkan and he said, ‘I would like to invite Graham down to the studio for a couple of days,'” says drummer Roger Taylor, his Grace Jones and Gary Numan LPs peeking out from behind him on the Zoom call.
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A new guest will eventually be announced for July 9 together with a full supporting line up for all days of the event.For Future Past, one of those key collaborators was Blur’s Graham Coxon. Pixies will support Pearl Jam on July 8, whilst Nile Rodgers & CHIC will join Duran Duran on July 10. The group will return in 2022 and will headline alongside Pearl Jam. Their last album, ‘Paper Gods’, was released in 2015.ĭuran Duran were due to headline this year’s BST Hyde Park event, but the gig was postponed until 2022. “We were gearing up with a lot of shows, like a lot of other artists, and had to put everything on hold.” Duran Duran, The Weeknd, Pink, Twenty One Pilots, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Ann Nesby, DJ Khaled. Speaking about their new album to Vogue back in April, Nick Rhodes of the group said: “Before the pandemic struck, there was a new Duran Duran almost finished. 'The 2021 Billboard Music Awards' is airing on Sunday, May 23 at 8 p.m. The single is taken from the group’s upcoming new album, which was completed during last year’s lockdown. Other artists also confirmed to be performing at the event so far include The Weeknd, Pink and BTS.Īs reported on Consequence, Duran Duran members Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor and Roger Taylor will stream their performance of the single remotely from the UK and will be joined by Coxon. Duran Duran took the stage at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday (May 23) night for what was the legendary new wave band’s first-ever BBMAs performance. You can watch the Nick Jonas -hosted 2021 Billboard Music Awards when it airs Sunday, May 23. The band will appear as part of their 40th anniversary celebrations and will premiere a new single at the awards event, which takes place on May 23. The newly added names help fill out a roster that already includes Pnk, The Weeknd, and Duran Duran. Duran Duran is presented with the Power HitStory Award by RTL 102. Duran Duran Power HitStory Awards August 31, 2021.

On May 23, Duran Duran perform a medley, and new single INVISIBLE. Duran Duran are set to perform with Blur‘s Graham Coxon at this year’s Billboard Music Awards. Duran Duran on Billboard Music Awards May 23, 2021.
