Duran Duran Release "Free To Love" Ft. Nile Rodgers

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‘FREE TO LOVE’ FT. NILE RODGERS

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
05/01 – BeachLife Festival – Redondo Beach, CA
05/02 – Fontainebleau, Las Vegas, NV
05/06 – Fontainebleau, Las Vegas, NV
05/08 – Fontainebleau, Las Vegas, NV
05/09 – Fontainebleau, Las Vegas, NV

Global music icons Duran Duran today unveil their first new music of 2026 with ‘Free To Love,’ the brand new single featuring longtime collaborator Nile Rodgers. The song, which is accompanied by a Jonas Åkerlund-directed music video starring British broadcaster and personality Clara Amfo – made in association with Italian luxury perfumer Xerjoff – comes just days before they embark on a run of west coast headline dates and a late-night performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, before returning to Europe and the UK, where they will headline London’s BST Hyde Park for the second time, on July 5th.

An uplifting, high-energy track built around a euphoric groove, ‘Free To Love’ features and was co-written by the legendary Nile Rodgers. The new single delivers an explosive strain of cyber-funk – fun, immediate and built for the dancefloor, while carrying a message of positivity, openness and love in the face of a very divided world.

Introducing ‘Free To Love’, Simon Le Bon said:
“Free To Love is disco for the 2020’s. It’s up-beat & 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!”

Nick Rhodes added:
“Every time we plug in and play with Nile, the electricity he generates could light up a whole city. We share a common belief that music is a force for good and something that brings positive energy into the world. ‘Free to Love’ is our call to all the people out there who want peace, hope and understanding to prevail. An anthem for freedom, which is the most valuable currency we have, and something that should be truly and freely available for everyone, everywhere. ‘Free to Love’ has a simple message, there is nothing more important than freedom and love. We certainly need a lot more of both in the world right now.”

‘Free to Love’ is the latest in a long line of Duran Duran x Nile Rodgers collaborations that first began with a remix of the iconic #1 smash single, ‘The Reflex’ more than four decades ago.

Speaking about their latest work,Nile Rodgers said:
“True love is free and unconditional. 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.”

The high energy music video for ‘Free To Love’ is directed by the legendary Jonas Åkerlund ((Madonna, Beyoncé, Metallica, Lady Gaga), with fashion direction and costume design by Bea Åkerlund, and stars Clara Amfo introducing Duran Duran and Nile Rodgers before a spectacular retro music show-style performance.

Speaking about the creation of the new music video, Jonas Åkerlund said:
“Working with Duran Duran again, it’s clear the instinct is still there: they don’t just make music — they build a visual world around it. Always bold, always pushing for more, and with Nile Rodgers involved, that creative energy just gets even better.”

The video is made in association with Italian luxury perfumer Xerjoff, whose NeoRio fragrance (which was co-created by the band) provides both the inspiration and visual language for the film. The clip is a natural next chapter in a creative partnership that has been quietly building for the past year. It began on the set of the band’s ‘Black Moonlight’ music video, the song that shares its name with the first of their two Xerjoff scents, and has since grown into a genuine friendship and creative dialogue that has surpassed anything anyone could have imagined. Where ‘Black Moonlight’ found its companion in the nocturnal mystery of that first fragrance, ‘Free To Love’ speaks directly to the spirit of NeoRio — luminous, euphoric and built for exactly this kind of energy, its four vividly colorred bottles a visual blueprint for the warmth and technicolor atmosphere Åkerlund brings to life on screen.

Sergio Momo, Founder of Xerjoff, said: “What began on the set of the ‘Black Moonlight’ music video has grown into one of the most creatively fulfilling journeys of my career. Duran Duran approach music in the same way we approach perfume: with a desire to transport people into entirely different worlds. Seeing NeoRio come to life in ‘Free To Love’ feels like the perfect next step, and exactly what this collaboration has always been about.”

Duran Duran are one of the most successful and influential bands in pop history. With well over 100 million records sold worldwide, the Birmingham-formed group has soundtracked generations with a peerless arsenal of hits including “Rio”, “Hungry Like the Wolf”, “Girls on Film”, and “Ordinary World”. Long time band mates Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor and Roger Taylor are known for their electrifying live performances and pioneering synth-pop sound. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees continue to prove why they are enduring music royalty with sold-out tours and critically acclaimed releases, including their sixteenth studio album, 2023’s Halloween themed Danse Macabre, which became their 10th UK Top 5 album.

Live, the band remain unstoppable, selling out arenas across the UK and North America during their Future Past Tour, before embarking on a prestigious multi-night Las Vegas residency at the Fontainebleau, preceded by a headline slot at California’s Beachlife Festival, and followed by a month-long run through Europe that includes their second performance at London’s BST in Hyde Park.