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Wham! have secured the Christmas 2023 number one single with Last Christmas, having missed out on the title for 39 years. The pop duo, comprised of the late George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, landed the top UK chart spots for their first and second albums and also found success with a number of hits – including Last Christmas in December 1984.

Princess Beatrice and husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi were spotted in London on Tuesday night and appeared more loved-up than ever as they showed support for a festive carol concert.The 35 year old smiled for the cameras and leaned into Edoardo as she donned a cosy grey wrap coat with a checked pattern. While her property developer husband, 40, opted for a black jacket and navy trousers. Beatrice also paired her Temperley coat with suede black boots and wore a low ponytail and minimal make-up.

Duran Duran have said that they’d “love” to play Glastonbury Festival with Nile Rogers and Mark Ronson as their special guests.The ’80s pop icons have never played at Worthy Farm before, but said they’d be keen to appear if the right slot became available. They have previously spoken to NME about their hopes of playing the festival one day.Speaking on the BBC’s Headliners podcast, frontman Simon Le Bon said: “I want to play Glastonbury. I don’t want to go as a punter, but I want Duran Duran to get the right slot.

Duran Duran have shared their latest single, ‘Black Moonlight’ which features Nile Rodgers and former bandmate Andy Taylor.‘Black Moonlight’ is the second of three original tracks the band have created for their upcoming Halloween-inspired, mostly covers album ‘Danse Macabre‘. The track sees them reunite with Rodgers, who is their longtime friend and frequent collaborator. The Chic co-founder previously produced Duran Duran’s 1986 LP ‘Notorious’.

Duran Duran have announced that they will release a new Halloween-themed album in October called ‘Danse Macabre’. The thirteen track (obviously) record features new songs, spine-chilling covers and reworked versions of the spookiest songs from the band’s back catalogue.“The idea was born out of a show we played in Las Vegas on 31 Oct 2022”, says keyboardist Nick Rhodes.

Duran Duran's Andy Taylor, 62, was diagnosed with stage-four prostate cancer in 2018 - but has revealed he is now asymptomatic. Speaking to The Times, the guitarist said he had been given a round of medical intervention, which sees radioactive chemicals given intravenously.

Ethan Shanfeld Dolly Parton has reunited the two living Beatles on her new rendition of the band’s classic 1970 single “Let It Be.” Paul McCartney contributes vocals and piano and Starr plays drums on Parton’s cover, joining Peter Frampton on guitar and Mick Fleetwood on additional percussion. “Let It Be” is the latest song to be released ahead of Parton’s upcoming 30-track album “Rockstar,” which she touts as her long-promised first “rock album.” Out Nov.

Founding Duran Duran member and guitarist Andy Taylor claims a new drug treatment is working in his battle with Stage 4 prostate cancer.

Duran Duran are set to play a special benefit concert next month in honour of guitarist Andy Taylor, with proceeds going to a cancer charity.Set to take place at the Guild Theatre in Menlo Park, California, the one-off show will be held on August 19 and held in honour of Taylor, who revealed his own diagnosis of prostate cancer last year.Proceeds raised by the show will go to benefit the UK charity Cancer Awareness Trust, which raises money to fight against cancer and helps develop special treatments that allow patients like Taylor to extend their lives.“We are heading to Northern California to play many of the songs that we wrote together with our dear friend, Andy Taylor, to help him and others in their fight against prostate cancer,” frontman Simon Le Bon said in a statement. “It is the right thing to do.”Drummer Roger Taylor also spoke about the motivation behind the benefit show, and thanked those who have helped make the idea into a reality.

Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor has stage four metastatic prostate cancer. The 61-year-old was diagnosed four years ago and his bandmate Simon Le Bon fears he will not be “around for very long”. Duran Duran broke the news at their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday (05.

Founding Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor has stage 4 prostate cancer, it was revealed during the group’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction speech on Saturday night.

She's known for fronting fashion campaigns and making her own mark on the runway. And Amber Le Bon once again nailed a chic look on Saturday as she attended the Paul and Joe SS23 catwalk in London during the city's fashion week. The model, 33, who is daughter to Duran Duran lead singer Simon Le Bon and his model wife Yasmin, opted for a navy mini dress as she attended the event with influencer pal Victoria Brown.

Duran Duran have become the latest artists to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II following the monarch’s death.Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, the Queen died on Thursday (September 8) at her Balmoral estate after 70 years on the throne. She was 96 years old.Since then, figures from across the music and entertainment world have rushed to pay tribute to the Queen, with Duran Duran – who played the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee party this June – taking time during their Hollywood Bowl gig in Los Angeles on Friday night (September 9) to dedicate a song to the monarch.Before playing ‘Say A Prayer’, frontman Simon Le Bon told the crowd: “So, you know that it’s a real sad time for a lot of us Brits, and a lot of other people around the world, and we would like to make our own tribute to Queen Elizabeth II.”He added: “If you’d like to join us and show your respect, please take your cell phone out, switch the light on.

Sandra Oh is fantasizing about a musical collaboration with Duran Duran in a new sneak peak of “Carpool Karaoke: The Series” season 5.

READ MORE: Bob Geldof's private live in the picturesque town of favershamBorn near Bushey, Hertfordshire, Simon now lives in Putney, London with his 57-year-old wife Yasmin and three daughters: Tallulah, Saffron, and Amber. Yasmin Le Bon was born in Oxford, England and was at one time the highest-paid model in the world. Yasmin and Simon Le Bon met in 1984 and were married in 1985.

Naman Ramachandran British music icons Duran Duran will headline the opening ceremony of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.Returning to the city where their four-decade career began, Duran Duran will be the finale to the ceremony’s concert. The city’s multi-Grammy winning Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath and saxophonist Soweto Kinch will lead a dream sequence, “Hear my Voice,” based on the title track from 2020 film “The Trial of the Chicago Seven,” reimagined by Birmingham-born RnB vocalists Indigo Marshall and Gambimi.

Duran Duran have announced the full line-up for their BST Hyde Park show next month, with AURORA and Laura Mvula among some of the additions.The pop legends headline the show at London’s Hyde Park on July 10, with Nile Rodgers & Chic previously confirmed to support. Now, Warmduscher, Charlotte Adigéry, Rozzi, Stacey Ryan, Faux Real and Love Sick have been confirmed as additional supports alongside AURORA and Mvula.Duran Duran frontman Simon Le Bon said: “It’s an extraordinary line-up – it so happens that I’ve featured five of the acts on my radio show, WHOOOSH! – looks like I’ll be spending the entire day dipped in music.”Bassist John Taylor added: “We are incredibly excited for Hyde Park with so many sensational guests like Aurora and Warmduscher, and our old friends Nile Rodgers & CHIC.

Duran Duran are to reunite with their former guitarist for their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.Eminem, Duran Duran, Dolly Parton and Lionel Richie will all be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 2022, as will Eurythmics, Carly Simon, Judas Priest and Pat Benatar.When recently asked about Duran Duran’s plans for their performance at the upcoming ceremony, frontman Simon Le Bon confirmed that Andy Taylor, the band’s former guitarist and bassist, would be in attendance.“I’ve already had a definite yes from Andy,” Le Bon told Rolling Stone when asked about the band’s performance at the ceremony.“He’s definitely up for it. I’m pretty sure Warren [Cuccurullo, former guitarist/bassist] will want to do it…We’ve always maintained a decent relationship with these guys.

Duran Duran lit up the Capitol Records building in blue and yellow – the colours of the Ukrainian flag – and dedicated their 1992 song ‘Ordinary World’ to the people of Ukraine.The band performed to an intimate crowd of 250 – mostly friends, family and industry professionals – on the rooftop of the Aster nightclub on Thursday (March 17). Capitol Tower is in clear eyeshot of the Aster, and with Duran Duran having previously been signed to Capitol Records, it made a perfect backdrop for their message of solidarity with Ukraine.In a statement shared alongside a clip of the performance, bassist John Taylor said: “We are appealing to our fans in Russia to have an open heart and to support peace.

Christina Hendricks painted the town red on Friday when she ventured out into Hollywood for date night with someone very special. The Mad Men actress looked lovely with her red hair worn loose, red lipstick and a bold, flowery dress.MORE: Christina Hendricks sets Instagram on fire with sizzling lingerie selfie Christina shared photos from her evening in Los Angeles on Instagram and her followers couldn't believe who she was with.WATCH: Christina Hendricks gives tour inside her very festive home In the snapshots, Christina was beaming from ear-to-ear as she soaked up the atmosphere at a rooftop party in the city. MORE: Christina Hendricks looks like a burlesque dancer in daring top and feather boa SEE: Christina Hendricks looks so chic inside Los Angeles home On her arm was none-other-than Simon Le Bon, who looked equally as thrilled to be there.

With Dolly out of the way, maybe Duran Duran will have a better shot.

Duran Duran biopic, he revealed at the BandLab NME Awards 2022.Le Bon was speaking to NME on the red carpet of the awards show held March 2 at the O2 Academy Brixton, where he and Ivorian Doll presented the trophy for Best Band From The UK Supported By Pizza Express to Bring Me The Horizon.The Duran Duran frontman said he’d want Queen’s Gambit and Last Night In Soho (which won Best Film on the night) actress Anya Taylor-Joy to play him in a biopic, which the band’s drummer Roger Taylor said in October was “under discussion”. Watch his full red carpet interview above.Le Bon also shared with NME the young UK artists he’s following today: Nova Twins, Wolf Alice and Glass Animals, all of whom he’s played on his weekly SiriusXM podcast WHOOOSH!.“Bring Me The Horizon are an incredible group, as are CHVRCHES.

Bring Me The Horizon have won Best Band From The UK Supported by Pizza Express at the BandLab NME Awards 2022.The Sheffield band were up against CHVRCHES, Glass Animals, Nova Twins and Wolf Alice for the title.While collecting the award on stage from Ivorian Doll and Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon, Bring Me The Horizon’s Oli Sykes said: “We didn’t think we were gonna win owt, so I don’t know what to say!He added: “Our first album got two out of 10 in NME, so… follow your dreams!”Bring Me The Horizon are also up for two other categories tonight at the BandLab NME Awards 2022: Best Band In The World and Best Live Act Supported by Grolsch.BMTH are also expected to close out the ceremony with a multi-song set, which follows on from their memorable outing at the NME Awards in 2016 when they smashed through Coldplay’s table during their performance.Speaking to NME earlier about their return to the Awards, frontman Oli Sykes said: “To be honest we’re surprised we’ve even been asked back at all! What a huge honour it is to be asked to close the prestigious NME Awards show, we’re literally buzzing.”Taking place now (March 2) at the O2 Academy Brixton and co-hosted by Daisy May Cooper and Lady Leshurr, the BandLab NME Awards 2022 opened with a performance by Sam Fender and also saw joint performances by Griff and Sigrid, and CHVRCHES and Robert Smith.Check back for the latest news, interviews, winners and more from the BandLab NME Awards 2022.

It was undoubtedly the showbiz celebration of the year – and OK! was honoured to be invited to join Dame Joan Collins and Percy Gibson as they marked their 20th wedding anniversary with a spectacular star-studded party at Claridge’s.Two decades after we exclusively covered their nuptials at the same hotel, the iconic actress and her beloved husband took us back to where it all started. Now, we're bringing you all the incredible, candid photos from the night, featuring stars such as Simon Cowell, Liz Hurley and Sarah Ferguson, as well as a hilarious, revealing interview with Dame Joan and Percy.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorDef Leppard and lead singer Joe Elliott, Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon and John Taylor, Living Colour, Rob Thomas, Gary Oldman and more are among the artists joining the second annual “A Bowie Celebration,” set for January 8, 2022, what would have been David Bowie’s 75th birthday.

David Bowie‘s 75th birthday has been announced.The event, which will be held on January 8, will feature long term members of the late icon’s band along with appearances from Gary Oldman, Ricky Gervais, Evan Rachel Wood, Duran Duran‘s Simon Le Bon and John Taylor, Def Leppard, Living Colour, Walk The Moon and Jake Welsley Rogers.“It’s an honour to be able to continue to share David Bowie’s music with the world,” Bowie’s longtime keyboardist Mike Garson told Rolling Stone.“I’m excited for everyone

Simon Le Bon, 63,  and his model wife Yasmin, 51, cosy up on the red carpet as they lead the stars at the Music Industry Trust Awards. The couple looked loved up as they posed for a slew of snaps at the event on Monday evening at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.

Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon has claimed that the band used to order drugs via room service back in the 1980s.Speaking on Alan Carr’s Life’s A Beach podcast, Le Bon said: “I’ve been going to the Sunset Marquis (a hotel in Los Angeles) for nearly 40 years. When I first went there, it was not quite so high rent…you used to be able to order ‘substances’ on room service, if you knew the right people to ask.”“And we did.

Duran Duran have recalled how their style and musical focus shifted after punk “got a bit dull” for them.Speaking in a new interview, frontman Simon Le Bon discussed how the band once found the rebellious genre exciting but after a while it became boring to them.“Punk affected our musical style, our way of dressing; it affected me lyrically massively – the single biggest lyrical influence on me was Patti Smith.

Duran Duran have released ‘Give It All Up’ featuring Tove Lo, the latest cut from the pop legends’ new album ‘FUTURE PAST‘.The song follows the previously released single ‘INVISIBLE’, the Chai collaboration ‘MORE JOY‘, the Giorgio Moroder-produced ‘TONIGHT UNITED‘ and this week’s ‘ANNIVERSARY‘.

Duran Duran have shared a new single ‘TONIGHT UNITED’, which was produced by Giorgio Moroder.The song marks the fourth to be lifted from their upcoming album, ‘Future Past‘, which is out on October 22 via Tape Modern for BMG.They previously released ‘MORE JOY‘, ‘ANNIVERSARY‘ and ‘INVISIBLE‘ featuring Blur‘s Graham Coxon.

Duran Duran lead singer Simon Le Bon has had enough of audio streaming services.

an interview with music magazine NME that he’s worried the royalty structures in streaming will make it harder for new bands to find success. The British pop music icons might have over 6.7 million monthly listeners on Spotify alone, but they’re making less than a penny per stream of their hit songs, the same as many other chart-topping artists.

Michael Jackson once pitched a collaboration with Duran Duran, but the group turned down the offer.The Simon Le Bon-fronted band appeared on What Happens Live With Andy Cohen yesterday (August 2) where they were asked whether they had a friendship with Jackson back in the 1980s.In response, keyboardist Nick Rhodes recalled the time he received an unexpected phone call from the King Of Pop.“We go home after a tour – it must have been 1983, I think.

Duran Duran are set to perform with Blur‘s Graham Coxon at this year’s Billboard Music Awards.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.

Lily Moayeri Duran Duran premiered the video for its cover of David Bowie’s “Five Years” this morning on the band’s YouTube channel. The song was released Jan.