Duran Duran, headlining BTS Hyde Park in London, release new single

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 Clara Amfo, follows the huge news that the band will headline London’s BST Hyde Park for the second time on 5th July 2026, supported by special guests Scissor Sisters.

An uplifting, high-energy track built around a euphoric groove, ‘Free To Love’ features and is 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 2020s. 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!”

Nick Rhodes said:  “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 Top of The Pops-style performance. 

Introducing the show, Clara Amfo said: “If style had a chart, this lot would be number one every week of the year! The ever so stylish Duran Duran, with their friend Mr Nile Rodgers, this is Free To Love!”

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”.

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 record.

Live, the band remain unstoppable, selling out arenas across the UK and North America during their Future Past Tour, playing a landmark headline Halloween show at Manchester’s Co-op Live in 2025 and being awarded the “Città di Sanremo” at Italy’s Sanremo Festival last year for their extraordinary contributions to the event, 40 years since their debut. And, in 2026, alongside highly anticipated vinyl reissues of The Wedding Album and Thank You, Duran Duran is back on the road and 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. They will be more than ready for their UK homecoming at Hyde Park.