Music Icon Nile Rodgers Appears On New Episode Of ‘Alchemy’
Photos: YouTube Screenshots|Wikimedia Commons New York, NY — June 17, 2026 — Alchemy with Anthony Mason releases its latest episode this Wednesday featuring legendary songwriter, producer and CHIC co-founder Nile Rodgers in a conversation about artistic instinct, cultural impact and a career that has helped define modern popular music. Filmed in Mason’s New York living room, Alchemy creates space for thoughtful, unhurried conversations that move beyond traditional promotional interviews and into the stories and experiences that shape artists’ lives. The series launched earlier this year with Hozier, Paul Simon, and MUNA, and will continue with conversations featuring some of music’s most influential artists and cultural figures. Recently named one of the New York Times’ “30 Greatest Living American Songwriters,” Rodgers has left an indelible mark on American music as a guitarist, producer and songwriter. He co-wrote CHIC classics including “Le Freak” and “Good Times,” and helped create some of pop music’s most iconic songs, including “I’m Coming Out” for Diana Ross, “We Are Family” for Sister Sledge, “Let’s Dance” with David Bowie and “Get Lucky” with Daft Punk. In this latest episode, Rodgers reflects on his groundbreaking collaboration with Diana Ross and the creation of “I’m Coming Out,” sharing how he came to understand the singer’s deep connection with the queer community long before mainstream culture embraced it. “It didn’t have to be about her being gay or not being gay,” Rodgers tells Mason. “It was about her acceptance and her community and her support.” The conversation also explores Rodgers’ first impressions of Diana Ross, whom he describes as the first true superstar he worked with, as well as the artistic intuition required to create culture-shifting music and trust one’s instincts when others don’t yet understand the vision. Drawing on decades of experience interviewing musicians and cultural icons at CBS News, Mason brings a level of trust and familiarity that allows conversations to unfold naturally and with unusual depth.
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Photos: YouTube Screenshots|Wikimedia Commons
New York, NY — June 17, 2026 — Alchemy with Anthony Mason releases its latest episode this Wednesday featuring legendary songwriter, producer and CHIC co-founder Nile Rodgers in a conversation about artistic instinct, cultural impact and a career that has helped define modern popular music.
Filmed in Mason’s New York living room, Alchemy creates space for thoughtful, unhurried conversations that move beyond traditional promotional interviews and into the stories and experiences that shape artists’ lives. The series launched earlier this year with Hozier, Paul Simon, and MUNA, and will continue with conversations featuring some of music’s most influential artists and cultural figures.
Recently named one of the New York Times’ “30 Greatest Living American Songwriters,” Rodgers has left an indelible mark on American music as a guitarist, producer and songwriter. He co-wrote CHIC classics including “Le Freak” and “Good Times,” and helped create some of pop music’s most iconic songs, including “I’m Coming Out” for Diana Ross, “We Are Family” for Sister Sledge, “Let’s Dance” with David Bowie and “Get Lucky” with Daft Punk.
In this latest episode, Rodgers reflects on his groundbreaking collaboration with Diana Ross and the creation of “I’m Coming Out,” sharing how he came to understand the singer’s deep connection with the queer community long before mainstream culture embraced it. “It didn’t have to be about her being gay or not being gay,” Rodgers tells Mason. “It was about her acceptance and her community and her support.”
The conversation also explores Rodgers’ first impressions of Diana Ross, whom he describes as the first true superstar he worked with, as well as the artistic intuition required to create culture-shifting music and trust one’s instincts when others don’t yet understand the vision.
Drawing on decades of experience interviewing musicians and cultural icons at CBS News, Mason brings a level of trust and familiarity that allows conversations to unfold naturally and with unusual depth.
