Nile Rodgers Founds Freakout! Festival

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Nile Rodgers is getting some of his famous friends to play his very own festival. Rodgers will host the FreakOut! Festival in Riverhead, New York, on August 4 and 5. The lineup includes Beck, Duran Duran, Paloma Faith, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Chaka Khan, Janelle Monae, Q-Tip, Keith Urban and Pharrell Williams. Rodgers plans to collaborate with every artist who performs.