A lifetime spent making music is a lifetime made up of individual moments. And no moment is more important than the one before the big change. Legendary producer and musician Nile Rodgers is hitting the road in his Lincoln Navigator® SUV, sitting down with some of music's biggest names to uncover the turning points that defined them — the moments before everything changed.
What this show covers
artistic reinventionR&BMiguelCAOSgenre-blendingAlex WarrenhomelessnessKouvrmusic careerOrdinarynew seriesturning pointsartist journeysmusic interviews
What listeners will find here
Miguel on reinvention, genre-blending, and the long road back with CAOS
Miguel’s return after an eight-year break centers this episode, alongside the artistic identity that made him one of R&B’s most unpredictable voices. It looks at how romance, intimacy, and a mix of Black and Latin influences continue to shape his evolving sound.
Alex Warren’s rise to the top comes with a much deeper backstory
Alex Warren’s journey from teenage homelessness to a No. 1 hit and Grammy recognition is the heart of this episode. It traces the losses and instability that shaped him, along with the relationship with his wife Kouvr that helped change his life and inspired “Ordinary.”
Nile Rodgers launches a road-trip interview series about artists’ defining turning points
Nile Rodgers introduces a new series that follows him across the country in a Lincoln Navigator SUV as he sits down with major music figures. The focus is on the moments before breakthrough—those turning points that shaped who they became.
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