Martin ‘Wolfie’ Adams from England wins the world darts championship 2010. His walk on/off music is “Hungry Like The Wolf.”

Duran Duran announces they will cover “Boys Keep Swinging” for the Manimal Records’ David Bowie Tribute Album, due out in September 2010. 100% of the net profits will benefit the War Child charity.

Roger and partner Jake Fonique DJ the I Love London event to aid the Wings of Hope children’s charity, at The Dorchester Hotel on Park Lane in London.

The band meets in the studio to review the tracks written for the new release; they re-group with Mark Ronson the first week of February for more work.

The band finishes all studio recording on “Boys Keep Swinging” in London on January 21st . The track is mixed by Serban Ghenea.

Duran Duran headline the GSMA Mobile Conference in Barcelona. Nick Rhodes is one of the keynote speakers at the conference the next day.

Roger is featured on the cover of Italy’s Red Passion magazine, talking about both his work in Duran Duran and as a DJ. He and Jake Fonique DJ at the Red Passion Club in Campobasso, Italy on March 6th.

John is the musical director for the New Roads School benefit featuring Stewart Copeland, John Desmore, Raul Pacheco and more. The school later releases a CD of music from the event to raise more money.

The single “Fox” co-written by John Taylor, is released by The Danimals, the Toohey’s Extra Dry winning band chosen by Mark Ronson.

Duran Duran’s “The Chauffeur” is featured on the Greenberg movie (starring Ben Stiller) soundtrack, released on March 26th.

John writes a tribute to Malcolm McLaren on duranduran.com that is later picked up by Billboard magazine.

Arcadia’s So Red the Rose two CD re-issue, complete with all the videos filmed for the project, is released by EMI on April 12th/13th.

In mid-April, John takes over the blog section of DD.com and posts a different photo of himself every day for thirty days.

Nick and Simon join Mark Ronson at Ronnie Scott’s in London for a performance of Duran Duran’s “The Chauffeur” at the Gucci Icon after party.

EMI re-issue the albums Duran Duran and Seven and the Ragged Tiger. The two-disc set includes remixes, live tracks and videos. It is released on March 29th in the UK and Europe and on May 18th in the US. EMI also issues the set in limited edition vinyl.

Nick loans several vintage outfits to the Museo de la Moda in Santiago, Chile for their 1980s Fashion exhibit that opens in May.

Simon presents the Best Album Award at the 55th Annual Ivor Novello Awards, honouring the best of English Songwriting on May 20th.

On May 28th and 31st the band members work on the track “Safe (in the heat of the moment)” in the studio.

The band works on the song “Brain Wrecker,” which later became “Pale Blue Planet” and then finally “Girl Panic!”

Nick guests alongside rapper Wylie, on Mark Ronson’s East Village Radio show which was being broadcast from London.

Simon performs 3 songs at the Raisa June Gorbachev Foundation charity event at Hampton Court Palace.

Roger and Jake DJ the exclusive invite-only party for the Pitti Uomo Fashion Fair Party, near Florence, Italy.

Nick attends The Founders Forum, a conference where leading thinkers from technology and internet-based companies get together to share new ideas.

The band members have a surprise screening of Nick’s 50th birthday film at BAFTA in London of a film they have produced for John’s 50th birthday. The movie features many friends, family and colleagues from over the years telling stories about John and wishing him well.

John plays bass on the track “Tigress Ritual” off the upcoming album Man Meat by Swahili Blonde, the new band led by ex-Red Hot Chili Pepper John Frusciante.

Nick and John write the lyric for “The Man Who Stole a Leopard,” with John recording a rough guide and Nick writing and recording a guide for the newscast that comes at the end of the song.

Dom Brown records guitar parts for “Being Followed”, while Simon records vocals on “The Man Who Stole a Leopard” and Nick records more synths on “Safe (in the heat of the moment).”

VH1 films interviews with the band members at Sphere Studios for an update on the Duran Duran Behind The Music. In between the interviews, Nick records more keyboards on “All You Need is Now” and several other tracks.

John and Nick write a lyric called “King of Nowhere,” which later becomes “Too Bad You’re So Beautiful,” while Simon and Dom record more vocals and guitars at Eastcote studios.

John and Nick meet celebrated British artist Clunie Reid about the album artwork. Nick also records more synths on “Leave a Light On” at Sphere.

Rob Sheffield’s Talking to Girls About Duran Duran: One Young Man’s Quest for True Love and a Cooler Haircut is released to great acclaim. Simon reads portions of the book, about Rob’s formative years and how Duran Duran’s music played a part in it, on Simon’s Reader. Rob would interview Simon and Nick for Rolling Stone in December.

Duran Duran returns to Lovebox, joining Mark Ronson onstage for performances of “Record Collection” and “Planet Earth”

At Metropolis Studios, Simon records final vocals on “Other People’s Lives” and updates “Safe (in the heat of the moment)” and “Pale Blue Planet.”

It is revealed on duranduran.com that the Scissor Sister’s Ana Matronic will be a guest vocalist on the song “Safe” from the band’s upcoming album.

Nick and MNDR sit for a joint interview, talking about music and synthesizers, for Dazed and Confused magazine.

Nick co-writes and co-produces an additional track for Mark’s Record Collection called “Sound of Plastic.” The track is recorded on August 1st, and features vocal performances by Rose Elinor Dougall, Spank Rock, Jamie Reynolds & Anthony Rossomando, [which were recorded on August 4th]. It is released as a special limited 12” vinyl edition.

The David Bowie Tribute Album, We Were So Turned On, is released on September 6th. A Double A-side pink vinyl 7″ featuring Duran Duran’s “Boys Keep Swinging” and Carla Bruni’s “Absolute Beginners” is released in December. It is a Limited Edition to 2000 pressings: 300 on pink vinyl and 300 on clear vinyl and 1400 on black vinyl.

The band meets in London on September 15th to listen to all tracks they have recorded so far and make decisions about what is left to complete.

The band members join Mark Ronson & the Business International onstage at two of his UK dates at HMV Institute in Birmingham and the Hackney Empire in London. They perform two songs, “Girls on Film” – with Spank Rock performing a rap – and “Planet Earth,” with Simon and Nick also joining Mark’s performance of “Record Collection.”

British artist Clunie Reid creates the artwork for the All You Need Is Now album. Rory McCartney and Ashley Heath from Pop magazine do the graphic design.

Duran Duran joins Mark Ronson, MNDR and Spank Rock at an in-store at Swordfish Records in Birmingham for the release of Mark’s album, Record Collection. Over 400 people were turned away from the event.

Fendi celebrates Paris fashion week with a private event launching their new women’s fragrance, Fan di Fendi, with a live performance by Duran Duran.

Nick Rhodes presents Mark Ronson with a Q Award for ‘Innovation in Sound.’ Nick and Mark DJ the Q Awards after-show party.

Roger, Nick, and Simon film a Today Show interview for a national US broadcast at the Soho Hotel in London.

Simon re-records the original verse vocal on “Safe (in the heat of the moment)” and Nick adds more synths to “Other People’s Lives” and “Girl Panic !”

The band does their first promo photoshoot for All You Need is Now with photographer Roger Deckker at the Lemonade Factory in London.

Nick and Mark Ronson remix the Depeche Mode track “Personal Jesus” for an upcoming release.

The band announces on their site that Ted Jensen is mastering All You Need is Now at Sterling Sound in New York City.

Due to demand, Duran Duran releases their single “All You Need is Now” one week early, exclusively on iTunes. The song is a free download in almost all iTunes territories.

Newsreader Nina Hossain is revealed as the reporter at the end of the song “The Man Who Stole a Leopard” as well as the guest ‘Sat Nav’ vocalist on “Blame the Machines.” An avowed fan of the band for some time, she tells a journalist, “It was the best thing I’ve ever done apart from having my children!’

Nick and Simon appear on Mark Ronson’s East Village Radio show in a storefront in New York City. Kelis calls into the show, and they play several snippets of tracks from the band’s upcoming record.

Duran Duran releases their 13th studio album, All You Need is Now, as an exclusive digital download with iTunes. The nine tracks are instantly well-received, and the album debuts at #1 on the Pop Download Charts in 15 different countries.

The Nick Egan directed video for “All You Need is Now” is uploaded to iTunes, featured on the Yahoo Music page and on Youtube’s homepage, where they have a tribute to Duran Duran, showcasing all of the band’s videos.

The review in Rolling Stone claims “…every bit the chic Riviera rock of Duran’s 1980s classics”, the New York Post chimes, “a return to the brash, shiny rhythms that sold 80 million albums.” and The Huffington Post labels All You Need is Now “…undeniably satisfying.”

Duran Duran announces a partnership with Genero TV where aspiring filmmakers can choose any of the nine tracks from All You Need is Now and create a video for it. The band will be among the judges and will award a $5,000 prize for each winning clip.

For Mediterranea with Love is released on December 28th as part of the 12 Days of Christmas promotion on iTunes in Europe. The free EP features the track “Mediterranea,” which will be featured on the 2011 physical release of All You Need is Now, plus two live tracks. More than 5 million people download the EP.

Simon and Nick appear on the fourth hour of The Today Show in the US, talking with Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb about All You Need is Now.

The band performs on The National Lottery Show on Christmas Eve outside the historic Natural History Museum in London. They perform “All You Need is Now” and “Planet Earth.”

The band close out 2010 by announcing they will appear at a pre-Superbowl concert, the Pepsi NFL Fan Jam, on February 3rd in Texas with Kid Rock and Jason Derulo