Congratulations to DD VIP Fan Community members Chris Urewicz and Leona Mason, who each got a Gatefold copy of TV Mania's BORED WITH PROZAC & THE INTERNET in our latest giveaway. Thank you for being a member!

The DD VIP Fan Community was lucky enough to get a few copies of "Duran Duran: Les Pop Modernes: by Sebastien Bataille for our members when he did a written Q&A with us a few weeks back. Congratulations to our 5 winners:

Pablo Real
Nicole Emmett
Rhonda Cain
Xavier Pucheta
Cindy Barrett

Enjoy the book!

Congratulations to our Duran Duran VIP winner, Anita-Dian Bennett!

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The Duran Duran VIP Fan Community cleaned out our 2012 closet AGAIN and what did we find?? Really and truly - the last signed 2013 Duran Duran calendar!!

Check back as we chose ONE winner at random from our member base. Signed by each band member, this is definitely a collectible - and pretty great to look at too!!! And honestly, the very last one we got!

In the FOURTH week of our "Once Weekly DD VIP Fan Community Holiday Giveaway Month," - and last contest of the year - we present the new 2013 Duran Duran Holiday cards by all four band members!!

We will pick FOUR Fan Community members at random next week as a thank you for your support over the past year. We will keep our fingers crossed for you - Happy Holidays!

In the second week of our once weekly DD VIP Fan Community Giveaway Month, we present the Blu-Ray of A DIAMOND IN THE MIND signed by all four band members!!

We will pick THREE Fan Community members at random next week as a thank you for your support over the past year. We will keep our fingers crossed for you - Happy Holidays!

Congratulations to our 2 winners, VIP members Gillian Larkin & Alec Jarvie!

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**Punk Masters is excited to announce a t-shirt collaboration between Punk Masters and John Taylor. This capsule collection of nine tees celebrates the recent release of John's autobiography "In The Pleasure Groove: Love, Death & Duran Duran," out in stores now. You've read the book, now you can grab a tee inspired by it.

Each design is hand screen printed on Punk Masters' signature 100% cotton vintage distressed tees, available in women's sizes M, L, XL and men's sizes S, M, L, XL.

And even better, a portion of each sale will go to Road Recovery - music pros mentoring at-risk youth through creative workshops, live concert events & recording projects, since 1998. Please visit http://www.roadrecovery.org/ to learn more.

These soon to become collector edition tee shirts are available now at http://www.punkmasters.com.

**Punk Masters is giving away two tee shirts to two lucky Duran Duran VIP Fan Community members as part of our "One a Week Holiday Giveaway Month"! The two winners, picked at random, will be able to choose the size and tee shirt they want. BIG THANK YOU to Punk Masters for kicking off our Holiday Giveaway month in style!!

You can view the t-shirt line on punkmasters.com!

Congratulations to VIP Members Jennifer Hilgendorf and Thom Dimitriou - you've both won signed copies of "In the Pleasure Groove"! Thanks for being members of the VIP Fan Community!
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If you haven't been able to get to John's in store appearances and you're a member of the VIP Fan Community, you're in luck! We have TWO signed copies to give away to two members of the Fan Community. Please check back within the next few weeks and we will announce the randomly selected winners !

Congrats to Duran Duran VIP members Tracey Scott & Lisa DiNorscia who both won copies of "The Biggest & the Best." Thanks so much for being VIP Members!
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We have been focusing on the amazing IN THE PLEASURE GROOVE as of late so you may have missed a new compilation put together by Demon Music. Called THE BIGGEST & THE BEST, this eclectic 2-CD set contains a lot of hits and some lesser known tracks (see listing below) from Duran Duran. Demon Music was nice enough to give us some copies to give away to our members! Check back next week for the winners!

You can read more about THE BIGGEST & THE BEST here

Tracklist: Duran Duran, The Biggest and the Best

CD 1
1. “Planet Earth”
2. “Girls On Film”
3. “My Own Way” (Single Mix)
4. “Hungry Like The Wolf”
5. “Careless Memories”
6. “Hold Back The Rain”
7. “Sound Of Thunder”
8. “Faith In This Colour”
9. “New Religion”
10. “New Moon On Monday”
11. “Union Of The Snake”
12. “The Wild Boys”
13. “Meet El Presidente”
14. “Burning The Ground”
15. “Night Boat”
16. “Tel Aviv”
17. “The Chauffeur”

CD 2
1. “Is There Something I Should Know?”
2. “The Reflex”
3. “A View To A Kill”
4. “Rio”
5. “Shadows On Your Side”
6. “Of Crime And Passion”
7. “Hold Me”
8. “Notorious”
9. “I Don’t Want Your Love”
10. “All She Wants Is”
11. “Big Thing”
12. “Skin Trade”
13. “Do You Believe In Shame”
14. “A Matter Of Feeling”
15. “Lake Shore Driving”
16. “The Seventh Stranger”
17. “Save A Prayer”

Sherri King, the winner of our recent VIP Fan Community fly-away contest, got to meet the band at a recent show and present them with her winning design!

Sherri was the winner of the "Design an Advertisement for A DIAMOND IN THE MIND CD/DVD" She chose to fly to the Durham, NC show where she got not only great seats to the show but also the chance to meet the band and present her winning entry to them!

Congratulations again to Sherri!

**Congrats to VIP Member Polly Corbin, who scored this one-of-a-kind item!**

A new member exclusive contest - win a poster signed by Simon-Roger-Nick-John, and not just ANY poster, the very exclusive Steve Aoki/Trident poster that was made JUST for the event! The"See What Unfolds" poster was specially designed, comes on heavy stock (almost like wallpaper) and is ultra exclusive as very few were given out - even fewer were signed by the band!

Check back in a few weeks to see who the lucky VIP Fan Community member winner is....

**Congratulations to our winners, DD VIP Members Julia Styrczula & Sarah Harris**

It's our favourite bass man's birthday on June 20th (just days away!) and we have signed issue of BASS PLAYER magazine to give away to one lucky VIP Community member. Check back next week for the winner!!

**Congratulations to DD VIP Member Andrea Pena, who won the signed mag!**

Who is having a BIG birthday? Nick Rhodes! In honour, the Duran Duran VIP Fan Community will be giving away a signed copy of 200% magazine, the issue featuring an interview with Nick himself [ check out the mag here!]. We may throw in an extra something-something since this is such an exciting birthday for Nicholas!!

We will be picking a winner at random, so stop by the VIP Fan Community on Nick's birthday to see which member will be the proud owner of the magazine signed by the birthday boy....

Congrats to our winners - DD VIP member Lara Wood will be seeing Dom live at the Cuckoo Club in London on May 30th and Pablo Boggiano has won a signed copy of Blue to Brown! Congratulations to you both!

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As we mentioned, Dom has been kind enough to gift the fan community with a signed copy of his upcoming album, Blue to Brown, to give away to one lucky community member. Well, he has gone even further and has given us a pair of tickets to his album release party on May 30th for one UK-based DD VIP Community member!

For those who want info on attending, here's the scoop: The party/performance will be at the Cuckoo Club [Swallow Street London W1B 4EZ,] on May 30th, admission is £10, and Dom and his band will go on around 8:45pm. It promises to be an incredible show! For more on Dom,visit his site, DomBrown.com

We will announce the VIP Fan Community winners of both the CD and the tickets on the site the last week of June!

**Congratulations to VIP Member Jennifer L. Send us a photo of that badge hanging around your neck - it's a one-of-a-kind!**

It's our favourite drummer's birthday month, so you know that means a special Giveaway from none only than Roger Taylor!

Roger has signed something that is really dear to him. In 2006, the band were in New Orleans for the Voodoo Fest and paid a visit to the Warren Easton School, which had been devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Besides chatting with the students, Roger and John also went to see the school's marching band rehearse!

Roger has signed the Visitor's Pass he wore all that day while walking around the school, taking in the sites and greeting the kids and faculty. Please check back in a week or so to see who the lucky "Birthday" winner of this rare, signed item is courtesy of Roger Taylor and the DD VIP Fan Community!

Congratulation to DD VIP member Kathy, who will be receiving her signed set list courtesy of Simon, Nick, John & Roger!

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Duran Duran just wrapped up a successful tour in Australasia and the guys are still talking about the amazing audiences that came to see them on each stop! As a 'thank you,' we have a signed set list from one of the shows to give away to a member of the fan community we will choose at random next week. Stay tuned to the DD VIP Website for a winner - maybe it will be you!!

**Congrats to member Gari C. who has won the signed copy of ALL YOU NEED IS NOW. Stay tuned for some more cool member giveaways!**

We just feel like it!

We have a signed copy of ALL YOU NEED IS NOW burning a hole in our proverbial pocket and we need to give it to someone! If you're a member of our VIP Fan Community, you could be that person....and all you have to do is check the site next week when we will announce the randomly selected name/winner to our fab Giveaway.

See you then!

The winner of the Duran Duran VIP Community Australia meet and greet contest is (drumroll!) Kira Armanios. Kira is attending one of the Duran Duran concerts in Australia and will now be meeting members of the band before the show!

Kira's email was chosen at random from the entries sent in by VIP community members who read the Duran Duran Monthly E Blast and sent in an email! Congratulations Kira!

First contest of 2012! We have a copy of PAPER magazine with the guys on the cover (and what an amazing cover that was!) - and this copy is signed by John (on the cover) and Simon (in the mag!). Check back in the next week to see who the big winner is in this Member Exclusive Duran Duran VIP Community Contest!

In honor of the holidays, and to thank YOU for being a member of the Duran Duran VIP Fan Community, we're going to give away something special (or rare) each week until the end of this month.

This week's winner, the last of 2011, is Kerry Antezana who has won a SIGNED "All You Need is Now" CD! Congratulations to Kerry and all the DD VIP members who won prizes via all of our exclusive contests this year!

The Winners of last week's contest of 3 Duran Duran 2012 calendars are Patricia Alvarez, Mary Beth Pilipczuk and Coco Mahoney.

The Winners of week two's Contest of three signed copies of "Put the Needle on the Record" signed books are Diane Kersey, Yoon-Jeong Park and Ken Budden."

The winner of week one's contest is member Jennifer Allison, who will get a rare edition of Harper's Bazaar with Duran Duran on the cover! Congrats to you, Jennifer!

Congratulations to DD VIP Community members Kevin Mulligan & Mark Klang - you both have some holiday reading coming your way!
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If you've read the recent member exclusive Q&A on the site with Rob Tannenbaum, then you should be familiar with his terrific new book, "I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution."

The book is an oral history, starting from the very beginnings of the music video scene to MTV's eventual take-over and then make-over. Simon, Nick and John were interviewed for this in depth book, and we have TWO copies to give away on the Fan Community site courtesy of Dutton.

If you want to learn more about the book, please click here!. We will announce the winners next week!

Congratulations to Duran Duran VIP member Jonathan Lemmon who will soon receive a PAPER magazine with Duran Duran on the cover and signed by Simon Le Bon!!

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Simon's birthday is October 27th, which means it's birthday giveaway week on the Duran Duran VIP Fan Community website!

One lucky winner, chosen at random, will win a PAPER magazine with Duran Duran on the cover signed by none other than...Simon! Well, it wouldn't have been another band member this month, now would it??

Check back in the next week or so for a Winner, and don't forget to wish Simon a happy birthday!

Wow - the band just finished three shows in Florida, so we guess it's sort of appropriate that the random select winner hails from there too!

Congratulation to Marie Merchant from Port Charlotte, Florida. This is an incredible prize and we'd LOVE to have your feedback on it after it's received.

If you haven't already checked out this amazing deluxe package, please head over to our friends at the Vinyl Factory and take a peek. The set pretty outstanding! click here to learn more!

Stay tuned for more cool Member Exclusive Contesting courtesy of the DD VIP Fan Community!

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The amazing member exclusive contests just keep coming!! We have a copy of the brand new ALL YOU NEED IS NOW vinyl box set from the Vinyl Factory to be given away to ONE lucky DD VIP Community member who will be picked at random.

We have never seen anything like it! The albums comes in a gorgeous black box with two stunning booklets, one of which is signed by the band!! If that isn't enough, David Lynch's remix of "Girl Panic" is available as part of the special vinyl edition!

Featuring exclusive artwork by British artist Clunie Reid and creative direction by Rory McCartney (POP magazine), the special edition is limited to 500 copies, each hand-numbered and ONLY available to order exclusively from The Vinyl Factory.

The album has been pressed across two 180g clear vinyl records, and packaged with a further LP of bonus tracks and two remix 12″s, including Lynch’s version of ‘Girl Panic!’. The five records are housed in sleeves with exclusive artwork by Clunie Reid, and housed in a transparent black perspex box with clear face, alongside a 36-page lyric book and 36-page art book.

You can learn more about the box set by clicking here . This is truly and amazing Duran Duran collectible, and a must-have for any fan of the band. Please check back to the Fan Community site in the next week or so for the name of the winner!!

Congratulations to DD VIP Community members Darin Spencer and Ann Cobb, who will be receiving a Duran Duran ALL YOU NEED IS NOW tour program!

Enjoy it and the terrific pics inside!

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The band's North American tour starts at the end of this week and we have got a super cool giveaway for TWO members of the DD VIP Fan Community!

In advance of the tour kick off we got our hands on two tour programs and we're going to give them away right here! So check back next week and we will let you know if you're one of the lucky ones!

Congratulations to Fan Community member Nives Serra! Nives and a guest will be attending Roger & Jake's exclusive DJ set in Sicily on August 11th. Can't wait to hear how it was!

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Roger and Jake will be bringing their DJ prowess to Panasia Beach in Sicily on August 11th. We have ONE pair of tickets for members of the Duran Duran VIP Fan Community to give away. Interested? click here to enter!

Tremendous "birthday" congrats to our DDM winner, Patel Pragna!

Patel is the big winner for John's Birthday Contest, and will received a copy of ONLY AFTER DARK signed by both John and Nick (the other June birthday boy in the band)

Congratulations to you, Patel. Enjoy!

Congratulations to Kari G/member name Duranfan, who will get a surprise pak of a bunch of the DD re-issue CDs! Lots of great music to listen to while the band get back up and running!


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Just because the band is on a short tour hiatus as Simon gets back in tip top shape doesn't mean you can't enjoy some DD music. We are going to select a lucky Fan Community member and send them a cool batch of DD Re-Issue CDs!

Check back in a week (or so) and good luck!!!