MORE than 25 years after the release of its first album, 1980s pop group Duran Duran is still learning new tricks – this time from US hip-hop mogul Timbaland and pop sensation Justin Timberlake. 

Simon LeBon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor and Roger Taylor joined forces with the American stars for their 13th album, Red Carpet Massacre, due to be released in the United States on Nov 13 and in Britain on Nov 19.