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Pharrell Williams
first monday in may
Oct. 9, 2024
Colman Domingo, A$AP Rocky, and Li’l Skateboard P to Co-Chair the Met Gala
Alongside the Costume Institute exhibit “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.”
By
Jason P. Frank
trailer mix
June 6, 2024
Pharrell’s Lego Character Has Absurdly Large Hair Follicles
As seen in the trailer for the upcoming animated biopic,
Piece by Piece
.
By
Zoe Guy
the law
Apr. 1, 2024
The Neptunes Are in Retrograde
Chad Hugo said partner Pharrell Williams of “has committed fraud” over the group’s trademarks.
By
Justin Curto
coming soon
Jan. 26, 2024
Pharrell Is Stacking (Lego) Bricks for His Biopic
Piece by Piece
, an animated Lego film about his life, is out October 11.
By
Justin Curto
walk walk fashion baby
Jan. 16, 2024
Pharrell Debuted Some Collabs at His Louis Vuitton Side Gig
The runway soundtrack included Mumford & Sons and (unreleased) Miley Cyrus.
By
Jennifer Zhan
succession
Feb. 14, 2023
Pharrell to Produce Looks for Louis Vuitton Menswear
Succeeding Virgil Abloh as creative director following the designer’s death in 2021.
By
Jason P. Frank
renaissance
Aug. 3, 2022
What’s Going On With Kelis, Beyoncé, and Pharrell Williams?
Beyoncé is removing the “Milkshake” interpolation from “Energy.”
By
Alejandra Gularte
a long talk
May 19, 2022
The Humble Hitmaker
The Neptunes’ Chad Hugo helped define a new era of music. Don’t expect it to go to his head.
By
Craig Jenkins
festivals
Oct. 6, 2021
Pharrell Criticizes Virginia Beach Over Cousin’s Police Killing, Pulls Festival
He referenced the city’s “toxic energy” in an October 5 letter about Something in the Water Festival.
By
Justin Curto
hindsight
Oct. 14, 2019
Pharrell Rebukes ‘Blurred Lines’ After Realizing We Have a ‘Chauvinist Culture’
’My mind opened up to what was actually being said in the song and how it could make someone feel.’
By
Halle Kiefer
Jan. 4, 2018
Explaining the Cult Popularity of N.E.R.D.
They were breaking genre boundaries before it was cool.
By
Jeff Ihaza
#takeaknee
Sept. 25, 2017
Pharrell Williams Takes a Knee at Charlottesville Benefit Concert
“This is what that flag is for.”
By
Halle Kiefer
lawsuits
Apr. 26, 2017
Endless ‘Blurred Lines’ Lawsuit Trudges on With Challenge to ‘Groove’ Copyrights
“A ‘groove’ or ‘feeling’ cannot be copyrighted, and inspiration is not copying.”
By
Tolly Wright
musicals
Mar. 28, 2017
Pharrell Williams to Produce Musical Film
Atlantis
Based on His Own Childhood
Atlantis
will focus on a “
Romeo and Juliet
-style story”
By
Halle Kiefer
chat room
Mar. 10, 2017
How Weird Al Removed the Misogyny of ‘Blurred Lines’ by Adding Grammar Lessons
Weird Al Yankovic explains how he took Pharrell and Robin Thicke’s rape-y hit and made a nerdy blast.
By
Jesse David Fox
lawsuits
Jan. 14, 2017
Gwen Stefani, Pharrell Sued Over Copyright
They’re being sued over the “Spark the Fire” chorus.
By
Karen Brill
the collaboration
Dec. 2, 2016
Pharrell and Hans Zimmer on
Hidden Figures
The friends and frequent collaborators discuss their space-age movie score.
By
David Marchese
performances
Nov. 6, 2016
Kid Cudi Performs Post-Rehab Show With Pharrell
He took the stage at ComplexCon.
By
Halle Kiefer
the oscar for best original song goes to…
Sept. 11, 2016
Pharrell Performs
Hidden Figures
Soundtrack
“Together we’ll fly / But no more runnin.’”
By
Halle Kiefer
Dec. 11, 2015
Why Copyright Infringement Is Pop’s Big Problem
Welcome to the Wild West of music-copyright law.
By
Lauretta Charlton
videology
Dec. 2, 2014
Gwen Stefani Becomes One With Emoji in ‘Spark the Fire’ Video
More pizza.
By
Lindsey Weber
the voice
Nov. 4, 2014
Pharrell Williams:
The Voice
’s Most Zen and Wonderful Judge
A True Guru.
By
Lindsey Weber
and
Dianna McDougall
videology
Oct. 7, 2014
Pharrell’s ‘Gust of Wind’ Video Is Great for Fall
It was also directed by Edgar Wright.
By
Lindsey Weber
somewhere in time
July 24, 2014
It Is Absolutely Time to Reexamine Last Week’s Top 40 Singles Chart
Dave Holmes explores the dizzying terrain of
just seven days ago
.
By
Dave Holmes
videology
July 23, 2014
Pharrell & Miley Host Dance Party, Define ‘Bae’
“Come Get It Bae.”
By
Lindsey Weber
mistakes
June 5, 2014
A Very Recent History of Celebrity Cultural Appropriation
A depressingly large club.
By
Brennan Carley
casting couch
Apr. 19, 2014
Gwen Stefani Might Join
The Voice
Next Season
Pharrell will definitely be there though.
By
Delia Paunescu
right-click
Apr. 16, 2014
Listen to Pharrell’s
Amazing Spider-Man 2
Song
“Let’s get new GPSs.”
By
Lindsey Weber
the good kind of crying
Apr. 14, 2014
Watch Oprah Make Pharrell Cry
“It’s overwhelming, because it’s like I love what I do.”
By
Lindsey Weber
right-click
Apr. 7, 2014
Hear Ed Sheeran’s New Pharrell-Produced Song
“Sing.”
By
Lindsey Weber
overnights
Apr. 6, 2014
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Anna Kendrick Aca-Nails It
Nearly every sketch has her breaking into song.
By
Joe Berkowitz
best friends forever
Apr. 1, 2014
Jimmy Buffett and Pharrell Williams Hung Out
Because they are soul mates.
By
Lindsey Weber
get it?
Mar. 25, 2014
Pharrell Responds to His Oscar Loss With a
Frozen
Pun
Wordplay.
By
Lindsey Weber
covers
Mar. 17, 2014
Hear Gwyneth Paltrow’s Version of ‘Happy’ From
Glee
For the upcoming 100th episode.
By
Lindsey Weber
oscars 2014
Mar. 2, 2014
Watch Pharrell Williams Perform ‘Happy’ at the Oscars
Lupita Nyong’o liked it.
By
Vulture Editors
year of the horse
Feb. 27, 2014
Pharrell and Usher May Be Working on a Rodeo Song
“I fucking held a lamb in a Robin Thicke video. And people were into it!”
By
Lindsey Weber
oscars 2014
Jan. 16, 2014
Listen to All the Best Original Song Oscar Nominees
From Disney to Bono.
By
Lindsey Weber
June 28, 2013
Quiz: Which Pharrell Is Older?
The man
does not age
.
By
Lindsey Weber,
Linsey Fields,
and
Justin McCraw
the vulture transcript
June 6, 2013
Pharrell on Surprise Hits and Michael Jackson
“He fell, rolled on the floor, kicking like a kid, laughing.”
By
Nitsuh Abebe
profile
May 26, 2013
Pharrell Williams Expands His Palette
An hour with the music producer at Jungle City Studios feels like a minor form of time travel.
By
Nitsuh Abebe
daft punk
Apr. 13, 2013
Daft Punk Reveals List of
Random Access Memories
Collaborators
And it’s a doozy.
By
John Surico
track lists
Mar. 26, 2013
Erykah Badu Appears on Tyler, the Creator’s
Wolf
And Stereolab’s Laetitia Sadier.
By
Zach Dionne
dream teams
Oct. 9, 2012
Jay-Z, Frank Ocean, and Pharrell Are Recording
For whose record, we have no clue.
By
Zach Dionne
mac miller
Aug. 7, 2012
Listen to a New Mac Miller and Pharrell Williams Song, ‘Glow’
And yet, not a female wrestler in sight.
By
Eliot Glazer
american idol
July 30, 2012
Report: Nick Jonas, Pharrell Williams in Talks for
American Idol
And Randy Jackson might simply be a contestant mentor.
By
Kyle Buchanan
mika
June 19, 2012
Listen to a New Mika Song, ‘Celebrate’
Will.i.am, meet m.i.ka!
By
Eliot Glazer
psas
May 10, 2012
‘Got Your 6’ PSA
Welcome home, soldiers. Now give Tom Hanks a hug.
By
Eliot Glazer
Dec. 3, 2011
Pharrell Williams Had to Lecture Art Basel Goers on the Virtues of Patience
While presenting an award, he had to ask the audience to quiet down.
By
Andre Tartar
qream
Nov. 11, 2011
Watch Pharrell in a Commercial for Qream
Something called the “Qream Boat Cruise with Pharrell in Miami” happened.
By
Eliot Glazer
clickables
Oct. 11, 2010
Download Kanye West’s New Track, ‘Don’t Stop,’ Featuring Pharrell and Lupe Fiasco
The latest G.O.O.D. Friday offering is a collaboration with supergroup Child Rebel Soldiers.
By
Edith Zimmerman
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