Pharrell Williams: Last News

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Pharrell Williams has canceled his upcoming annual Something in the Water Festival, scheduled to take place on Oct. 12-13 at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront.

Golden, the movie musical based on the childhood of Pharrell Williams, has been scrapped in post-production.Originally titled Atlantis, the project was to be directed by Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), with a theatrical release from Universal Pictures reportedly pegged for May 5. Its long list of stars included Kelvin Harrison Jr., Halle Bailey, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Brian Tyree Henry, Janelle Monáe, Missy Elliott, Quinta Brunson, Anderson .Paak and Jaboukie Young-White.Back in November, Williams offered the first and only glimpse of the film in an interview with Empire, where he distinguished the film from Piece by Piece, the LEGO biopic of his life, directed by Oscar-winning documentarian Morgan Neville and complete with cameos from Daft Punk, Gwen Stefani, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, and more.“’Piece By Piece’ is about my life, whereas ‘Golden’ is about a neighborhood that I grew up in.

Golden (fka Atlantis), Michel Gondry‘s movie musical on the childhood of musician Pharrell Williams, has been scrapped in post-production, Deadline has confirmed.

2025 Oscars will be moving away from its traditional programming for select categories, it has been revealed.Ahead of the Oscars’ core nominations being revealed later today (January 23), Academy president Janet Yang and Bill Kramer, CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences shared an internal letter to members of the Academy outlining several changes to this year’s ceremony.Per Billboard, this year’s ceremony on March 2 will not include live performances for the Best Original Song category. Typically, artists who are nominated in the category will perform throughout the night in the lead-up to the award being presented.In their letter to Academy members, Yang and Kramer wrote per Billboard: “This year the Best Original Song category presentation will move away from live performances and will be focused on the songwriters.

SEVENTEEN recently debuted a new song titled ‘Bad Influence’, produced by Pharrell Williams, at the Louis Vuitton FW25 show.‘Bad Influence’ by SEVENTEEN was first played at the Louis Vuitton FW 2025 show in Paris on January 21. ‘Bad Influence’ is performed by nine of the boyband’s members: S.Coups, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, The8, DK, Seungkwan, Vernon and Dino.The song was notably written and produced by Pharrell Williams, who selected the K-pop boyband as its performers, according to a press release by the boyband’s label Pledis Entertainment.

BTS rapper J-hope and Don Toliver have debuted a new collaboration, produced by Pharrell Williams, titled ‘LV Bag’.The new J-hope and Don Toliver song was first previewed at the Louis Vuitton FW25 show in Paris on January 21. The song can be heard as Pharrell Williams, men’s creative director for the brand, walked out onto the runway at the end of the show with frequent design collaborator Nigo to greet audience members, including the BTS member, who is a global ambassador for the fashion house.According to Billboard, ‘LV Bag’ was produced by Williams.

A bunch of celebs stepped out for the Louis Vuitton menswear fashion show during Paris Fashion Week!

Robbie Williams has shared his thoughts on ‘Forbidden Road’ being disqualified from the Oscars 2025‘s shortlist for Best Original Song – see what he had to say below.In mid-December, the Oscars revealed its shortlist for Best Original Song for the upcoming 2025 ceremony on March 3. Originally on the list was Williams’ ‘Forbidden Road’ from his new biopic Better Man.

Oscars 2025 have been revealed – see the full lists below.Last night (December 17), the Academy announced the shortlists for several categories for the 2025 awards ceremony. Among the revealed lists are Best Original Song and Best Original Score.The shortlist for Best Original Song includes songs that were written specifically for the films they appear in.

Pharrell Williams‘ Piece By Piece LEGO biopic – has revealed why the film does not feature ‘Blurred Lines’.Neville, the animated comedy film sees Pharrell play himself in Lego form, alongside some of his best known collaborators like Gwen Stefani, Kendrick Lamar, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Snoop Dogg, and Busta Rhymes.A synopsis reads: “Told through the lens of Lego animation, turn up the volume on your imagination and witness the evolution of one of music’s most innovative minds.”Now, in an interview with BBC, Neville opened up on why William’s 2013 chart-topping Grammy-award-winning collaboration with Robin Thicke and T.I. didn’t make the cut in the film.

Pharrell Williams has denied dissing Taylor Swift‘s Kamala Harris endorsement.The rapper and producer addressed his previous comments that he doesn’t “do politics” and gets “annoyed sometimes” by celebrity endorsements. The interview was published just days after Taylor Swift announced her endorsement of Kamala Harris, who eventually lost the US Presidential election to Donald Trump.In a new interview with GQ, Williams clarified his comments were not directed at Swift, saying: “They pit you against each other. I love Taylor.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Pharrell Williams has pushed back on accusations that he was targeting Taylor Swift when he came out against celebrity political endorsements in September, saying that attempts to pit him against the pop superstar were “some right-wing troll shit.” Williams addresses the controversy in a new GQ cover story that names him the magazine’s Designer of the Year. The interviewer asks him about a previous cover story he did, with the Hollywood Reporter, in which the artist-producer talked about taking a publicly apolitical stance, and slammed other celebrities who do endorse political candidates — without naming names. When the profiler mentions that headlines in September “became that you dissed Taylor,” Williams responds, “Because that’s what they do.

Pharrell Williams presents his life and career through Lego in biopic Piece By Piece.Directed by Morgan Neville, the animated comedy film sees Pharrell play himself in Lego form, alongside some of his best known collaborators like Gwen Stefani, Kendrick Lamar, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Snoop Dogg, and Busta Rhymes.READ MORE: ‘Piece By Piece’ review: Pharrell’s plastic-fantastic Lego biopicA synopsis reads: “Told through the lens of Lego animation, turn up the volume on your imagination and witness the evolution of one of music’s most innovative minds.”It is the fifth major blockbuster based on the Lego franchise, following The Lego Movie, The Lego Batman Movie, The Lego Ninjago Movie, and The Lego Movie 2.The film’s score is by Michael Andrews, who is best known for his cover version of Tears For Fears track ‘Mad World’ with Gary Jules. He has also composed scores for films like Bridesmaids and Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.Beyond the score, Piece By Piece has a soundtrack album filled with songs by Pharrell Williams and other artists.

Pharrell Williams was seen wearing sunglasses and a cap on The Graham Norton Show.The music star appeared on Friday’s (November 1) episode to promote his new LEGO biopic Piece By Piece, guesting on the show alongside Billy Crystal, Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortimer and Michael Kiwanuka.However, fans were quick to notice Williams wearing sunglasses in the studio, one writing on X (formerly Twitter): “Why is Pharrell Williams wearing sunglasses on Graham Norton……you’re embarrassing me in front of Billy Crystal.”“#GrahamNortonShow lot of respect for Pharrell Williams as a musician, but I lose all interest when someone is wearing sunglasses on a show like this,” another added.“Sunglasses – just rude. (Unless he has some medical reason) #thegrahamnortonshow,” a third added.why is pharrell williams wearing sunglasses on graham norton……you're embarrassing me in front of billy crystal— bethany (@kimwexlcrs) November 2, 2024#GrahamNortonShow lot of respect for Pharrell Williams as a musician, but I lose all interest when someone is wearing sunglasses on a show like this.— Pete (@countzerorepeat) November 2, 2024Sunglasses – just rude.

Pharrell Williams‘ London screening of Piece By Piece was disrupted tonight (October 20) by a group of animal rights protesters.The incident took place during the closing night gala of the capital’s Film Festival at the Royal Festival Hall ahead of the screening of the biopic, when the protesters – representing animal rights activist group PETA – unfurled a banner that read: “Pharrell: Stop Supporting Killing Animals For Fashion” – referring to his role as the men’s creative director of Louis Vuitton.“Shame on you, Pharrell. Animals are skinned alive and tortured,” one protester shouted from the balcony of the concert hall.The protesters specifically called out Williams’ work as Louis Vuitton’s men’s creative director, saying: “Stop the torture, stop the pain, LVMH you are to blame.” They also chanted, “Animals want to live – just like us” and “Animals are not fabrics, they’re not handbags…Fashion is violence.”Williams, who was battling laryngitis, responded in a hushed voice: “God bless you.

In a weekend of wide releases, indies included, A24’s Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh-starring We Live In Time popped on five screens with the third best limited opening of the year after Yorgos Lanthimos’ Kinds Of Kindness and Jason Reitman’s Saturday Night.

according to The Numbers.The third installment in the Terrifier franchise, which Variety called “the sickest entry yet,” could make up to $17 million on its opening weekend.Audiences are even being physically affected by the horror film.The Post reported that the movie’s distributor wrote on X on Oct. 3 that one theater “reported 11 people walking out and 1 person vomiting” during a pre-screening.“The Wild Robot” held firm in second on its third Friday in theaters, with a $3.82 million take.Last weekend, the sci-fi adventure surpassed the $100 million mark in worldwide earnings, and its filmmaker Chris Sanders already confirmed there’s a sequel in the works, as per Deadline.“Joker: Folie á Deux,” which debuted in the No.

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The Weeknd has released his new single, a collaboration with Playboi Carti titled ‘Timeless’ – check it out below.Earlier this month (September 7), the Canadian musician played a huge live-streamed show in São Paulo, Brazil to usher in his new era, debuting a number of new songs. Carti joined him on stage that day and the two played ‘Timeless’ for the first time.Now, the track has received its official release, complete with production by Pharrell.

Pharrell Williams has said that he didn’t warn Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg or the other famous faces in his new documentary that they were going to be transformed into LEGO figures.The film, Piece By Piece, will be released on October 11. Early on in the film, Williams says that the best way he can express himself is through the medium of LEGO.“I was given Lego sets as a child, and that was a really amazing platform for me to allow my imagination to flourish and to learn things about myself, as it has for most kids and a lot of people — millions and millions of people on this planet,” Williams told Variety at the Toronto Film Festival, where Piece by Piece was premiered.It features talking head interviews and narrative sequences with many of Williams’ closest collaborators.

in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter. When asked whether the “Happy” singer would lend his music to either party, Williams said he stays out of it. “I don’t do politics,” the singer/songwriter, record producer, and nonprofit founder said in the interview, published last Wednesday.

Pharrell Williams has shared his opinion on musicians and their political endorsements revealing that he sometimes gets annoyed by them.In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the legendary musician and producer discussed his upcoming biopic Piece By Piece and opened up about his aversion to politics and his views on music playing a big role in the upcoming presidential election.The ‘Get Lucky’ hitmaker shared that he is “much more of a federal employee. I believe in merited civil service,” and explained: “I’m more of a humanitarian.