Latest Pharrell Williams News

Pharrell as a Lego and Robbie Williams as a chimp? Music biopics get creative

Sep. 10, 2024 17:39 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Many of the expected conventions of music biopics are present in “Piece by Piece,” about the producer-turned-pop star Pharrell Williams, and “Better Man,” about the British singer Robbie Williams. There’s the young artist’s urge to break through, fallow creative periods...

Pop group ABBA ask Donald Trump to stop using their songs, but Trump team says they have the OK

Aug. 29, 2024 17:54 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Swedish supergroup ABBA has asked Donald Trump to stop using their music at campaign rallies, but the Republican presidential nominee's campaign says it has permission. “ABBA has recently discovered the unauthorized use of their music and videos at a Trump event...

Artists who object to Trump using their songs from Celine Dion and Isaac Hayes' estate: How it works

Aug. 15, 2024 23:54 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Pop powerhouses, American classics, British artists and the estates of deceased legends — many musicians have objected to Donald Trump using their songs at campaign events. After a video of Celine Dion performing her hit “My Heart Will Go On” was broadcast at...

Pharrell advocates for reviving arts competitions for 2028 Olympics at Louis Vuitton event

Jul. 26, 2024 04:27 AM EDT

PARIS (AP) — If given the chance, Pharrell Williams would reintroduce arts competition into the Olympics, reviving a tradition that's been missing for nearly 80 years. Williams is aiming to reinstate arts competitions back on the world's biggest sports stage, starting with raising...