Latest Pharrell Williams News

Rauw Alejandro on Puerto Rico, salsa and working with Pharrell on his new album

Nov. 15, 2024 11:56 AM EST

MIAMI (AP) — Last year, Puerto Rican superstar Rauw Alejandro was in outer space. “Playa Saturno,” the 2023 surprise spinoff to his 2022 record “Saturno,” brought his R&B-informed reggaeton to new heights on an extraterrestrial concept album. A year later, and he's...

Music Review: Tyler, the Creator's 'Chromakopia' looks into the artist's journey to self-discovery

Oct. 28, 2024 18:24 PM EDT

On his seventh studio album, “Chromakopia,” the multi-hyphenate Tyler, the Creator pulls back the curtain. Across 14 tracks, the rapper born Tyler Okonma interrogates the anxieties that come with age and fame, intertwining them with his own wisdom and some that arrive via carefully-placed voice...

‘Terrifier 3’ slashes ‘Joker’ to take No. 1 at the box office, Trump film ‘The Apprentice’ fizzles

Oct. 13, 2024 13:26 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The choices on the movie marquee this weekend included Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker, a film about Donald Trump, a “Saturday Night Live” origin story and even Pharrell Williams as a Lego. In the end, all were trounced by an ax-wielding clown. “Terrifier 3,” a...

Next Met Gala chairs: Pharrell Williams, Lewis Hamilton, Colman Domingo, A$AP Rocky and LeBron James

Oct. 09, 2024 17:15 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The theme of the next Met Gala and its celebrity chairs have been announced: Pharrell Williams, Lewis Hamilton, Colman Domingo, A$AP Rocky and LeBron James will help the museum launch an exhibit examining Black style in menswear over the centuries. Williams and...

Movie Review: 'Piece by Piece,' a very odd Lego doc about Pharrell Williams snaps together somehow

Oct. 07, 2024 11:21 AM EDT

A movie documentary that uses only Lego pieces might seem an unconventional choice. When that documentary is about renowned musician-producer Pharrell Williams, it's actually sort of on-brand. “Piece by Piece” is a bright, clever song-filled biopic that pretends it's a...

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...