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24 Jun, 2008

Give It 2 Me

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Madonna releases her song featuring Williams, Give It 2 Me, from the album Hard Candy.

It’s going to be a great song to do live. I can see the whole place jumping. It’s the ultimate ‘Give me all you’ve got, don’t try to stop me‘. And a great song to work out to.

Madonna - Give It 2 Me feat. Pharrell (Official Video)

26 Mar, 2013

Blurred Lines

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Thicke releases the single, Blurred Lines, featuring Pharrell WilliamsThicke:

Pharrell and I were in the studio making a couple records, and then on the third day, I told him I wanted to do something kinda like Marvin Gaye’s Got To Give It Up, that kind of feel ’cause it’s one of my favorite songs of all time. So he started messing with some drums and then he started going ‘Hey, Hey, Hey’ and about an hour and a half later we had the whole record finished.

Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines ft. T.I., Pharrell

22 May, 2013

Happy

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Williams releases, Happy, from his album, G I R L. Williams talks about his No.1 song:

It’s been amazing, because I know that it’s not my doing. Yes, I’m the author of the song, but the people are the author of all the success. When you say the words “big,” “huge,” and “successful,” what you’re really referring to is how the public reacted to something. Every time someone votes or requests or downloads, they’re contributing to the movement that Happy has become. They’ve pushed it to number one. The only thing I could do is make a song. But how many great songs are written every day? They’re not all promised this type of reaction. When you’re young and you’re doing it, you think it’s you, but when you‘ve been doing it as long as I have, you realize it can be great but there are sliding factors that move like plate tectonics. You’ll see them time and time again when you thought something was going to blow but it didn’t for whatever reason. I’m just really happy that the universe has conspired to give us this kind of moment and I intend to continue to be loyal to it. Just like Happy is not preachy, it’s just the information is there should you want it; that’s how I intend to do my music.

Pharrell Williams - Happy (Video)

19 Jun, 2013

Get Like Me video

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Nelly releases Get Like Me featuring Nicki Minaj and Pharrell Williams from his album M.O. Directed by Colin Tilley the video features motorcycle stunts and twerking dancers.

It was both cool and a pleasure to work with Pharrell and Nicki. The song was written on the vine of, who is the ultimate party cat? We came to the conclusion that the ultimate party cat is no other than Rick James unanimously!  He provided funky hits that played at every party!

Nelly - Get Like Me (Broadcast Clean Edit / Closed Captioned) ft. Nicki Minaj, Pharrell

12 Oct, 2013

Williams, Lasichanh marry

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Pharrell-Williams-wife-Helen-Lasichanh-portrait_2Williams and Lasichanh get married in Miami, Florida. Source:

Usher and Busta Rhymes did a mini concert at the wedding. It was so fun. The little concert was amazing. It [was] the most fun wedding I’ve ever been to.

Wins Grammy

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Draft Punk and Williams wins Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance  for Get Lucky.

Thank you, thank you, thank you. We are honored to be considered here.

Daft Punk Win Best Pop Duo Group Performance for Get Lucky | GRAMMYs

Wins Grammy

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Williams wins a Grammy for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical.

Humbling man…it’s pretty crazy. I didn’t expect any of this.

Pharrell interview at 56th GRAMMY Wrap Up Show | GRAMMYs

27 Jan, 2014

Flare interview

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Williams gives an interview to Flare magazine. He talks about style and collaborating with people.

When you collaborate with people it’s almost like a crash course on their minds and skill set. It allows me to learn and get better. Phoebe Philo is another brilliant mind who has chosen to take her lifestyle and make that the muse of her work. She’s the king right now. Does Holt Renfrew sell Céline?

Pharrell Williams interview

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Seacrest interviews Williams during On Air With Ryan Seacrest and questions him about the famous hat he wore to the Grammy Awards. 

It’s Vivienne Westwood. It’s a buffalo hat and it’s an ode to Malcolm McLaren. He had a song called ‘Buffalo Stance’ and when I was a kid it was a big thing, so I was with a friend of mine and she gave me the history when we went to the Vivienne Westwood store and I was like ‘Okay, I need that.’ So I got it and this was about 4 or 5 years ago and at the very last minute I was thinking about what I was going to wear, and I knew I didn’t want to  wear what I was going to wear during the performance, in the seat, or to the red carpet so I just threw on my Adidas jacket and the buffalo hat and went for it.