Pharrell Williams

American musician

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2025 Pharrell Williams collaborated on the single 'LV Bag' with Don Toliver, Speedy, and J-Hope, which charted at #83 on one chart and #95 on another
February 2025 Film 'Golden', loosely based on his life and directed by Michel Gondry, was canceled by Universal prior to post-production.
2024 Composed music for 'Despicable Me 4', appeared in 'Piece by Piece' as himself and as producer/composer, and composed music for 'Mufasa: The Lion King'.
2024 Pharrell Williams collaborated on the single 'Can't Hold Me Down' with Lil Wayne, Lil Yachty, and Doodles, featuring Kyle Richh
2024 Pharrell Williams featured on the single 'Doodleverse' by Doodles, Lil Yachty, and Swae Lee
2024 Released new collaborations including 'Good Mornin'' with Marley Bleu and 'Committed' with Rauw Alejandro.
2024 Collaborated on upcoming tracks with Doodles, Lil Yachty, Swae Lee, and Don Toliver, demonstrating his ongoing relevance in music collaborations.
2024 Continued collaborations with various artists, including singles 'Doctor (Work It Out)' with Miley Cyrus, 'Double Life' for Despicable Me 4 soundtrack, and upcoming tracks with Mumford & Sons, Lil Yachty, Lil Wayne, and others
2024 Pharrell Williams is set to release the soundtrack album 'Piece by Piece' for an upcoming motion picture.
October 2024 Animated documentary film 'Piece by Piece' about his life and career was released in theaters.
April 5 2024 Released 'Black Yacht Rock, Vol. 1: City of Limitless Access' mixtape under the name Virginia, a 10-song digital download exclusively available on BlackYachtRock.com.
2023 Appointed as Men's creative director for Louis Vuitton.
2023 Released new singles 'Joy (Unstoppable)' with Voices of Fire, 'Riot (Rowdy Pipe'n)' with ASAP Rocky, and 'Airplane Tickets' with Swae Lee and Rauw Alejandro
2022 Worked with Jack Harlow on 'Movie Start' and contributed to Nigo's album with tracks 'Functional Addict' and 'Paper Plates'
2022 Featured on Jack Harlow's song 'Movie Stars' from the album 'Come Home the Kids Miss You'
2022 Collaborated with Pusha T and Jay-Z on the track 'Neck & Wrist' from the album 'It's Almost Dry'
2022 Released several notable collaborations, including 'Cash In Cash Out' featuring 21 Savage and Tyler, the Creator, 'Stay with Me' with Calvin Harris, Justin Timberlake, and Halsey, and 'Down in Atlanta' with Travis Scott
2021 Appeared as himself in 'A Man Named Scott' and voiced Alfonso in 'Sing 2'.
2021 Continued collaborations with Moneybagg Yo and appeared on Pop Smoke's posthumous album Faith
2021 Pharrell Williams featured on Tyler, the Creator's track 'Juggernaut' from the album 'Call Me If You Get Lost'
2020 Made a special appearance in Black Is King and produced North Hollywood.
2020 Made a special appearance in 'Black Is King' and appeared in 'North Hollywood'.
2020 Worked on tracks with Snoh Aalegra, Buju Banton, and Run the Jewels during the pandemic year
2020 Collaborated on Run the Jewels track 'JU$T' from the RTJ4 album
2020 Released 'Entrepreneur', a single featuring Jay-Z
2019 Collaborated with Tyler, the Creator on the track 'Are We Still Friends?' from the album Igor.
2019 Collaborated with Beck and Tyler, the Creator, continuing his prolific feature work
October 2019 Publicly stated he regretted the song 'Blurred Lines' due to its apparent sexist themes.
March 2019 Launched the Something in the Water music and cultural festival in Virginia Beach, featuring numerous high-profile artists.
2018 Provided narrator voice for 'The Grinch'.
2018 Featured on Janelle Monáe's Dirty Computer album with the track 'I Got the Juice'.
2018 Worked with Janelle Monáe, Travis Scott, Ariana Grande, and appeared on multiple high-profile albums
2018 Collaborated on Travis Scott's 'Skeletons' featuring Tame Impala and The Weeknd from the album 'Astroworld', which received 2× Platinum certification from RIAA and MC, and Silver from BPI
2018 Collaborated on multiple singles including 'Sangria Wine' with Camila Cabello, 'The Mantra' with Kendrick Lamar and Mike Will Made It, and 'E-Lo' with Los Unidades featuring Jozzy
2017 Composed music for 'Despicable Me 3'.
2017 Nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture as a producer of 'Hidden Figures'.
2017 Appeared on multiple tracks including Tyler, The Creator's 'Enjoy Right Now, Today' from Flower Boy
2017 Featured on Lil Uzi Vert's song 'Neon Guts' from the album 'Luv Is Rage 2', which achieved 2× Platinum certification by RIAA
2017 Pharrell Williams featured on Calvin Harris' successful album 'Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1', including hit singles 'Heatstroke' and 'Feels'
2017 Pharrell Williams composed and released the original soundtrack album for the film Hidden Figures.
May 17 2017 Delivered the commencement address at NYU and received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree.
2016 Appeared as himself in 'Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping' and produced and composed music for 'Hidden Figures'.
2016 Collaborated with A$AP Rocky, Kirk Franklin, Skepta, and Kid Cudi on various tracks
2015 A unanimous jury found 'Blurred Lines' infringed on Marvin Gaye's 1977 song, awarding the Gaye family $7.4 million in damages.
2015 Collaborated with Gwen Stefani on 'Shine' for the Paddington soundtrack
2015 Released 'Freedom', a single from the Despicable Me 3 soundtrack
2015 Pharrell Williams released the video album 'Apple Music Festival: London 2015', documenting his performance at the music festival in London.
October 2015 Named artist-in-residence at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.
May 18 2015 Team Pharrell won The Voice with 16-year-old Sawyer Fredericks in the eighth season.
February 8 2015 Made a cameo in The Simpsons episode 'Walking Big & Tall', where he comes to Springfield to write a new town anthem.

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