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Nile Rodgers Launching Music Festival
The Chic frontman is set to launch the FOLD! Festival, an abbreviation of Freak Out Let's Dance, in August (15) and the weekend will feature an array of music genres including rock, pop,...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 15 June 2015
Fleetwood Mac Return To The Stage At Festival Following Cancellations
The Don't Stop hitmakers thrilled crowds at the annual music event after widespread speculation left festival-goers fearing the group would pull out following the previous cancellation of a number of gigs due to...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 15 June 2015
Kanye West, Pharrell Williams And Nile Rodgers To Feature In First Daft Punk Documentary 'Unchained'
The mysterious, hit making duo known as Daft Punk might soon be lifting their helmets ever so slightly in a new documentary titled, ‘Daft Punk Unchained’. Made by BBC Worldwide France, the doc is the...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 10 June 2015
U.s. The Voice Contestant Dies
The 28 year old was a street performer, and was coached by rapper Williams during season eight of the talent show. He dropped out of the show for personal reasons, but later...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 07 June 2015
Pharrell Williams Happy Tops New People's Pop Chart
Pharrell Williams' 'Happy' has topped the People's Pop Chart.British music licensing agency PPL have revealed the top tracks Brits tuned into last year by releasing the first ever People's Pop Chart for 2014.While the former...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 03 June 2015
Pharrell Williams And Wife 'Save' Kim Kardashian After Dress Catches Fire
Kardashian's husband, rapper Kanye West, presented the superproducer with the organisation's Fashion Icon prize at the New York City gala and the pals later headed out for dinner together. However, the night...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 02 June 2015
Kanye West Presents Pharrell Williams With Fashion Award
The rapper, who is expecting his second child with his reality TV star wife Kim Kardashian, turned out for the CFDA gala at the Lincoln Center in Manhattan and he took to the...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 02 June 2015
Burt Bacharach To Play Glastonbury
Burt Bacharach will perform at Glastonbury Festival.The full schedule of acts set to perform at the annual festival in south west England, running from 24 to 28 June, has been released, with the 87-year-old singing...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 02 June 2015
Lauryn Hill To Receive Ascap Golden Note Award
The former Fugees star will be presented with the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Golden Note Award in recognition of her career success at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 29 May 2015
Pharrell Williams Wins The Voice For The First Time
After two seasons as a coach, the Happy hitmaker was finally victorious as his protegee Sawyer Fredericks won the coveted recording contract and the $100,000 (£62,500) cash prize. His first single, Please, was...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 20 May 2015
Kanye West's Performance Muted At Billboard Music Awards
Kanye West was repeatedly muted during his Billboard Music Awards performance on Sunday (17.05.15).The 37-year-old rapper performed his tracks 'Black Skinhead' and 'All Day' at the star-studded ceremony at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena,...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 18 May 2015
Brandon Flowers Slams Musicians For 'Stealing'
Brandon Flowers is ''sick'' of artists ''stealing'' other people's music.The Killers frontman backs the recent court ruling that Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke should pay royalties from 'Blurred Lines' to Marvin Gaye's estate because he...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 10 May 2015
Brandon Flowers Backs Blurred Lines Trial Verdict
The pop stars were ordered to pay $7.3 million (£4.9 million) to the family of late music legend Marvin Gaye after a judge ruled they had copied elements of his track Got to...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 08 May 2015
Snoop Dog And Pharrell Explain The Hilarious Story Behind 'California Role'
With Snoop Dog's 'Bush' set to hit shelves on 12th May 2015, Snoop and the record's producer, Pharrell Williams, took some time to give an interview about the creation of some of the tracks from...
By Stephen Caswell in Music / Festivals on 07 May 2015
Adam Levine Draws Naughty Picture On Tv Show
The Maroon 5 singer was playing Who Said It with Pharrell Williams, Christina Aguilera and Blake Shelton on live U.S. show Access Hollywood Live when he scribbled an obscene drawing instead of an...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 05 May 2015
'Uptown Funk!'S Writing Credits Changed To Include The Gap Band
The biggest selling single of the year so far has seen a significant change to its writing credits. Mark Ronson’s record-breaking ‘Uptown Funk!’ now includes the writers of The Gap Band’s 1979 hit ‘Oops Up...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 01 May 2015
Glastonbury 2015: The Biggest And Best Surprises Of The First Line-up
Being the biggest festival in the UK, there's a lot of pressure on Glastonbury organisers to put together something unique and excellent each year for the 175,000 campers that flock to the site, and by...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 29 April 2015
Usher, Pharrell Williams And Kevin Hart Join Forces To Provide Scholarships To Needy Students
Actor Anthony Anderson, rapper Big Sean, singer Toni Braxton and basketball ace Chris Paul were also among those who contributed to the collective pot via their charity foundations, in collaboration with officials at...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 27 April 2015
Snoop Dogg: It's 'Hard To Say No' To Me And Pharrell
Snoop Dogg has claimed he only managed to get big names like Gwen Stefani and Stevie Wonder on his album because Pharrell produced it.The 43-year-old rapper says having the 'Happy' singer produce his upcoming album...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 27 April 2015
Fbi Arrest Man Over Pharrell Williams Concert Hoax
Ghanian native Sigismond Segbefia was arrested by FBI agents at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport on Tuesday (21Apr15) and hit with a slew of counts amid allegations he swindled large sums of...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 27 April 2015
Gwen Stefani, Usher And Ceelo Returning To 'The Voice' USA
Gwen Stefani, Usher and CeeLo Green will return to 'The Voice' USA next week.The former coaches will join forces with this year's judging panel, comprised of Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Pharrell Williams and Christina Aguilera,...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 21 April 2015
Pharrell Williams Wants To Save Planet With Fashion Collaboration
Pharrell Williams wants to save the planet with his latest fashion collaboration The 'Happy' hitmaker has said he is ''happy'' to direct South African retailer Woolworths' fashion trends, after it was announced he will...
By Bang Showbiz in Fashion / Beauty on 10 April 2015
Taylor Swift And Sam Smith Score Multiple Nominations For Billboard Music Awards
The nominations have been released for the annual Billboard Music Awards, and it’s Taylor Swift and Sam Smith who lead the field, with both artists in the running for five of the six biggest prizes....
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 07 April 2015
Cara Delevingne's New Chanel Campaign Is A Vintage Dream
She may be looking towards a future in Hollywood, but supermodel Cara Delevingne isn't quite done with striking a pose yet. The 22 year old is the new face of Chanel’s most recent campaign, which...
By Stephanie Chase in Fashion / Beauty on 04 April 2015
Pharrell Williams Helping Develop Lewis Hamilton's Music Career
The Formula One ace, who has built a recording studio in his home, has often hinted he is ready to make an assault on the pop charts, and now he has recruited the...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 02 April 2015
Lewis Hamilton Seeking Music Feedback From Pharrell
Lewis Hamilton is seeking feedback on his music from Pharrell Williams and Drake.The Formula One racing champion has been teasing the launch of his music career for several months, and has now revealed details about...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 02 April 2015
Lion Babe Open Up About 'Empowering' New Single 'Wonder Woman'
Alternative funk two-piece from New York Lion Babe have opened up about their 'empowering' new single 'Wonder Woman', produced by Pharrell Williams. The duo admit it's all about becoming a role model for young women...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 27 March 2015
T.i. 'Shocked' By Blurred Lines Ruling
T.I. says the recent court ruling against the hit song 'Blurred Lines' was ''shocking''.The 34-year-old rapper, who co-starred on the song alongside Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams, has disputed the decision to order Thicke and...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 24 March 2015
Nile Rodgers Praises 'Fantastic' Pharrell Williams
Nile Rodgers thinks Pharrell Williams is ''fantastic''.The 62-year-old Chic guitarist has worked with the producer on several tracks including Daft Punk's 2013 hit single 'Get Lucky' and has praised the musician for his songwriting flare.Speaking...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 24 March 2015
T.i. Distances Himself From Blurred Lines Verdict Controversy
Collaborators Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke were recently ordered to pay $7.3 million (£4.9 million) to Gaye's three children after jury members decided they had copied elements of the soul legend's track Got...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 22 March 2015
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