The city of Virginia Beach will pay a $3 million settlement to the family of Donovon Lynch, a Black man who was shot and killed by police last year. Lynch was the cousin of Pharrell Williams, a Virginia Beach native. The settlement between Virginia Beach and Lynch’s family, announced yesterday, …
Read More »Travis Scott's Astroworld Comeback Tour Moves Along With New Pharrell Song
Neither Pharrell Williams nor Travis Scott are Georgia natives, but their latest collaboration “Down in Atlanta” is a breezy ode to the buzzing city. The single, which follows the 21 Savage and Tyler, the Creator-assisted track “Cash In Cash Out,” will appear on Williams’ forthcoming album Phriends. “I told shawty …
Read More »Pharrell Williams' Something in the Water to Return to Hometown Virginia Beach in 2023
After setting up shop in Washington, D.C., this year, Pharrell Williams’ Something in the Water Festival has announced it will return to its roots and bring the fest back to the producer’s hometown of Virginia Beach, Virginia, in 2023. The inaugural Something in the Water took place in Virginia Beach …
Read More »'What If I Don't Like Music Anymore?': A Wildly Honest Conversation Between BTS' RM and Pharrell Williams
Weclome to RollingStone’s2022Musicians on Musicianspackage, the annual franchise where two great artists come together for a free, open conversation about life and music. Each story in this year’s series will appear in our November 2022 print issue, hitting stands on Nov. 8. A t this point in their reign as …
Read More »BTS and Pharrell Williams Recorded an 'Amazing' New Song Together
Pharrell Williams‘ next project is tentatively titled Phriends, he reveals in Rolling Stone‘s new cover story — and among his new phriends are the members of BTS, who recorded a new song with him for the project. The cover story, which headlines this year’s Musicians on Musicians package, pairs Williams …
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T his story is part ofRolling Stone’s third annual Grammy Preview issue, released ahead of the start of first-round Grammy voting on Oct. 13th. We spoke to some of the year’s biggest artists about the albums and singles that could earn them a statue come February, made our best predictions …
Read More »Pharrell Recruits 21 Savage, Tyler the Creator for New Song 'Cash In Cash Out'
Fresh off announcing the updated lineup for his Washington, D.C.-bound Something in the Water Festival, Pharrell Williams has recruited 21 Savage and Tyler, the Creator for the new single “Cash In, Cash Out.” Williams provides the beat on the track, stepping back to allow the two rappers to showcase their …
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