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Pharrell Williams gestures as speaks after he was named UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for for Arts, Education and Entrepreneurship at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Pop star Pharrell Williams is named a UNESCO goodwill ambassador

By Thomas Adamson - Associated Press

Pharrell Williams arrives on the red carpet for the premiere of 'Piece by Piece' at the Princess of Wales Theatre during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (Cole Burston/The Canadian Press via AP)

Pharrell as a Lego and Robbie Williams as a chimp? Here’s how music biopics get creative

By Jake Coyle - Associated Press

In this combination photo, Pharrell Williams attends the world premiere of &quot;The Black Godfather&quot; in Los Angeles on June 3, 2019, left, and Jay-Z makes an announces the launch of Dream Chasers record label in joint venture with Roc Nation in New York on July 23, 2019. Jay-Z and Pharrell Williams have teamed up to release a new song about Black ambition titled “Entrepreneur.&quot; The track will be released Friday. (AP Photo)

Jay-Z, Pharrell to release new song about Black ambition

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FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2019 file photo, Pharrell Williams arrives at the 23rd annual Hollywood Film Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Virginia Beach is considering painting Black Lives Matter down its oceanfront boardwalk after Williams supported the idea on social media. Williams proposed the tribute in an Instagram post adding a photo of what the message would look like along Virginia Beach's boardwalk with the caption “VB let’s make it happen.” (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Pharrell Williams proposes Virginia Black Lives Matter art

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New Pharrell song ‘Virginia’ to be featured in ad campaign

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Pharrell to give speech to University of Virginia grad class

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In this April 22, 2017, file photo, Pharrell Williams performs at To the Rescue! Los Angeles Human Society Benefit in Los Angeles. Williams is using music to sound the warning about climate change. The Grammy-winning musician appeared in Shanghai to debut a song titled 100 Years." (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Pharrell issues Donald Trump cease-and-desist over ‘Happy’

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Williams pitches arts, food festival in Virginia Beach

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In this combination photo, Robin Thicke performs at the Teen Choice Awards in Los Angeles on Aug. 16, 2015, left, and Pharrell Williams attends the 2016 ABFF Awards: A Celebration of Hollywood in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Feb. 21, 2016. A federal appeals court has ruled refused to overturn a copyright infringement verdict against Thicke and Williams over the 2013 hit song “Blurred Lines.” In a split decision from a three-judge panel, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal on Wednesday upheld a verdict awarding $5.3 million to the family of Marvin Gaye, who said “Blurred Lines” illegally copied from the late soul singer’s “Got to Give it Up.” (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)

Court sides with Marvin Gaye family in ‘Blurred Lines’ fight

By ANDREW DALTON - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 22, 2017 file photo, Pharrell Williams performs at To the Rescue! Los Angeles Human Society Benefit in Los Angeles. Williams is using music to sound the warning about climate change. The Grammy-winning musician appeared in Shanghai to debut a song titled “100 Years.&quot; (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Pharrell Williams sounds warning about climate change

By REBECCA KANTHOR - Associated Press

More than rough apartments where Pharrell’s music love began

By JANE HARPER - Associated Press

In this photo taken on Friday, June 2, 2017 provided by the Manchester Evening News, victim of the Manchester concert blast Lily Harrison hugs singer Ariana Grande during her visit to the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, in Manchester, England. Grande surprised young fans injured in the Manchester Arena attack, hugging the thrilled little girls in their hospital beds as they recovered from injuries sustained in the May 22 suicide bombing. (Manchester Evening News via AP)

The Latest: Grande, Katy, Liam Gallagher sing for Manchester

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FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2017 file photo, actor George Clooney and his wife Amal Clooney arrive at the 42nd Cesar Film Awards ceremony in Paris. Beyonce and Jay Z, along with George and Amal Clooney, have announced recently that they are expecting twins. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

Some real-world twin tips for Amal Clooney, Beyonce

By LEANNE ITALIE - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 8, 2016, file photo, from left, Helen Lasichanh, her husband, Pharrell Williams, and French actress Isabelle Huppert attend the Chanel's Fall-winter 2016-2017 ready to wear collection presented in Paris. Williams' publicist said on Jan. 31, 2017, that he and Lasichanh have welcomed triplets. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

Pharrell Williams, wife welcome triplets to join son, 8

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, March 4, 2015, photo, Pharrell Williams and an unidentified woman leave Los Angeles Federal Court after testifying at trial in Los Angeles. A jury says singers Williams and Robin Thicke copied a Marvin Gaye song to create &quot;Blurred Lines&quot; and awarded more than $7 million to Gaye's family. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File) **FILE**

Pharrell Williams, R&B singer, urges women to ‘save this nation’ by rallying behind Hillary Clinton

By Ken Shepherd - The Washington Times

Pharrell Williams arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, in this Aug. 30, 2015, file photo. Pharrell has partnered with FirstBook, a nonprofit literacy organization, to donate up to 50,000 books to children in low-income families. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Pharrell to donate up to 50,000 books for children in need

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In this Sunday, June 28, 2015, file photo, Robin Thicke performs during a tribute to Smokey Robinson at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Judge trims ‘Blurred Lines’ song dispute verdict to $5.3M

By Anthony McCartney - Associated Press

Marvin Gaye's daughter, Nona Gaye, left, and his ex-wife, Jan Gaye, take questions from the media outside Los Angeles U.S. District Court, after a jury awarded the singer's children nearly $7.4 million after determining singers Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams copied their father's music to create &quot;Blurred Lines,&quot; Tuesday, March 10, 2015. Nona Gaye wept as the verdict was read and was hugged by her attorney. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

‘Blurred Lines’ verdict likely to alter music business

By Anthony McCartney - Associated Press

Marvin Gaye's daughter, Nona Gaye, talks to the media outside the Los Angeles U.S. District Court after a jury awarded the singer's children nearly $7.4 million after determining singers Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams copied their father's music to create &quot;Blurred Lines,&quot; Tuesday, March 10, 2015. Nona Gaye wept as the verdict was read and was hugged by her attorney. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke to pay $7.4M to Marvin Gaye’s family over ‘Blurred Lines’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times