Pharrell who is he

Good Kid, M. D City. Channel Orange. Best Dance Recording. Best Rap Album. Hollaback Girl. The Emancipation Of Mimi. She Wants To Move. Drop It Like It's Hot. The group put out several well-received albums, including Seeing Sounds Williams also released his first solo album, 's In My Mind , and branched out into film in by creating the score for the animated hit Despicable Me.

Also in , Williams reached the top of the charts with a solo effort—"Happy" from the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack, with the track staying at No. That same year, he released his second solo album, G I R L. And early saw more accolades for "Happy," with a visibly surprised Williams earning a Grammy for Best Pop Solo Performance for a live version of the song, along with Best Music Video.

However, Williams landed in court having to contend with a countersuit filed more than a year earlier from the estate of Marvin Gaye. He and Thicke were charged with committing copyright infringement by taking major musical elements from the song "Got to Give It Up" for the hit "Blurred Lines. The jury also ruled that neither Williams or Thicke had purposely committed infringement.

The two plan to appeal the court's overall decision. Besides music, Williams is also passionate about design.

Working with Marc Jacobs , Williams has also designed a line of sunglasses. And he joined forces with the Adidas brand in Picture: Youtube. Following Pharrell's incredible year came a press release from Columbia Records, it said; "When we excitedly partnered with Pharrell in January of this year, we felt it was his time again. Since then, 'Blurred Lines' and 'Get Lucky' have defined pop music in , and now we are preparing to launch Pharrell as a global solo superstar in March this year saw Pharrell release his first studio album in eight years and his second ever, G I R L — it went straight to number one in the UK and currently holds the record for the fastest selling album in the UK this year.

What else? All we know is that whatever it is Pharrell will continue to influence music that is yet to come. Picture: Getty. Music was a huge part of Pharrell's life from a very young age. When he was 12 Pharrell went to band camp and met someone that would hugely impact his future. The forming of The Neptunes. Getting things started in the industry.

Working with Britney Spears and bagging their first number one. Everyone wanted Pharrell and The Neptunes sound on their track. Then, at The Neptunes peak, they released 'Clones.

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