Tagged: Pharrell
Jay-Z Announces New Album, Magna Carta Holy Grail
During the NBA Finals, Jay-Z announced, via a commercial for himself and Samsung Galaxy, that his new record, Magna Carta Holy Grail, is coming. As the Wall Street Journal points out, Samsung already purchased 1 … read more »
Stream: Pharrell Williams, “Happy”
Pharrell, already a part of two of this year’s most exuberant songs (Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky” and Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines”) delivers another sunny track of his own. Debuted by Rolling Stone, “Happy” is one … read more »
Stream: Daft Punk f. Pharrell and Nile Rodgers, “Get Lucky”
Finally—following glittering teaser promos, Canadian radio leaks and fan-made loops—”Get Lucky,” the Pharrell and Nile Rodgers-featuring first single from Daft Punk’s upcoming Random Access Memories (May 21st via Columbia), has arrived. Stream the four-minute radio … read more »
Saint Laurent Dresses Daft Punk and Pharrell
This weekend on the big screen at Coachella, Daft Punk premiered a one-minute clip for their single Get Lucky with Pharrell Willams and legendary guitarist Nile Rodgers jamming out in heavily sequined new gear from … read more »
The Neptunes: Never-Never Land
April 2013: Over the weekend, Pharrell Williams turned 40, celebrating with an airbrushed sheet cake in the shape of a fashion-forward black Stewie. Below, in honor of Williams’ seemingly eternal youth, read FADER’s 2002 cover … read more »
Video: Tyler, the Creator, “IFHY”
Here’s another two-part, self-directed video from Tyler, the Creator’s Wolf, out April 2nd via Odd Future Records. The video’s first half, for emotionally manic and Pharrell-featuring track “IFHY,” takes place in a meticulously assembled, primary-colored … read more »
Video: Robin Thicke f. T.I. and Pharrell, “Blurred Lines”
We missed Robin Thicke’s great, now five-day-old video in a post-Austin hurricane of urgent tasks, but it’s certainly still worth a first or fifteenth watch. “Blurred Lines” is a Pharrell-produced, snap-and-popping reboot of Marvin Gaye’s … read more »
Hear Rustie’s New Mini Mix for BBC Radio 1
Last year, Rustie introduced the world to Baauer’s “Harlem Shake” with his BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix. Earlier this week, he released two new songs (“Slasherr” and “Triadzz,” both streaming below) and, last night, played … read more »
Oscars Style: 15 Musicians on the Red Carpet
The Oscars Red Carpet is generally a snoozefest, because the pressure to look perfect is so intense that most people just play it safe. But leave it to the many musicians who have rolled through … read more »
Staff Selects Playlist: An Optimistic Preview of 2013
Every week, a different FADER editor compiles a playlist to highlight a new release and give you a guide to that artist’s web of influences and peers. These Staff Selects live in our Spotify app, … read more »
