Pharrell Williams To Release New Album
"G I R L" Monday, March 3
OSCAR-NOMINATED "HAPPY" A WORLDWIDE SMASH
"G I R L" AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER
Global superstar
Pharrell Williams has just announced the release of his Columbia Records debut album,
G I R L. Highlighted by his Oscar-nominated hit single "Happy,"
G I R L will be released worldwide
Monday, March 3. Pre-order the album here:
http://smarturl.it/GIRLalbum.
"When Columbia Records presented me with the opportunity to make an
album, three things came to mind," says Pharrell. "One was the sense of
overwhelming honor that I felt when I realized that they were interested
in partnering with me on the album that I had always dreamt of making.
Two, it would have to feel festive and urgent. And three, I instantly
knew it would be called
G I R L. I hope you like it."
Pharrell is currently in
London, where he will perform "Happy" at the BRIT Awards this evening, and on
Sunday, March 2, Pharrell is slated to perform the song on the 86
th Annual Academy Awards. Pharrell will also perform on
Germany's Wetten Das and
France's
Le Grand Journal later this month. This past Sunday, Pharrell kicked
off the NBA All-Star Game with an incredible retrospective performance
of some of his greatest hits.
"
Happy," which was first featured on
Despicable Me 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack),
has become an international phenomenon and radio smash. Currently #1 on
the iTunes' Songs chart in the U.S., the song has topped the chart in
more than 75 countries, selling more than 2.3 million downloads
worldwide. In addition to jumping to #2 on the
Billboard Hot 100
this week, "Happy" has also become the highest-charting Oscar-nominated
song in more than a decade. With more than 120 million in audience, the
song is currently charting at seven U.S. radio formats—Top 40, Rhythm,
AC, Hot AC, Urban, Urban AC, and AAA. Around the world, "Happy" tops
radio charts in 14 countries including
Australia,
France,
Germany, U.K.,
Belgium,
Denmark,
Hungary,
Ireland,
Italy,
Netherlands,
New Zealand,
South Africa,
Switzerland, and
Poland.
Just last month, Pharrell took home four GRAMMY® awards, including Producer of the Year, Album of the Year for Daft Punk's
Random Access Memories,
and Record of the Year as well as Best Pop Duo/Performance for Daft
Punk's "Get Lucky." Pharrell has won a career-spanning total of seven
GRAMMYs.
Redefining cool for a new generation,
Pharrell Williams
is a creative force, using music, fashion, and design to express his
distinctive style. From his beginnings as a teenage prodigy and
multi-instrumentalist in Virginia Beach back in the early '90s, through
enough hits to earn him
Billboard's Producer of the Decade in
2010, to his current status as multi-media superstar, Williams has never
stopped creating. Starting his producing career as one half of The
Neptunes with
Chad Hugo, Williams has helped create such classics as Daft Punk's "Get Lucky,"
Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines," Nelly's "Hot in Herre," Jay-Z's "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me),"
Britney Spears' "I'm A Slave 4 U," and
Justin Timberlake's "Like I Love You."
With over 100 million copies of his productions sold, his music
sounds like something no one else has thought of just yet. He's also
created a new way of looking at established stars like Snoop Dogg,
Madonna, and even the Rolling Stones. Over four albums, Williams and
Hugo along with
Shae Haley created an
unpredictable hybrid as part of the alt-rock/hip-hop group N.E.R.D. His
prolific body of work also ranges from designing a sculpture with
Tokyo-born artist
Takashi Murakami
to accessories and jewelry for luxury goods brands Louis Vuitton and
Moncler. Now, with his latest venture i am OTHER — a multi-media
creative collective that serves as an umbrella for all his endeavors,
including Billionaire Boys Club & ICECREAM apparel, textile company
Bionic Yarn and dedicated YouTube channel — Williams' vision continues
to push pop culture forward.
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