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“Such wilful, fraudulent, and malicious conduct warrants the imposition of punitive damages”: Chad Hugo is suing his old NERD and Neptunes partner Pharrell Williams

Duo are no longer on speaking terms

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Pharrell Williams sued by former Neptunes partner Chad Hugo over alleged lost earnings

The producers who helped define the sound of pop music in the 90s and 00s are in dispute over earnings from their final album as NERD

The Guardian - UK

Pharrell Williams faces fresh lawsuit from Neptunes' Chad Hugo

Pharrell Williams is being sued by his Neptunes collaborator Chad Hugo again, this time over unpaid royalties.

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“Their argument is: ‘Well, you signed it.’ I’m like: ‘Yeah, I signed what I was told, and I was too young and too stupid to double-check it.’”: Kelis and the complicated story of Milkshake

Singer claims she was ‘swindled’ by its producers

MusicRadar

“That sarcasm became the song”: Pharrell Williams says his mega-hit Happy isn’t as sincere and joyful as you think, and that he’ll never stop loving former Neptunes partner Chad Hugo

“There's nothing that he or anyone else could do to ever make me feel differently about what we did together and what I wish for him. Nothing”

MusicRadar

Pharrell Williams' Life Animated In Lego: 'Piece By Piece'

Discover 'Piece by Piece,' a Lego-animated film portraying Pharrell Williams' musical journey in a family-friendly and imaginative way.

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In 'Piece by Piece,' Pharrell finds Lego fits his life story

When Pharrell Williams and Morgan Neville decided to embark on a movie about Williams’ life but animated in Lego pieces, they knew there would be culture shocks

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“I love him, and I always wish him the absolute best, and I’m very grateful for our time together”: Pharrell Williams admits that he and Neptunes partner Chad Hugo are no longer on speaking terms

As a songwriting and production duo, the pair scored some of the biggest hits of the ‘00s

MusicRadar

“Who would’ve thought that playing with these toys as a kid would evolve into a movie about my life?”: The Pharrell Williams biopic is going to be a Lego movie, and it looks like it could be pretty good

Pharrell Williams releases the trailer for his Lego biopic, Piece by Piece

MusicRadar

"Everything was so heavy at the time, so I was like, ‘Oh, you know what? I’m gonna completely do the opposite’": How Pharrell's pop production defined the sound of the ’00s and beyond

Producer, pop star, and pioneer Pharrell Williams' "skeleton songs" stripped music back to its bare essentials and prized the hook above all else

MusicRadar

Pharrell Williams says he’s been working on new NERD music: “I wanted great chords. I want to use chords I never used before”

“I’ll just come out of nowhere with the three-bar, crazy-nuts chords that go three-bar to four-bar to eight-bar”

MusicRadar

From hip hop to Louis Vuitton — how Pharrell Williams took over the world of music and fashion

At the turn of the millennium, Pharrell Williams was in the process of making his name as one of the most coveted music producers in the world. Fast forward two decades, and he has been appointed Louis Vuitton’s next menswear creative director, a job at the pinnacle of luxury fashion.…

Evening Standard

Pharrell Williams: ‘Life without music would be like a human being without sense’

The singer and producer on his devotion to De La Soul, his bad acceptance speeches – and the secret to his pearly whites

The Guardian - UK

Bad Bunny, Christina Aguilera, Rauw Alejandro lead 2022 Latin Grammy nominees

The Latin Recording Academy has announced its nominations for the 23rd Latin Grammy Awards, with top nominees spanning the globe from Puerto Rico to Texas to Spain.

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Beyoncé is cutting a sample of Milkshake out of her new song – but not because she 'stole' it

There was lot of excitement leading up to Beyoncé’s album Rennaissance, which was leaked two days before it release. Maybe it could have done with a bit more time, as two songs are set to be rerecorded and released. The song Heated will have ableist language removed from it, while…

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Beyoncé removes Kelis interpolation from new song Energy after complaints

Beyoncé's new album Renaissance is at the centre of another controversy, with the singer removing an interpolation of Kelis’s 2003 R&B hit song Milkshake from her song Energy after accusations of theft.

Evening Standard

Beyoncé removes Milkshake sample from new song Energy after Kelis accuses her of theft

The Break My Soul hitmaker released her latest album on Friday, 29 July, much to music fans delight – but not everyone was as thrilled, notably Kelis.

Daily Mirror

Beyoncé edits album AGAIN after Kelis slammed her for sampling Milkshake in furious rant

Beyoncé's track, Energy, sampled Kelis' 2003 hit Milkshake, which was written by Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo (formerly known as The Neptunes)

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The Guardian - AU

Beyoncé removes Kelis interpolation from song after Milkshake singer complains

Ending to Beyoncé’s song Energy changed after Kelis complained that the song’s writers, Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, had been consulted and credited but she had not

Evening Standard

‘No soul or integrity’: Kelis calls out Beyoncé and Pharrell Williams for song ‘sample’ on Renaissance

Kelis has claimed she was sampled on Beyoncé’s new album Renaissance without permission - calling it “theft”.

The Guardian - AU

Beyoncé’s Renaissance: fans and critics react to one of the year’s most anticipated albums

The artist’s first record since Lemonade has been met with a blockbuster response – and a spot of controversy

The Independent UK

Iconic producer Chad Hugo let's his music do all the talking

Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams, who make up the iconic producing team The Neptunes, will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on Thursday

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