Chicago Tribune — Not many albums could survive Ed Sheeran performing reggae, but Pharrell Williams always took chances — not all of them successful — in N.E.R.D. Despite the Sheeran gaffe, “No One Ever Really Dies” (Columbia), the band’s first album in seve... more info

Stereogum — Four years ago, Jimmy Kimmel showed up in Pharrell's video for the globe-conquering monster hit "Happy." And maybe that's why Pharrell's reunited N.E.R.D. project chose Kimmel's show for what was only their second live performance since 2011. Pharrel... more info

Stereogum — N.E.R.D's last album, Nothing, came out in 2010, so the release of their comeback LP today has been a long time coming. They've been teasing No_One Ever Really Dies with some monster collaborations; we heard Rihanna rap on the album's lead sing... more info

New York Times — A song about joy vaulted Mr. Williams into the stratosphere, but now his long-running side project is returning with an album filled with outrage. more info

Stereogum — N.E.R.D.'s comeback album No_One Ever Really Dies is finally out this Friday, but first, they're sharing one more superstar collaboration following tracks with Rihanna, André 3000, and Future. This one features Kendrick Lamar and is called "Don't Do... more info

PopSugar UK — Now that we're nearing the end of the year, it's time to crown the best songs of 2017! From sexy hits like "Wild Thoughts" and "Slow Hands" to romantic love songs like "Malibu" and "Shape of You," we were blessed with so much amazing music this year... more info

Stereogum — Last week, N.E.R.D. shared a new track featuring Future from their imminent comeback album, No_One Ever Really Dies, and today "1000" has gotten a video to go along with it. It opens with a compilation of clips of anarchic protest and brutal police i... more info

Stereogum — N.E.R.D. are releasing their comeback album, No_One Ever Really Dies, in a couple of weeks. We've already heard their track with Rihanna from the star-studded album -- a song with André 3000 also surfaced for a bit -- and today they've shared anothe... more info

Stereogum — N.E.R.D. are back, and they've just announced the release date for their new album, No_One Ever Really Dies. It'll be out on 12/15. The trio have already debuted the album live and there's tracks on it featuring Rihanna and André 3000. Here's the an... more info

PopSugar — 🍋 @pharrell @nerd @mettenarrative @badgalriri #LemonDanceChallenge A post shared by Justin Timberlake (@justintimberlake) on Nov 18, 2017 at 10:20pm PST Justin Timberlake is a fan of Rihanna and N.E.R.D's "Lemon" song. On Saturday, t... more info