MSN Music — Music producer and "The Voice" coach Pharrell Williams hits the Citi Concert Series stage to perform "Runnin'" from the soundtrack of the new movie "Hidden Figures." more info

Stereogum — Pharrell essentially put together the soundtrack for the new movie Hidden Figures, about the black women who worked in the American space program in the middle of the 20th century. We’ve posted a few of those songs, and last night, Pharrell was on ... more info

The Mirror — The Happy singer opened up about sending his pal Kanye a number of texts of support after he fell ill more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Everything you ever wanted to know — or perhaps never knew you wanted to know — about the wildly influential Roland TR-808 drum machine is laid out with entertaining, if exhaustive, brio in the documentary “808.” Manufacture... more info

AllHipHop — THE 'EMPIRE' STAR CALLS ON BIG NAMES FOR HER FOX VARIETY SHOW more info

Stereogum — Empire star Taraji P. Henson is hosting her own holiday variety special tonight on FOX called Taraji’s White Hot Holidays, and she’s rounded up a crew of guest stars that include Pharrell, Common, Snoop Dogg, and Ne-Yo. TLC was also there to do t... more info

Impose Magazine — “Passenger Side” is a down-to-Earth, ‘just the two of us’ love song from Luke Wade. Part soulful pop performer, past all-star with Team Pharrell on The Voice (season 7), Luke is releasing his 3rd full-length album, featuring “Passenger Si... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — When it comes to contenders for the original song Oscar, the limelight is on “Moana” and “La La Land,” both sporting multiple contenders. There is the usual array of anthems – “Try Everything” from “Th... more info

Stereogum — Pharrell wrote and recorded several songs for the Hidden Figures soundtrack. He’s already performed a bunch of them live at the Toronto International Film Festival, and now they’re starting to trickle out ahead of the soundtrack’s release next ... more info

Stereogum — It appears that J. Cole isn’t the only massively popular rapper looking to surprise-release a new album this month. As Pitchfork points out, an iTunes listing indicates that Kid Cudi will release his much-anticipated new LP Passion, Pain & Demon Sl... more info