Brooklyn Vegan — Pharrell at Coachella 2014 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) Pharrell, who maybe has a song or two or three that you've heard lately if you don't live miles away from society without internet, phone, TV or radio access, has a... more info

Stereogum — We learned the lineup for the Philadelphia edition of Jay Z’s Made In America Festival — including headliners Kanye West and Kings Of Leon plus the National, Pharrell, Girl Talk, Spoon, Chromeo, J. Cole, Grimes, De La Soul, Danny Brown, YG, Holy ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — As previously mentioned, Jay Z is throwing his Budweiser Made In America Festival in Philly and LA this year, simultaneously on August 30-31. The lineup for Philly has just been announced and includes Kanye West, The National, Kings of... more info

NME — Singer responded to arrests on Facebook saying it's 'beyond sad' more info

Stereogum — For all the classic songs Pharrell Williams has produced, it took until today for the world to notice that the intros to many of his songs use an identical trick. A quick four-count loop of the first beat occurs in songs from this year’s hit “Hap... more info

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Stereogum — In certain circumstances, even profoundly goofy pop music can have serious human stakes. Around the world, people are uploading videos of themselves dancing to Pharrell’s “Happy,” about as inoffensive a pop song as you can possibly imagine. But... more info

NME — The singer will play London and Manchester as part of a wider European tour more info

MTV.co.uk News — Former N.E.R.D. star has made European fans 'Happy' by confirming a string of gigs for Autumn this year... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Prolific collaborator teams up with Brooklyn Nine-Nine comic for HUGS rap... more info