Consequence of Sound — Hours after a Nazi opened fire inside a Pittsburgh synagogue and took the lives of 11 innocent people, Trump held a campaign rally in Illinois and played Pharrell's "Happy". more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — An attorney for pop star Pharrell Williams on Monday sent a cease-and-desist letter to President Trump for playing Williams’ song “Happy” at a political rally on the same day as a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue. “On ... more info

Stereogum — President Donald Trump on Saturday played Pharrell Williams' song "Happy" at a Midwest rally hours after the Tree of Life congregation shooting in Pittsburgh — and now the artist is expressing his anger over the decision through a cease and desist ... more info

Consequence of Sound — Pharrell Williams, Laurie Anderson, and Jarvis Cocker also pay homage to the late pet of French artist Sophie Calle. more info

Stereogum — Sophie Calle is a 64-year-old French conceptual artist who, while being interviewed for a T Magazine profile last year, appeared to be pregnant. It turned out she was in midst of pretending to carry and give birth to her cat, Souris, who died back in... more info

Stereogum — It's About Time, disco-funk legends Chic's first album in 26 years, has finally arrived, and it really is about damn time. This thing was originally announced way back in 2015, when Chic were enjoying the beginnings of a late-career renaissance thank... more info

Consequence of Sound — Plus, Pharrell Williams has been cast as the film's narrator. more info

Stereogum — In June, the Weeknd joined the likes of Drake, Frank Ocean, Pharrell, and Nicki Minaj with his own Beats 1 radio show on Apple Music. The first episode of Memento Mori, described by Abel Tesfaye himself as "all of the music that's inspiring some late... more info

Guardian Music — (Republic) Her collaborations with Pharrell really push the boundaries. But they make the rest of this album seem formulaicGrowing up in public is never straightforward. The route from kids’ TV-approved poppet to Serious Artist is traditionall... more info

Consequence of Sound — The pop singer's fourth full-length features Nicki Minaj, Missy Elliott, and Pharrell Williams. more info