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Pharrell Williams says the controversy surrounding Blurred Lines made him realise some of his songs “catered” to a sexist culture. The singer says at first he didn’t understand why some people saw the lyrics as “rapey”. But he later realised that “there are men who use the same language when taking advantage of a woman”. […]

A judge has trimmed more than $1m (£639,000) from the damages Pharrell Williams was ordered to pay after the Blurred Lines copyright trial. The case revolved around the question of whether Williams and his co-writer Robin Thicke had copied Marvin Gaye’s 1977 hit Got To Give It Up. In March, a jury ruled that they […]

Marvin Gaye’s family want to stop sales of Blurred Lines, after a court ruled it copied one of the R&B star’s hit songs. Gaye’s children have filed an injunction to prevent the copying, distribution and performance of Robin Thicke, TI and Pharrell’s 2013 track. Last week, a jury said the performers had based elements of […]

Pharrell Williams saw out 2013 with his third UK number one single of the year, Happy, knocking X Factor winner Sam Bailey into second place. The 40-year-old previously topped the charts on Daft Punk’s Get Lucky and Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines, with writing credits on both. Happy, a feel-good pop song featured in the hit […]

X Factor winner Sam Bailey has claimed this year’s Christmas number one, with her debut single Skyscraper. The former prison officer outsold her nearest rival, Pharrell’s Happy, by two to one to become one of the fastest selling singles of the year. Bailey, 36, said topping the festive chart was the “icing on the cake”. […]