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Fans are desperate for Rihanna‘s ninth studio album, and Pharrell Williams is opening up about the process of working together.

The 47-year-old “Happy” superstar got candid with Rick Rubin as part of the Broken Record Podcast.

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“It’s been a minute. Oh yeah, it’s really her at the end of the day, what she wants…sound-wise, I was trying to just make something that looks and feels like she does,” he explained of working with Rihanna on the upcoming record.

“She talks about what she wants to feel and then it’s my job to reverse engineer that…it’s the feeling first,” he went on to say.

“We’re reverse engineering that feeling and trying to turn that into something. You just kind of dive in and go for it…that doesn’t really take too long to crack. You have coordinates, you know where you’re going, you know what you’re looking for, you’ll know when you’re there.”

“We got the right writers for the right kind of tone and myself, so we kind of like just really wrestle and grapple until we feel like we’re really hitting that specific note.”

He also discussed whether the lyrics or melody come first: “It’s the melody, and then we listen to what the melody is saying…if some words do come out, in the places where there are no words, you kind of take the emotion of what you’re trying to communicate and you find the words and you do a mosaic.”

At the same time, Rihanna‘s been making headlines for a reported new romance.

Pharrell Williams and Jay-Z have teamed up for a new song with a powerful message.

The two musicians released their collab titled “Entrepreneur,” which is about the racial inequalities Black people face in the United States.

“In this position with no choice / A system imprison young black boys,” Pharrell raps. “Distract with white noise / The brainwashed become hype boys.”

Jay then joins in, referencing social media platforms and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.

“Uh, lies told to you, through YouTubes and Hulus,” Jay raps. “Shows with no hues that look like you do / Black Twitter, what’s that? When Jack gets paid, do you? / For every one Gucci, support two FUBUs.”

Ahead of the release of the song, Pharrell opened up about the message behind the song.

“The intention for a song was all about how tough it is to be an entrepreneur in our country to begin with,” Pharrell shared with Time. “Especially as someone of color, there’s a lot of systemic disadvantages and purposeful blockages. How can you get a fire started, or even the hope of an ember to start a fire, when you’re starting at disadvantages with regards to health care, education and representation?”

You can download Pharrell Williams‘ and Jay-Z‘s new song off of iTunes here – listen to “Entrepreneur” now!

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Beyonce‘s Black Is King trailer is here!

Parkwood Entertainment and Disney+ released the new trailer and poster for the visual, which will premiere globally on July 31 on Disney+.

The new film is based on the music of The Lion King: The Gift, debuting two weeks after the one-year anniversary of the theatrical release of Disney’s The Lion King.

The film “reimagines the lessons from the 2019 blockbuster for today’s young kings and queens in search of their own crowns.”

A distribution deal was also announced, making the movie available on much of the African Continent, including South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Ethiopia, Namibia, Cameroon, Liberia, Burundi, Senegal, Togo, Somalia, Benin, Congo, Kenya, Ivory Coast, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Gabon, Cape Verde and many more countries through MultiChoice Group’s M-Net and Canal+ Afrique.

Black Is King was filmed across continents, starting in New York, then Los Angeles, South Africa, West Africa, London and Belgium.

Special guests include models Aweng Ade-Chuol and Adut Akech, supermodel Naomi Campbell, Tina Knowles-Lawson, Lupita Nyong’o, Kelly Rowland, Pharrell Williams and Jay-Z, among others.

It includes full-length videos for the songs “Already,” “Brown Skin Girl,” “Mood 4 Eva” and “My Power,” as heard in the trailer.

Here is what Beyonce‘s mom said about criticism of the film…

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Pharrell Williams is developing a musical based on Juneteenth, Deadline reports.

The talented musician is teaming up with black-ish creator Kenya Barris on the project to develop it for Netflix.

The site reports that the project is in “the early stages of working up a plan” and “details about storyline are under wraps.”

Pharrell will be producing the pic with partner Mimi Valdes alongside Kenya, who will produce through his production company Khalabo Ink Society.

Earlier this week, Pharrell made a visit to his homestate of Virginia where he joined Governor Ralph Northam to announce that June 19 will be officially recognized as Juneteenth in the state.

“This is our chance to lead by example. This is our chance to lead, to truly embrace the importance of Juneteenth and treat it as a celebration of freedom that black people deserve…this is about proper recognition,” he shared in his speech.

You can watch his full speech at the event here!

Pharrell Williams is helping to honor an important holiday.

The 47-year-old “Happy” entertainer joined Virginia Governor Ralph Northam at a press conference on Tuesday (June 16) to announce that June 19 will be officially recognized as Juneteenth in Virginia.

Juneteenth is observed to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States.

“From this moment on, when you look at the vastness of the night sky, and you see those stars moving up there, know that those stars are our African ancestors dancing. They’re dancing in celebration because their lives are finally being acknowledged,” Pharrell said.

“This is our chance to lead by example. This is our chance to lead, to truly embrace the importance of Juneteenth and treat it as a celebration of freedom that black people deserve…this is about proper recognition. This is the chance for our government, our corporations and our citizens to all stand in solidarity with their African-American brothers and sisters.”

“I would like to see corporations that call Virginia their home give people the paid day off,” he added.

“There is no turning back. We are only moving one direction now: forward.”

All state employees in the executive branch will be given a paid day off on Juneteenth, according to the Governor. Many major companies, including Twitter, Nike and the NFL, announced that Juneteenth will be recognized as a company holiday.

Find out what Twitter said about the holiday.

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Taylor Swift, Celine Dion, and Shawn Mendes are just a trio of the artists who have joined the One World: Together at Home event.

Happening this weekend on Saturday (April 18), the three stars will also be joined by Alicia Keys, Amy Poehler, Awkwafina, Camila Cabello, Ellen DeGeneres, Jennifer Lopez, LL Cool J, Lupita Nyong’o, Matthew McConaughey, Oprah Winfrey, Pharrell Williams, Sam Smith, Usher and Victoria Beckham for the charitable event.

One World: Together At Home is the first-of-its kind global broadcast event to celebrate the heroic efforts of community health workers, and to support the World Health Organization in the global fight to end COVID-19.

Curated by Lady Gaga, it will be hosted by Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert.

See which other stars will be participating in the event on JustJared now!

David Beckham strikes a pose alongside Pharrell Williams while attending his Haig Club House Party hosted at Swan Miami on Tuesday night (March 10) in Miami, Fla.

The 44-year-old British former football star hosted the party in celebration of the launch of Haig Club Scotch Whisky.

“Kicking off an exciting week in Miami. Thanks @pharrell for coming down,” David captioned with his Instagram post.

Club mogul David Grutman and retired basketball player Chris Bosh and Shane Battier also threw their support behind David at the event.

David Beckham recently got hilariously scared by Justin Bieber while making an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show – Watch it HERE!