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Black History Month Spotlight: The Success of Pharrell | Billboard News
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2/9/2024
For Black History Month, Billboard is celebrating by highlighting some of the greatest Black executives in music and today we're celebrating Pharrell.
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♪ Because I'm happy ♪
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♪ Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof ♪
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- For Black History Month, Billboard is celebrating
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by highlighting some of the greatest
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black executives in music.
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And today, we're celebrating Pharrell.
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(upbeat music)
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♪ Oh, Pharrell, you're my favorite girl ♪
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- With four number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100
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and five number one hits on hot R&B hip hop songs,
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Pharrell has been a force in the music industry for decades.
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He's also created magic behind the scenes
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as a top producer working with music industry powerhouses
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like Beyonce, Jay-Z, and Snoop Dogg.
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He won his first Grammy in 2003 and hasn't looked back,
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winning 13 Grammy awards since.
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- You know, when something gets really, really, really big,
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eventually it has to, if it won't explode,
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it has to implode, something has to happen.
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And when it does, something will emerge from the ashes.
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- He's had tremendous success as the lead singer for N.E.R.D.
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And later as a solo artist releasing huge hits
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like "Happy," "Blurred Lines," and "Get Lucky."
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♪ I'm up all night to get lucky ♪
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- Pharrell founded Black Ambition in 2020,
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which funds and mentors black and Hispanic entrepreneurs.
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Today, we highlight and honor the talented Pharrell.
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(upbeat music)
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(whooshing)
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