Daft Punk’s ‘Get Lucky’ May Rule the Summer
The teenagers, who were born two decades after disco died, started moving to the music. “Everyone resonated with it,” recalled Sora Suzuki, 16. “You just kind of get absorbed into it. It’s got this...
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Will.i.am, Pharrell suing each other over the phrase ‘I Am’
Will.i.am and Pharrell are in a bizarre trademark battle over the phrase “I am.” Rolling Stone first reported that the hit producers are involved in a trademark dispute over the similarity in...
View ArticleB.E.T. Awards Red Carpet
On June 30, actors, musical artists and entertainers gathered for The Black Entertainment Television awards in Los Angeles. From Charlie Wilson’s joint onstage appearance with Pharrell Williams, to...
View Article20 songs you have to hear this summer
1. Deap Vally, “Gonna Make My Own Money” It’s not summer without some smoking-hot rock ’n’ roll riffs, and these Cali ladies fit the bill by sounding like a sassy, slimm-downed version of Led...
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Robin Thicke, a Romantic, Has a Naughty Hit
“Is that Justin Timberlake?” a young man asked. Mr. Thicke exhaled smoke and shook his head with a wry smile. “It’s Robin Thicke,” Mr. Thicke’s manager said. “Can I hug you?” a wide-eyed young woman...
View ArticleRobin Thicke sues Marvin Gaye’s family over ‘Blurred Lines’
Robin Thicke is going to court to protect the song of the summer, “Blurred Lines” from Marvin Gaye’s relatives and Funkadelic’s rights-owners. Thicke along with Pharrell Williams and Clifford Harris...
View ArticleJeffrey Deitch returns to New York scene
After Jeffrey Deitch’s controversial and ill-fated run as the head of LA’s Museum of Contemporary Art, he’s turned around and become a fixture on New York’s art and social scenes this fall. This...
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In Dispute Over a Song, Marvin Gaye’s Family Files a Countersuit
Robin Thicke’s song “Blurred Lines” is one of the year’s biggest hits, but behind the scenes the song is the focus of a bitter dispute that led Wednesday to the family of Marvin Gaye filing a...
View ArticleArtist KAWS celebrates two new gallery shows
Brooklyn artist KAWS — who redesigned MTV’s iconic moonman statues for this year’s Video Music Awards — celebrated two new gallery shows on Saturday. The artist launched a new exhibition of sculptures...
View ArticleUnmasked Daft Punk go unrecognized at party
After Daft Punk — the masked French DJ duo behind “Get Lucky” — accepted a WSJ Magazine Innovator award, they slipped out of their disguises and went unrecognized at an after-party. The pair was...
View ArticlePharrell, Takashi Murakami throw arty party
Pharrell Williams curated the ultimate bash with artist Takashi Murakami for Art Basel. The singer threw a party Wednesday night in Miami’s Design District with Craig Robins and the Silencio team. In...
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Dominate Grammy Nominations
The duo are up for seven prizes at the 56th annual awards, with nods in three of the top four categories: album of the year (for “The Heist”), song of the year (“Same Love”) and best new artist. Male...
View ArticleBeyonce’s risky surprise album is sexiest yet
Everything comes to those who wait and late on Thursday night, Beyonce really did give us everything. After months of unexplained delays and rumored problems, her fifth, self-titled album is finally...
View ArticleBeyonce’s sexy new album: Track by track
Double surprise! Beyoncé shocked the world by releasing her eponymous fifth album at midnight on Thursday, but it wasn’t just the music that surprised her fans. Also included in the package were...
View ArticleBeyoncé’s surprise album download frenzy
Beyoncé fans rushed to get their copies of the pop diva’s surprise new “visual album,” giving it 80,000 downloads in its first three hours on the market Friday. Titled “BEYONCÉ” and consisting of 17...
View ArticleLots to celebrate
Pharrell Williams celebrated a big 2013 topped off with seven Grammy nominations, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Producer of the Year, at Miss Lily’s on Thursday night. We’re told...
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NYE playlists that are surefire floor-burners
As we say goodbye to 2013, pay tribute one more time to the best songs of the year: We’ve put together the ultimate set of year-end playlists for any New Year’s Eve party — whether your guests are...
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