Pharrell Williams has teamed up with Voices of Fire to collaborate on a brand new music. “Joy (Unspeakable)” is a collaboration between Williams and the famend gospel choir, who hail from Hampton Roads, Virginia—Williams’ house state. The choir’s founder, Bishop Ezekiel Williams, is Pharrell’s uncle. Take heed to “Pleasure (Unspeakable)” under (through Columbia/Sony).
“Working with Pharrell is at all times a tremendous expertise that not solely conjures up you, however drives you to dig deep inside your self for the most effective you must provide,” Bishop Ezekiel Williams mentioned in a press launch. “When the dream staff lastly got here collectively on this music—Pharrell, Voices of Hearth, Pastor Larry George, and yours really—I knew that second within the studio was considered one of future.”
The Voices of Hearth have been not too long ago the topic of a self-titled Netflix documentary series that chronicles their origin story. The members of the nontraditional gospel choir have been chosen by Bishop Ezekiel Williams following a string of auditions in Hampton Roads.
Williams’ teased a snippet of “Pleasure (Unspeakable)” on social media earlier within the week. The musician and producer is at the moment gearing as much as unveil his debut collection for Louis Vuitton menswear later this month. He took on the role of creative director for the posh vogue home in February to exchange Virgil Abloh, who died in November 2021. Williams not too long ago unveiled a brand new advert marketing campaign for the model, which features a giant billboard in Paris that includes a pregnant Rihanna hauling a number of Louis Vuitton leather-based baggage—and a takeout espresso.
Final month, Williams appeared on the Kaytraminé observe “4eva,” marking his first musical collaboration of the yr. In 2022, he jumped on songs with Tyler, the Creator and 21 Savage (“Money In Money Out”), Calvin Harris, Justin Timberlake, and Halsey (“Stay With Me”), and Travis Scott (“Down in Atlanta”).
This previous April, the ultimate day of Williams’ Something in the Water 2023 music pageant was canceled attributable to extreme climate.
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