Artist

Pharrell Williams

Wins

12

Nominations

45

Category

Composing/Arranging Dance/Electronic Music General Music for Visual Media Music Video/Film Non-Classical Pop Production R&B Rap

Biography

"We never go backward. That's the plight of the human species, but also our privilege. So as always, a new equation will emerge, and that will be led by the artists and likely powered by them as well."

  • Born Pharrell Lanscilo Williams on April 5, 1973, in Virginia Beach, Virgina
     
  • Pharrell Williams and his longtime production partner, Chad Hugo, co-founded production duo the Neptunes in the early 1990s. In 2000 Williams landed a song on Jay Z's compilation album, The Dynasty: Roc La Familia, which led to successful collaborations with Britney Spears on "I'm A Slave 4 U" and Nelly on "Hot In Herre." As a solo artist, Girl spiked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, with the track "Happy" reached No. 1.
     
  • Williams earned his first career GRAMMY as on producer on Justin Timberlake's Justified for 2003. In 2004, the same year Williams took home the GRAMMY for Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical, he played drums on the GRAMMY stage during a tribute to the Beatles, performing "I Saw Her Standing There" with Sting, Dave Matthews, and Vince Gill.
     
  • Did you know? Williams penned a verse to Wreckx-n-Effect's 1992 hit, "Rump Shakin' after being recruited by producer Teddy Riley.
     
  • In 2016 Williams joined Stevie Wonder, Lenny Kravitz, Dave Grohl, Rihanna, Gary Clark Jr., among others, at the MusiCares Person of the Year gala honoring Lionel Richie. The annual Person of the Year gala raises funds for MusiCares, which provides services and resources that cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies for music people.
     
  • Williams founded From One Hand To AnOTHER in 2008 with the mission of providing under-served youth with the learning tools and resources they need for success. The foundation has reached more than 1,000 students through after-school programs and summer camps.

All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Pharrell Williams

  • Best Rap Performance Winner

    Chains & Whips

    Terrence Thornton, Pharrell Williams, Clipse, Malice, Kendrick Lamar

  • Best Rap Song

    The Birds Don't Sing

    Terrence Thornton, Pharrell Williams, Stevie Wonder, Malice

  • Album Of The Year

    Let God Sort Em Out

    Terrence Thornton, Pharrell Williams, Clipse, Malice, Manny Marroquin, Mike Larson, Zach Pereyra, Rob Ulsh

  • Best Music Film

    Piece By Piece

    Morgan Neville, Pharrell Williams, Caitrin Rogers, Mimi Valdes

  • Album Of The Year

    Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

    Alchemist, Pharrell Williams, Emile Haynie, Khalil Abdul-Rahman, Ghostface Killa, Matthew Samuels, Manny Marroquin, Derek Ali, Dahi, James Hunt, Kendrick Lamar, Mike Larson, Sounwave, Homer Steinweiss, Joe Visciano, Matt Schaeffer, Thundercat, Cardo, Sam Dew, Dieuson Octave, Emerson Mancini, Baby Keem, Rob Bisel, Isaac De Boni, Mario Luciano, Michael Mule, Jahaan Sweet, FNZ, Matt Anthony, Craig Balmoris, Beach Noise, Bekon, David Bishop, Blxst, Troy Bourgeois, Andrew Boyd, Ray Charles Brown Jr., Anthony Dixon, Victor Ekpo, Frano, Derek Garcia, Sergiu Gherman, Beth Gibbons, Chad Gordon, J.LBS, Stuart Johnson, John Julian, Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Daniel Krieger, Tanna Leone, Timothy Maxey, Danny McKinnon, OKLAMA, Erwing Olivares, Taylour Paige, Rascal, Tyler Reese, Amanda Reifer, Ely Rise, Raymond J Scavo III, Sisay Sampha, Tae Beast, Cyrus Taghipour, Duval Timothy, Johnathan Turner, Summer Walker, Sean Tallman

  • Best Pop Vocal Album Winner

    Sweetener

    Pharrell Williams, Mike Larson, Ariana Grande

  • Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical Winner

    Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

    Pharrell Williams

  • Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

    Hidden Figures: The Album

    Pharrell Williams

  • Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)

    Hidden Figures

    Pharrell Williams, Hans Zimmer, Benjamin Wallfisch

  • Song Of The Year

    Alright

    Pharrell Williams, Kendrick Lamar, Sounwave, Kawan Prather

  • Album Of The Year

    To Pimp A Butterfly

    Andrew Coleman, Larrance Dopson, Pharrell Williams, Ronald Isley, Bilal, George Clinton Jr., Matthew Samuels, Calvin Broadus, Andrew "Pop" Wansel, Derek Ali, Mike Bozzi, James Fauntleroy, James Hunt, Kendrick Lamar, Mike Larson, Terrace Martin, Rahki, Sounwave, Anna Wise, Ronald “Flip” Colson, Hart Gunther, Taz Arnold, Thomas Burns, Flying Lotus, Fredrik "Tommy Black" Halldin, Terrence “Punch” Henderson, Knxwledge, Koz, Josef Leimberg, 9th Wonder, Rapsody, Matt Schaeffer, Thundercat, Whoarei, Lovedragon, Tae Beast

  • Best Rap Song Winner

    Alright

    Pharrell Williams, Kendrick Lamar, Sounwave, Kawan Prather

  • Best Music Video

    Freedom

    Paul Hunter, Pharrell Williams, Candice Dragonas, Nathan Scherrer

  • Album Of The Year

    Beyoncé

    Ammo, Andrew Coleman, Chris Godbey, Tom Coyne, Terius "The Dream" Nash, Noah "40" Shebib, Andrew Scheps, Pharrell Williams, Jay Z, Ann Mincieli, Drake, Beyoncé Knowles, Stuart White, Tim Mosley, Tony Maserati, Justin Timberlake, Frank Ocean, Ryan Tedder, James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Hit-Boy, Mike Larson, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Boots, Noel Cadastre, Noel "Gadget" Campbell, Rob Cohen, Noel Fisher, Justin Hergett, James Krausse, Jonathan Lee, Aya Merrill, Caroline Polachek, Rey Reel, Bart Schoudel, Key Wane, Patrick Wimberly, Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young

  • Album Of The Year

    X

    Andrew Coleman, Jeff Bhasker, Jason Lader, Ed Sheeran, Pharrell Williams, Benny Blanco, Stuart Hawkes, Rick Rubin, Mark Stent, Tyler Johnson, Jake Gosling, Matty Green, William Hicks, Johnny McDaid, Chris Sclafani, Geoff Swan

  • Best Music Video Winner

    Happy

    Pharrell Williams, Pierre Dupaquier, Clement Durou, Kathleen Heffernan, Solal Micenmacher, Jett Steiger, Cedric Troadec, We Are From LA

  • Album Of The Year

    Girl

    Leslie Brathwaite, Andrew Coleman, Jimmy Douglass, Bob Ludwig, Pharrell Williams, Mick Guzauski, Ann Mincieli, Alicia Keys, Alan Meyerson, Justin Timberlake, Florian Lagatta, Mike Larson, Adrian Breakspear, Hart Gunther, Stephanie McNally, Kenta Yonesaka

  • Best Pop Solo Performance Winner

    Happy (Live)

    Pharrell Williams

  • Best Progressive R&B Album Winner

    Girl

    Andrew Coleman, Pharrell Williams, Mick Guzauski, Mike Larson

  • Record Of The Year Winner

    Get Lucky

    Peter Franco, Bob Ludwig, Pharrell Williams, Daft Punk, Mick Guzauski, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Thomas Bangalter, Nile Rodgers, Antoine Chabert, Florian Lagatta, Daniel Lerner

  • Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Winner

    Get Lucky

    Pharrell Williams, Daft Punk, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Thomas Bangalter, Nile Rodgers

  • Album Of The Year Winner

    Random Access Memories

    Peter Franco, Bob Ludwig, Pharrell Williams, Daft Punk, Paul Williams, Mick Guzauski, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Thomas Bangalter, Giorgio Moroder, Nile Rodgers, Julian Casablancas, Antoine Chabert, DJ Falcon, Todd Edwards, Chilly Gonzales, Florian Lagatta, Guillaume Le Braz, Daniel Lerner, Panda Bear

  • Album Of The Year

    Good Kid, M.A.A.D City

    Mary J. Blige, Andrew Coleman, Dr. Dre, Just Blaze, Pharrell Williams, Jay Z, Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Drake, Jack Splash, Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Andrew Wright, Derek Ali, Mike Bozzi, Dee Brown, Dahi, Dow Jones, Henny, Hit-Boy, James Hunt, Skhye Hutch, Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Mike Larson, Like, Terrace Martin, MC Eiht, Axel Morgan, Dawaun Parker, Rahki, Rune Rask, Ricci Riera, Scoop DeVille, Jared Scott, Sounwave, T-Minus, Jonas Vestergaard, Anna Wise, Tabu, Tha Bizness, THC

  • Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

    Blurred Lines

    T.I., Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke

  • Record Of The Year

    Blurred Lines

    Andrew Coleman, Chris Gehringer, T.I., Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke, Tony Maserati

  • Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical Winner

    Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

    Pharrell Williams

  • Album Of The Year

    Channel Orange

    André "3000" Benjamin, Calvin Bailiff, Andrew Coleman, Jeff Ellis, Om'Mas Keith, James Ryan Ho, Ken Oriole, Philip Scott, Tyler, The Creator, Pat Thrall, Vic Wainstein, Pharrell Williams, Marcos Tovar, Doug Fenske, Shea Taylor, Mark Stent, John Mayer, Earl Sweatshirt, Frank Ocean, Vlado Meller

  • Best Dance/Electronic Recording

    Give It 2 Me

    Andrew Coleman, Madonna, The Neptunes, Pharrell Williams, Mark Stent, Chad Hugo

  • Best Rap Song Winner

    Money Maker

    Ludacris, Pharrell Williams

  • Best Rap Album

    In My Mind

    Pharrell Williams

  • Album Of The Year

    The Emancipation Of Mimi

    Mariah Carey, Andrew Coleman, Bryan Michael Cox, Jermaine Dupri, Brian Garten, The Legendary Traxster, LROC, Mike Pierce, The Neptunes, Herbert Powers Jr., Manuel Seal, Phil Tan, Kanye West, Pat Viala, Pharrell Williams, Young Genius, Dana Jon Chappelle, James "Big Jim" Wright, Brian Frye, John Horesco, IV, Eric "Cire" Crawford, Scram Jones, James Poyser, Manny Marroquin, Chad Hugo

  • Record Of The Year

    Hollaback Girl

    Andrew Coleman, The Neptunes, Gwen Stefani, Phil Tan, Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo

  • Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

    Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

    The Neptunes, Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo

  • Best Rap Song

    Drop It Like It's Hot

    Pharrell Williams, Calvin Broadus, Chad Hugo

  • Urban/Alternative Performance

    She Wants To Move

    Pharrell Williams, N.E.R.D., Chad Hugo, Shay

  • Rap Duo/Group Performance

    Drop It Like It's Hot

    Pharrell Williams, Calvin Broadus

  • Best Rap Song

    Beautiful

    Pharrell Williams, Calvin Broadus, Chad Hugo

  • Best Rap Song

    Excuse Me Miss

    Pharrell Williams, Jay Z, Chad Hugo

  • Album Of The Year

    Justified

    Andrew Coleman, Serban Ghenea, Jimmy Douglass, Harvey Mason jr., Dave Pensado, The Neptunes, Herbert Powers Jr., Dave Russell, Damon Thomas, Pharrell Williams, Underdogs, Scott Storch, Chris Wood, Dabling Harward, Steve Penny, Tim Mosley, Justin Timberlake, Chad Hugo, Brian McKnight

  • Best Melodic Rap Performance

    Frontin'

    The Neptunes, Pharrell Williams, Jay Z, Chad Hugo

  • Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical Winner

    The Neptunes, Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo

  • Best Pop Vocal Album Winner

    Justified

    Andrew Coleman, Serban Ghenea, Pharrell Williams, Justin Timberlake, Chad Hugo

  • Best Melodic Rap Performance

    Beautiful

    Pharrell Williams, Charlie Wilson, Calvin Broadus

  • Rap Duo/Group Performance

    Pass The Courvoisier Part II

    Trevor Smith, Jr., P Diddy, Pharrell Williams

  • Album Of The Year

    Nellyville

    Bam, Ryan Bowser, Jason Epperson, Russell Giraud, Brian Garten, Just Blaze, Nelly, The Neptunes, Herbert Powers Jr., Pharrell Williams, Waiel "Wally" Yaghnam, Steve Eigner, Trackboyz, Joe Kent, Matt Still, Mark Williams, Greg Morgenstein, C-Luv, Chad Hugo, Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Kevin W. Law, Rich Travali

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