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...Miuccia Prada studied political science and Pharrell Williams, creative director of menswear at Louis Vuitton, is better known as a musician and producer....
...Events: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet visits his counterpart in Thailand and singer Taylor Swift starts the Asia leg of her world tour with a performance in Tokyo....
...Why, for instance, was the twentysomething Take That singer allowed to go on tour while gripped by chronic anxiety and addiction?...
...But Williams’ account immediately stands out as the only one recounted by a subject lying in bed in his underwear....
...Now try this When I was filling in for Stephen last year I came close to vandalising this column’s well-earned reputation for cultural finesse by pointing readers towards the Masked Singer....
...Later, the Slavic svirel flute intertwines with vocals from UK singer Eska on “Living” and Saul Williams’ sombre spoken word is enhanced by sparse layers of harp and bamboo flute on “Managing my Breath,...
...adorned by a watch choker by Jacob & Co at Pharrell Williams’ debut show for Louis Vuitton last year....
...Pharrell Williams to design menswear at Louis Vuitton last year and agreeing deals with figures such as Beyoncé, Lionel Messi and Zendaya to front campaigns....
...In the recent rediscovery of African-American composers, William Grant Still (1895-1978) has not featured as prominently as he might, at least in the UK....
...She cites the American post-minimalist artist Cris Gianakos and the singer Evangelia and her partner Jay Stolar, who produce music influenced by the Cretan song traditions....
...Last week, Ariana Grande dropped Eternal Sunshine, a “concept record” that covers the singer’s divorce from Dalton Gomez and emotional journey as she experiences her Saturn return (which, as well you all...
...Kelly Hogan and Saundra Williams also sang backing vocals, with the odd lead part when Staples rested in a chair sipping at a mug....
...Guests included Naomi Campbell, Dame Joan Collins, Hugh Grant and John Travolta, with entertainment by Robbie Williams....
...His account of the history of the site takes in William the Conqueror, Henry VIII and William Pitt the Younger — who moved the docks there around 1800....
...As a pianist, a choral singer, and later a cellist and orchestral player, Chan had a good start....
...One example is a recital of protest songs, for which Williams wanted not one singer but two and spoken readings as well....
...In the US, National Carnation Day is celebrated next week in memory of president William McKinley, who always wore a red one for luck; on the day he was assassinated in 1901, he was believed to have taken...
...Then came Peter Singer....
...Now the pair share a disc courtesy of The King’s Singers and instrumental ensemble Fretwork. The two discs are so different that one really wants both....
...There have been other recordings of Serse, notably those conducted by Nicholas McGegan and William Christie, but this one more than holds its own....
...When the singer-songwriter Frank Turner penned once that he had “played in every toilet,” he was alluding to places like Hot Box in Chelmsford — the sometimes grimy, intimate music venues that most UK towns...
...Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You by Lucinda Williams (Crown/Simon & Schuster) Williams tells it how she sings it, in a toughened voice, with a slug of Southern gothic and another of confessional...
...William Byrd, the great English composer of the Renaissance, died 400 years ago, making this an obvious year in which to honour his work....
...Another unfussy but effective range is musician Pharrell Williams’ Humanrace, which comes in refillable containers....
...Williams first came to prominence as part of the music group The Neptunes in the 1990s, before becoming known for songs such as “Happy” and being a producer for singers such as Beyoncé and Justin Timberlake...
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