Via Press Release–BEVERLY HILLS, CA โ Singer-songwriter-producer Pharrell Williams will perform his Oscarยฎ-nominated song โHappyโ at the Oscarsยฎ, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today. The Oscars, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, will air on Sunday, March 2, live on ABC.
โHappy,โ which Williams wrote and produced for โDespicable Me 2,โ is nominated for Original Song. The three other nominated songs are “Ordinary Love” from “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom,” “Let It Go” from “Frozen” and “The Moon Song” from “Her.”
Pharrell Williams has won seven Grammy Awardsยฎ, two (in 2004 and 2014) for Producer of the Year. Named Billboardโs Producer of the Decade in 2010, his productions have sold over 100 million copies. Williams collaborated on two of 2013โs most ubiquitous anthems: Robin Thickeโs โBlurred Linesโ which he co-wrote and produced and Daft Punkโs โGet Lucky,โ which he co-wrote and also sang.ย As a solo producer and as part of the prolific producing team The Neptunes, Williams has played a key role in creating a string of hits over more than two decades, including Jay-Zโs “I Just Wanna Love U (Give it 2 Me),” Nellyโs “Hot in Herre,” Gwen Stefaniโs “Hollaback Girl,” Snoop Doggโs “Drop it Like it’s Hot,” Britney Spearsโ โIโm A Slave 4 Uโ and Justin Timberlakeโs โLike I Love You.โ
Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2013 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatreยฎ at Hollywood & Highland Centerยฎ and televised live on the ABC Television Network.ย The Oscars, produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.