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Pharrell Williams is helping to honor an important holiday.

The 47-year-old “Happy” entertainer joined Virginia Governor Ralph Northam at a press conference on Tuesday (June 16) to announce that June 19 will be officially recognized as Juneteenth in Virginia.

Juneteenth is observed to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States.

“From this moment on, when you look at the vastness of the night sky, and you see those stars moving up there, know that those stars are our African ancestors dancing. They’re dancing in celebration because their lives are finally being acknowledged,” Pharrell said.

“This is our chance to lead by example. This is our chance to lead, to truly embrace the importance of Juneteenth and treat it as a celebration of freedom that black people deserve…this is about proper recognition. This is the chance for our government, our corporations and our citizens to all stand in solidarity with their African-American brothers and sisters.”

“I would like to see corporations that call Virginia their home give people the paid day off,” he added.

“There is no turning back. We are only moving one direction now: forward.”

All state employees in the executive branch will be given a paid day off on Juneteenth, according to the Governor. Many major companies, including Twitter, Nike and the NFL, announced that Juneteenth will be recognized as a company holiday.

Find out what Twitter said about the holiday.

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Taylor Swift, Celine Dion, and Shawn Mendes are just a trio of the artists who have joined the One World: Together at Home event.

Happening this weekend on Saturday (April 18), the three stars will also be joined by Alicia Keys, Amy Poehler, Awkwafina, Camila Cabello, Ellen DeGeneres, Jennifer Lopez, LL Cool J, Lupita Nyong’o, Matthew McConaughey, Oprah Winfrey, Pharrell Williams, Sam Smith, Usher and Victoria Beckham for the charitable event.

One World: Together At Home is the first-of-its kind global broadcast event to celebrate the heroic efforts of community health workers, and to support the World Health Organization in the global fight to end COVID-19.

Curated by Lady Gaga, it will be hosted by Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert.

See which other stars will be participating in the event on JustJared now!

David Beckham strikes a pose alongside Pharrell Williams while attending his Haig Club House Party hosted at Swan Miami on Tuesday night (March 10) in Miami, Fla.

The 44-year-old British former football star hosted the party in celebration of the launch of Haig Club Scotch Whisky.

“Kicking off an exciting week in Miami. Thanks @pharrell for coming down,” David captioned with his Instagram post.

Club mogul David Grutman and retired basketball player Chris Bosh and Shane Battier also threw their support behind David at the event.

David Beckham recently got hilariously scared by Justin Bieber while making an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show – Watch it HERE!

Pharrell Williams is selling his luxurious glass house in Beverly Hills, Calif.!

The 46-year-old “Freedom” singer has put the Mulholland Drive property on the market for almost $17 million, Page Six reports.

He purchased the estate in May 2018 for $15.6 million.

The 17,000-square-foot house features 10 bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, four acres, a 200-foot-long driveway that can accommodate over 30 vehicles, koi ponds, tennis courts, a grotto, and waterfalls.

See photos at TMZ.

ICYMI, Pharrell Williams has been in the studio working on new music with another huge star!

Rihanna is currently recording new music, this is not a drill.

The 31-year-old “Diamonds” singer gave fans a highly anticipated possible R9 update in her Instagram Stories on Thursday (February 13).

She posted a photo of a soundboard (see it in our gallery), confirming that not only is she back in the studio, but she’s also working on a new music collaboration with The Neptunes, aka Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo‘s hip-hop duo.

“Gang. back in da STU,” she captioned the snap.

Rihanna and Pharrell last teamed up for his group N.E.R.D.‘s track “Lemon” in 2017.

Rihanna previously teased that she and Pharrell Williams would be working together on Valentine’s Day.

ICYMI, Rihanna recently had a late-night outing with her rumored boyfriend!

Rihanna is opening up about what she’ll be doing for Valentine’s Day this year!

The 31-year-old singer recently broke up with her billionaire boyfriend Hassan Jameel, so she’s going to be busy with work on February 14.

Rihanna revealed she’s going to be in the studio with another big star that day… Pharrell Williams!

“I’m going to be in the studio. I’m so excited actually. I can’t say who I’m working with, but it’s somebody I’ve been wanting to work with him for a long time,” Rihanna told The Cut. With a laugh she added, “Okay, I’ll tell you. [It’s] Pharrell.”

Rihanna‘s fans have been impatiently waiting for her ninth studio album. We hope it comes soon!

READ MORE: Rihanna Is Sick of Fans Asking Where Her Album Is

Pharrell Williams and his wife Helen Lasichanh keep close and hold hands as they strike a pose while attending the Chanel Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2020 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday (January 21) in Paris, France.

The 46-year-old hit-maker and his wife Helen were joined by Eva Green, Korean pop superstar G-Dragon, Gaspard Ulliel and Clémence Poésy as they all sat in the front row of the presentation.

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Pharrell recently gave an emotional live performance of his song “Letter to My Godfather” on Jimmy Kimmel Live. The song is dedicated to legendary music executive Clarence Avant and appears in his Netflix documentary, The Black Godfather – Watch the performance here!