Pharrell Williams Drops New Gospel Single “Joy (Unspeakable)”

Pharrell Williams at The Yellow Ball in 2018.
Pharrell Williams at The Yellow Ball in 2018. Photo by Swan Gallet/WWD/REX/Shutterstock (9879375a)

Pharrell Williams recently became the creative director of Louis Vuitton’s menswear line, and he used the brand’s recent show in Paris to debut some new music. The Grammy-winning singer joined forces with the choir Voices of Fire for a new gospel single “Joy (Unspeakable)”.

Williams debuted this song during Louis Vuitton’s show at Men’s Fashion Week in Paris, attended by many A-list stars, from Jay-Z and Beyoncé to Rihanna and Zendaya. This is his second collaboration with this gospel choir after they joined forces for the Netflix documentary Voices of Fire.

This gospel choir was founded by his uncle Bishop Ezekiel Williams, who said it was pure joy to collaborate on this song.

“Working with Pharrell is always an amazing experience that not only inspires you, but drives you to dig deep within yourself for the best you have to offer. When the dream team finally came together on this song… I knew that moment in the studio was one of destiny,” he told Tudum.

Pharrell Williams hasn’t released a solo studio album in almost a decade, since his sophomore LP Girl in 2014. Back in November, he revealed that he’s working on his next album Phriends, but he’s yet to share its tracklist and release date.