Pharrell is pushing his Something In the Water festival to 2025. Originally set for April 2024, it was moved to October. The fest will be presented to Virginia in 2025.
“Dearest Virginia, I love you with all my heart,” Pharrell wrote on Instagram. “Nobody loves you more than I do. Virginia doesn’t deserve better, Virginia deserves THE BEST. So SOMETHING IN THE WATER has to match that. It just isn’t ready yet. That’s why we as a team have decided that we must postpone this year’s SOMETHING IN THE WATER festival that was due to take place in October.”
You can see his entire message below.
Dearest Virginia, you deserve THE BEST. I promise it will be worth the wait. See you in April. All my love – P pic.twitter.com/X5z2fX1WcO
During “Pharrell Phriends” performance at Something in the Water Festival in Virginia Beach, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs unexpectedly performed on stage. He produced timeless Bad Boy singles like “Pass the Cîroc” with Busta Rhymes, “Finna Get Loose” with Pharrell, and “All About the Benjamins.”
Diddy is one of the best music producers of all time in addition to being one of the best-selling singers in history. Combs revealed his new record company LOVE RECORDS last year, marking his victorious comeback to R&B as the Executive Producer, Curator, and A&R of his upcoming album, scheduled for release in 2023.
A group of top-tier musicians, producers, and composers will release singles and joint projects through the R&B-focused LOVE RECORDS label. The intro project from LOVE RECORDS was crafted by Jozzy, which you can hear here.
Pharrell’s Something In The Water festival has been canceled due to severe weather conditions in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The organizers made the announcement on the festival’s social media page, Sunday. They explained that the decision was made on the advice of local authorities.
“We are disappointed to share that under the advisement of the city of Virginia Beach and the local authorities, we have to cancel day three of Something In The Water due to significant impacts to the festival site caused by severe weather, as well as the current and forecasted storms approaching and a tornado warning,” the statement reads.
Pharrell At “Something In The Water”
WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 19: Pusha T (L) and Pharrell perform at the 2022 Something in the Water Music Festival on Independence Avenue on June 19, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images)
Further in the message, they explained that they will be offering partial refunds to attendees. The message continues: “We did not make this decision easily, but everyone’s safety is our top priority. We will be refunding 33% of the base price from admission passes. Refunds will be automatically processed beginning tomorrow and take approximately 14 days.”
Pharrell later personally elaborated in the comments section of the post: “Dearest Virginia, We are the best. These past few days have been the best. Even during this Tornado Watch and Lightning Storm right now, as I type, we are the best. Thank you for giving the folks that travel here that energy and that LOVE that only we can give. Thank you to our partners, the vendors, production, policemen, firemen, the city council, the mayor, and all who volunteered. The spirit here was felt everywhere!”
The legendary producer also confirmed that they’ll be pushing the dates in future years to avoid April showers. “Next year, we will shift the dates because this rain ain’t playing, but we will be! Next year, more acts, more merch, more food… just more! Continued blessings and favor to you all,” he concluded. Had it not been canceled, Sunday would’ve featured performances from Lil Uzi Vert, Clipse, as well as Wu-Tang Clan, Lil Durk, and more.
Following two weekends’ worth of standout performances at Coachella, Latto is once again showing her skills and talent as a rapper and performer on the festival circuit. Most recently, she visited Virginia Beach to perform at Pharrell’s Something In The Water festival. During her set, she put her twerking skills on full display, accentuated by live instrumentation and a killer drummer. Along the way, she played some of her biggest hits and even brought a fan onstage to get a lap dance for her remix of YFN Lucci’s “Wet.” All in all, it’s been a great run of shows for the 777 MC.
However, that’s not all that Latto brought to the table recently as far as material. She just released a new single “Put It On Da Floor” that made headlines for her mention of Coi Leray, which she responded to negatively. However, since then, the two made amends and cleared up any assumptions of beef. In fact, things got so discussed online that a fake video of them fighting went viral after their reconciliation. Furthermore, fans of both artists are hoping that this can manifest into a collab between the two.
Latto Gives Yet Another Great Festival Performance
In addition, a lot of people thought that she photoshopped a picture of the crowd at her Coachella set to make it look bigger. After the 24-year-old shut down those claims, people quickly realized that it was just haters looking to hate. Unfortunately, the Ohio-born and Georgia-raised MC has to deal with that a lot. For example, people also criticized her body implants after a picture of her mid-twerk made rounds on Twitter. As always, she brushed it off with ease with a simple and carefree explanation: “Just a BBL mid-clap.”
Meanwhile, she recently opened up on her thoughts on plastic surgery with her sister Brooklyn Nikole on her Apple Music 777 Radio show. “I’m telling you… all the young girls listening, all the women listening right now,” the RCA Records signee began. “I’m telling you from someone who’s been there, done it, find peace within your natural state. Because you’re going to find a flaw and another flaw and another flaw and another flaw. Surgery, any of that stuff is not a permanent fix.” Regardless of what she’s done with her body, she always looks great on stage as she has a good time with fans. You can find more clips from her Something In The Water performance, with lap dances and twerking galore, down below. For the latest news and updates on Latto, keep checking in with HNHH.
Pharrell’s Something In The Water festival in Virginia Beach has an insane lineup over three days, so it’s no surprise that it’s given us some standout performance moments so far. However, among its many surprise guests and memorable sets was none other than Virginia native Chris Brown. Moreover, the R&B star appeared to perform some hits for the crowd, showing off his dance moves and vocal range. What’s more is that the Neptunes icon came out on stage to give Brown his flowers. During his remarks, he noted the many talents and artistic areas in which he’s thrived for almost two decades.
“Nah, nah, nah,” Pharrell began. “Make some noise for our brother. Came all the way over here to make this happen. Make some noise for Virginia’s own, Chris Brown! Lil bro, listen, there’s only one you. There’s only one you. Give this man his flowers again, make some noise for Virginia’s own! The dancing-est, singing-est, craziest video-making singing dude in R&B and pop music until now. Make some noise for our brother Chris Brown!”
Furthermore, as the In My Mind star went on, Brown continuously thanked Pharrell and the crowd for their love. When he left the stage, he asked the crowd to turn up and be safe, adding that he loves them. Despite what this guest appearance might have you believe, the “Yeah 3x” singer actually isn’t a fan of performing in the States anymore. When a fan asked him when he’d perform at the Super Bowl, he said that he doesn’t want to perform for a crowd he doesn’t feel appreciates him. “Never shawty,” he responded to the fan. “American media AINT FA me. Rather be where I’m welcomed.”
Of course, that is likely due to his many public controversies which, although years-old, continue to be brought up by him or by fans. As such, discussion surrounding Chris Brown these days seems to be at least equally divided between his music and his actions, if not slanted towards the latter. While that is a righteous discussion to have as he continues to avoid accountability and give a sincere reflection, maybe Something In The Water proved him wrong about his ability to connect with audiences in the U.S. Regardless, stick around on HNHH for the latest news and updates on Chris Brown and check out Pharrell’s words of admiration below.
Pharrell Showers Chris Brown In Praise
Pharrell Williams giving Chris Brown his flowers last night at the Something In The Water Festival Day 2! pic.twitter.com/58bs4gOEGh
On April 30, Twitter account @PoeBase shared a video two women fighting entertainment and gossip Twitter account Pop Base shared a video of two women fighting. The video, which contained a large TMZ watermark, was shared with the tweet “TMZ share muted video of Latto and Coi Leray fighting at Something In The Water Festival.” The account has been designed to parody the popular gossip account Pop Base.
The footage was not from TMZ or Something In The Water. Instead, the user behind @PoeBase had taken footage from wrestling promotion TNA Impact Wrestling, muted it, and added the TMZ watermark. The clip has quickly gone viral since being posted at 3:30am EDT. At the time of writing, it has garnered over 1 million views, nearly 6,000 likes, nearly 600 retweets, and over 700 quote tweets.
Fake Latto-Leray Fight Fools Fans, Irks Others
TMZ share muted video of Latto and Coi Leray fighting at Something In The Water Festival. pic.twitter.com/V2iI4Oz0Q1
Part of the reason the footage has gone viral is that a number of people genuinely believe, or believed, that is real. The account is designed to mimic Pop Base as closely as Twitter allows. This air of credibility has helped fuel the tweet’s spread. The responses fall into three main categories – people who believe it’s real, people who get the joke, and people legitimately annoyed at what they think is the real Pop Base account. Furthermore, it’s just believable enough to be true, given the recent beef between Leray and Latto.
“Blocked because why are you spreading misinformation? It’s giving desperate” reads one reply. “This misinformation is strong with this one. Might have to block” reads another, who follows up with a link to their Spotify song “Go To Bed”. However, as mentioned, there are plenty of people who believe this is genuine footage. “I knew something was going to pop up off…..” reads one quote tweet. “Why is my coi fighting” reads another before tagging the actual Coi Leray. With Twitter moderation a mess, it’s easier than ever to pass off fake bullshit as the real deal on the internet. The tweet quickly received a pending Community Note to help fight the misinformation.
It’s the final day of the Something In The Water Festival in Virginia Beach. The lineup this year has been pure bangers. Performances have included Arcade Fire, Coi Leray, Grace Jones, Kehlani, and The Jonas Brothers. The festival, which began in 2019, was a solution to abating the violence that came with the popular “College Beach Weekend”. To many, Virginia Beach is the northern equivalent of Daytona Beach, the popular Florida spring break destination. Pharrell wanted to create a “positive weekend” that didn’t take away from the college break experience.
Legendary rap artist Diddy was not among the artists listed to perform at the festival. Diddy and festival organizer Pharrell are long-time friends. Diddy even appeared on The Voice in 2016 as part of “Team Pharrell”. However, not being on the set list wasn’t going to stop the hip hop mogul. He and his son made a surprise appearance at the proceedings yesterday. It was a surprising ray of sunshine on what has been a very wet weekend for festival attendees.
Despite rain bad enough to trigger a weather advisory in Virginia Beach, festivalgoers were treated to a number of guest stars during Pharrell’s Saturday set. First up was Diddy and one of his sons. The pair danced around stage, performing a number of iconic hits from Diddy’s Bad Boy Record days. He reworked his classic song “Pass the Courvoisier” into a new version, “Pass the Cîroc” alongside Busta Rhymes, “Finna Get Loose” with Pharrell, and “All About the Benjamins.” Diddy and Busta Rhymes previously appeared as part of the 2019 Pharrell’s Phriends set.
However, they were far from the last guests during the “Pharrell’s Phriends” set. Controversial rapper Chris Brown also made an appearance. While the weather abated somewhat on Saturday, the festival really is in the water again on Sunday. Organizers have delayed a number of morning and early afternoon events due to wind and rain. It is unlcear when the final day of music will begin because of the conditions. Previously, the start of the festival on Friday night was delayed five hours due to the poor conditions.
During her second weekend at Coachella earlier this month, Latto took a moment during her set to show some love to Coi Leray. The latter rapper was left upset after assuming that the 777 Radio host had body-shamed her on her “Put It On Da Floor” single. However, her contemporary made it clear that there was no malice intended in her lyrics. Things seemed to be cool between Latto and Leray at that point. Nevertheless, the Boston baddie’s set during Pharrell’s Something in the Water Festival on Saturday (April 29) now has us thinking otherwise.
In between performing some of her most popular hits, Coi took a moment to address the critics she’s been dealing with as of late. “People talk shit every f*cking day,” the 25-year-old yelled to the massive crowd watching her. “Every day it’s a hater on my d*ck, a new bitch got my name in her mouth. Somebody got something weird.” Thankfully, Leray has her team on her side supporting her, along with God. “You can’t do it without them, period,” she reminded her fans.
— i be like… DO IT 4 MY BABY! (@SUCKAW0RLD) April 30, 2023
“If you a selfish bitch and you wanna be on some, ‘Imma do it myself,’ don’t be one of them,” her message ended before launching into another song. Leray obviously didn’t name-drop Latto while she was ranting. Still, knowing that the Trendsetter was certainly in her feelings after hearing the “Wheelie” hitmaker’s lyrics gives us an idea as to what may have motivated her speech. Elsewhere during her time on stage, she sang “No More Parties,” “FLY SH!T,” and her Nicki Minaj collaboration, “Blick Blick,” just to name a few.
Others who put on a show during day two of Something in the Water include The Kid LAROI, the Jonas Brothers, Lil Yachty, Summer Walker, and Pharrell’s Phriends – and that was just on the event’s Solar Stage. Scroll further to catch more videos from Coi Leray’s latest festival set. Afterward, tell us which of her two new singles, “My Body” or “Bops,” is your favourite in the comments.
More Photos and Videos from Something in the Water
Coachella is obviously one of the biggest festivals to take place in the spring and summer months, but after it ends there’s still plenty more excitement and live entertainment to be seen. This weekend, Pharrell Williams’ Something in the Water is taking place in his home state of Virginia, and the lineup is seriously stacked, to say the least. Things began on Friday (April 28) with Kid Cudi headlining the Solar Stage while Mumford & Sons took over the Lunar Stage. Earlier in the day, patrons also saw NLE Choppa, Doechii, Skrillex, Wale, and Kehlani, among others.
The latter R&B diva’s set obviously made an impression, as she began trending on Twitter on Saturday (April 29). Many in attendance have been sharing beautiful snapshots they captured of the sultry vocalist on stage, while others have been uploading videos of their favourite performances from her roughly 40-minute-long setlist. Thankfully, the entire thing was on a live stream, allowing fans of Kehlani to tune into their incredible show from the comfort of home.
Kehlani Kills Their Something in the Water Performance
There were some slight technical difficulties in the beginning, but ultimately, the “Did I” hitmaker put on a show that won’t soon be forgotten. “Kehlani’s microphone stays on,” one YouTube user pointed out after watching the stream. “She’s gonna show up ad sing! So underrated.” Aside from just sounding good, ‘lani also captivated viewers with their alluring good looks and obvious glow.
Day two of the festival is officially underway, and attendees are more than excited to catch headliners Lil Wayne and Pharrell’s Phriends later this evening. Before they close things out, acts like Latto, Coi Leray, the Jonas Brothers, Lil Yachty, and Summer Walker are due to entertain the crowd. Sunday will also bring more live performances from some of our favourites, which are sure to result in more viral moments and flowers given. Scroll further to see more photos and videos from Kehlani’s time at Something in the Water. For more pop culture and music news updates, make sure to tap back in with HNHH later this weekend.
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