N*E*R*D No More

24 March 2005

N*E*R*D is no more, and that means the red dog has been let off the leash. The band that was based around Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo from the production team The Neptunes, has called it a day after they couldn't resolve some problems with their record label. It was well known that Pharrell wasn't happy with the way the band had been promoted around the world, with Australia being one of a few places that their two albums did okay. 'She Wants To Move' from 'Fly Or Die' was a minor hit in this country but failed to gather airplay in other countries. "I don't agree with the management at Virgin Records so we're done," said Pharrell. "Me and Chad still do what we do in the studio, Shay is still our best friend, you know, perhaps we'll do some music for our fans and leak it to the Internet or something, who knows? I've been very quiet about it for the last two years. I'm not here to slander or throw dirt, I'm just not happy so therefore N*E*R*D is expired." The Neptunes will continue as a production duo. Virgin Records were unavailable for comment at press time.