Summer's M.V.P.: Pharrell through the years

Members of the musical group N.E.R.D. (No one Ever Really Dies,) left to right: Chad Hugo, Shay Haley and Pharrell Williams, in February 2002.

Members of the musical group N.E.R.D. (No one Ever Really Dies,) left to right: Shay Haley, Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, in February 2002.

Pharrell Williams wins a Grammy for Producer of the Year at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, February 2004.

Mark McGrath, Penelope Cruz and Pharrell Williams present the Grammy to Green Day for Best Rock Album at the 47th annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in February 2005.

Pharrell Williams poses backstage during MTV's Total Request Live at the MTV Times Square Studios, November 2005 in New York City.

Pharrell Williams, part of the duo, The Neptunes, in July 2006.

Singer Pharrell Williams attends the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall, Aug. 31, 2006 in New York City.

Lindsay Lohan, left, joins Pharrell Williams at Club Gypsy in New York where Williams shot a music video with the other members of N.E.R.D., in April 2008.

John Legend, Frank Ocean and Pharrell Williams attend the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 10, 2013 in Los Angeles.