i had a chance to sit down with gwen stefani and pharrell. a lot of people know pharrell because of the song "happy." that's how they know him and they think he's a new guy. he's been around. he's written all kinds of songs. this song -- i'm going to play it. i want to know if you know he wrote this song. ready? i have a little speaker. here we go. ♪ ♪ believing the rest of my season ♪ >> you don't have to stop now, girl. get up there and move. >> he wrote "hot in here." he wrote "holler back girl" with gwen stefani. yes, he did. he wrote "milk shake," the kelis song. >> my milk shake brings all the boys to the yard. >> mine is better than yours. >> wait a minute. four tunes for michael jackson song, ultimately michael didn't do, but justin timberlake did on his first album. so when justin timberlake first came out solo and people said, man, you're, like a young michael jackson, that's thanks to him. >> the song "happy," he said was written as a duet with cee lo and pharrell. cee lo didn't want to release "happy" so it stayed and pharrell got

>> let's talk about gwen stefani.s girl came from a family of seamstresses who got into the business because she loved and cared about it. number one, have passion for what you do. you better want to work at it. melissa: no matter what. >> your name on the door or back of a jean it will sell. melissa: or hire someone else to go in. you have to be in there yourself. >> you have to be in there. look at carlos santana shoes? where did that come from? 90 million-dollar business. carlos santana. not like there is carlos santana pictures pasted up over the shoes. his girl friend and he have little shoe things. they got involved with brown shoes an amazing shoe company. gwen stefani knew she wouldn't sing and stand on a stage. she is mother with three kids, maybe four now. she wanted something. she is vested in the business. melissa: heather, you're fantastic. thank you for coming in. >> holla. melissa: we have, in case you wonder why we've been saying that. before i let you go a story very important on "money." pull on paja

gwen stefani and pharrell williams stopped by the set of "the voice." they took to the stage to perform a rendition of "holler back girl," you know the song. they wrote that together in 2005. i didn't know that. >> i thought he was a recent -- i didn't realize -- >> oh, no. pharrell has been a genius for quite some time. now begins a long wait until fall when they make their debut as judges on the next season of "the voice." i think that's going to be a great new addition to that. i really like the show. and -- >> good chemistry. >> i do. like when they change it up every now and then. you see different artists. >> i think they're smart about it. they haven't removed everyone all at once, just new people in. >> switch a few out every now and then. >> the performers need to do their tours and they only want to do it for one season. a win-win. >> if only we had that problem. not even close. >>> i'm betty nguyen. this is "early today," we hope it is your first stop of the day on nbc. >>> leading the news in the huffington post, students text good-bye, mama

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. >> i had a chance to sit down yesterday with gwen stefani and pharrell. sat in these big chairs and they're going to be coming in. advice for these guys? >> okay, well, what i would say is you really have to speak from, i guess, the vantage point of all the experiences and years you've had, you know? each artist is different. >> shakira, what do you think for gwen or pharrell? >> they both will do a terrific job. pharrell is unafraid and will try anything. and gwen is so smart and cool and i'm sure she will have the hype to deal with these guys. >> is it hard to be the only girl. >> they crack some jokes. >> you don't want to hear the thing i have to say. >> hold on a second. are you kidding me? >> is there somebody on the phone? >> by the way, where is the revenge? we're waiting patiently? he gave out your number. he totally slammed you, okay. >> he'll never see it coming. my lips are sealed. i would never reveal my tactics as far as taking him down. >> i think what he did with his hair is a joke he's playing on me. it is, like, you thought i would never

headlining last night, gwen stefani and pharell williams.s cat perkins in the bottom three last week, pulled out all the stops in hopes of surviving to the next round. >> it was so fun flipping a song. i've wanted to do it since i've been here. this just felt like the right way to do it after i came so close last week to going home. >> immediately after two were sent home, each of the remaining artists spent a day recording the itunes versions of the songs they sang on last night's show. it was an emotional night for 44-year-old sisaundra lewis, whose mother watched her daughter's powerhouse performance. >> my mother has never in my whole life attended any of my shows. >> hoda stopped by for a chat with the coaches and asked them to weigh in on adam's new look. >> the sexiest man in america. >> yes. >> that's not true. >> and now you're the sexiest woman in america. it's a big deal. ♪ i can't make you love me if you don't ♪ >> eight become five tonight. ♪ i believe i can fly >> when three artists are sent home. >> two, three. >> there's no t

were musician what do what musical group were you going to lose that but for me it was definitely gwen stefani and no doubt i say both of them because her solo stuff was equally important brandi an r. and b. singer and. gosh what are the other two the. beatles a lot of classic rock queen loved a lot of coldplay on and a lot of like a lot of pop too. tonight at nine pm tonight right here on our to america that does appear now folks for more of the stories they cover go to you tube dot com slash our to america and check out our website our to dot com slash usa can also follow me on twitter at least in france for now have a great night. i. i think. the really. did you know the price is the only industry specifically mention in the constitution and. that's because a free and open press is critical to our democracy schreck albus. in fact the single biggest threat facing our nation today is the corporate takeover of our government and our press simak we've been hijacked by handful of transnational corporations that will profit by destroying what our founding fathers once built up i'm sorry mark and