--- description: As a lead-up to Apple's iPhone event Tuesday, CEO Tim Cook hitched a ride to the keynote with Carpool Karaoke creator James Corden. title: Apple's Tim Cook Belts Out 'Sweet Home Alabama' on Carpool Karaoke image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Apple's Tim Cook Belts Out 'Sweet Home Alabama' on Carpool Karaoke With James Corden  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Sep 7, 2016 7:21 PM CUT  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Sep 7, 2016 7:21 PM CUT As a lead-up to [Apple’s](http://time.com/4480039/apple-iphone-7-event/ "undefined") highly anticipated [iPhone event](http://time.com/4480610/apple-iphone-7-plus-release-date-price-specs/ "undefined") Wednesday, [CEO Tim Cook](http://time.com/4262480/tim-cook-apple-fbi-2/ "undefined") hitched a ride to San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium with none other than [Carpool Karaoke](http://time.com/4466645/britney-spears-carpool-karaoke-james-corden/ "undefined") creator James Corden. Of course, he also participated in a recording of the popular _Late Late Show_ segment along the way, showcasing his singing talent to the world with renditions of One Republic’s “I Lived” and Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama.” Corden even invited special guest Pharrell to hop in the car, insisting that Cook needed some fashion advice from the 43-year-old singer before he delivered his speech at the annual keynote ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4482633/apple-tim-cook-carpool-karaoke-james-corden/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4482633/apple-tim-cook-carpool-karaoke-james-corden/"},"headline":"Apple's Tim Cook Belts Out 'Sweet Home Alabama' on Carpool Karaoke With James Corden","datePublished":"2016-09-07T19:21:04.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:36:16.773Z","description":"Pharrell joins in too","url":"https://time.com/4482633/apple-tim-cook-carpool-karaoke-james-corden/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Tech","Television","Apple","Tim cook","TV","james corden","carpool karaoke","American Voices"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4482633/apple-tim-cook-carpool-karaoke-james-corden/","name":"Apple's Tim Cook Belts Out 'Sweet Home Alabama' on Carpool Karaoke With James Corden"}}]}] ```