black eyed peas

Last June, Los Angeles county funded an event known as the Electric Daisy Carnival -- essentially a big rave that turned disastrous when Sasha Rodriguez, a 15-year old girl, died of an ecstasy overdose in the party's aftermath. Now, the city's Department of Health, which is already very low on funds, has tapped pop star will...

Black Eyed Peas member Taboo has taken an indigenous Australian rapper named Yung Nookie under his wing. Taboo, an Australian native himself, met the young rapper from Nowra at an outreach program held last year in the small rural Australian city...

The Black Eyed Peas have had a big year promoting their latest album 'The E.N.D.,' and they're already planning on making 2011 even bigger. According to preliminary reports, Will.i.am, Fergie and company are set to perform at the Super Bowl XLV Halftime Show in Dallas, taking place on February 6...

Some viewers took offense to Will.i.am's all-black outfit at MTV's VMAs earlier this week -- well, specifically his all-black makeup -- but the super producer has some less controversial work in store for the kids this month. The Black Eyed Peas frontman and producer was tapped to record an original song for the iconic PBS children's television series 'Sesame Street...

Black Eyed Peas frontman and producer Will.i.am has been newly minted as Director of the Grammy Foundation. The 35-year-old will serve on the Grammy board alongside singer/songwriter Darryl Brown, marketing professional Daniel Cherry and Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino...

Black Eyed Peas front man and producer, will.i.am will be honored by performance rights organization BMI, during their annual Urban Awards on September 10. The 35-year-old will receive BMI's President's Award for his work as both an artist/producer and a humanitarian...

The Black Eyed Peas hit another milestone in their careers this week when their single, 'I Gotta Feeling,' became the first song in history to reach the six million digital download mark. The single, from their 2009 album, 'The E.N.D.' remained at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 charts for 14 weeks in a row, stealing the top spot from their previous single, 'Boom Boom Pow...

Will.i.Am is mad hip hop, yo. "I am hip-hop! If there's anyone that's the personification of hip-hop, I'm probably the most hip-hop ni--a out of all these hip-hop ni--as," the Black Eyed Pea told Vibe. "But hip-hop editorial and blogs and even some of the hip-hop fans don't see it that way, which is cool...

This past June, Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am became the victim of a robbery when someone broke into his Bentley parked in the Hollywood Hills and jacked $17,000 worth of personal possessions, including jewelry and his iPad. But after channeling his inner detective and using the iPad's GPS tracking system, will...

This year might not be the best for artists on the road, with ticket sales stalled for some of music's biggest acts. But that doesn't mean that ticket-buyers are turning their backs on live music altogether. Pollstar.com just released its list of the Top 100 North American Tours of 2010 so far, and while sales are down 17 percent to $965...