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Displaying all articles tagged:
Black Eyed Peas
into it
Mar. 28, 2023
Should a Unicorn-Poop Song Parody Be Considered Fair Use of ‘My Humps’?
A seemingly silly copyright lawsuit could change our understanding of artistic license.
By
Sam Sanders
new pea in the pod
Aug. 30, 2020
Who Is the New Woman in the Black Eyed Peas?
And why couldn’t she get a light-up crotch at the VMAs?
By
Zoe Haylock
vmas 2020
Aug. 28, 2020
Which VMAs Performer Set Off Those New York Fireworks?
Lady Gaga? BTS? The Black Eyed Peas?
By
Justin Curto
rock the vote
June 15, 2020
Katy Perry, Black Eyed Peas Headline Rock the Vote Democracy Summer Concert
On top of everything else, it’s an election year.
By
Halle Kiefer
lights camera cgi
Dec. 14, 2018
Great Moments in Auto-Tune History
From the time that it was invented by some math guy to its liberal application by Kanye West, Auto-Tune has had a long and weird past.
By
Larry Fitzmaurice
May 18, 2018
Being Woke Is Still Not a Genre of Music
But the Black Eyed Peas are sure trying to make it happen.
By
Sam Hockley-Smith
music video
Oct. 14, 2016
Will.i.am As Donald Trump Sings ‘GRAB’m by the PUSSY’ in New Funny or Die Video
He’s got the support of the KKK
and
the black community.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
mashups
Feb. 15, 2012
Watch ‘Tra$h Ma$h,’ a Mash-Up of Pop Songs Sung by Fancy Choir Australian Voices
It’s official: You’ll never hear Ke$ha the same way again.
By
Eliot Glazer
concert review
Sept. 26, 2011
Lady Gaga, Jay-Z, Coldplay, and Many More Are Paid to Remind Kids That Radio Lives
Attending the two-day iHeartRadio festival in Las Vegas was like scanning through old-time Top 40 radio.
By
Josef Adalian
chat room
Aug. 12, 2011
Will.I.Am on Nikola Tesla, Mash-Up Culture, and His Love of Robots
And so, so, so much more.
By
Bryan Hood
work
Aug. 1, 2011
U.S. to Strengthen Diplomatic Ties With China via Will.I.Am
The State Department wants will.i.am.
By
Amos Barshad
the rain
June 9, 2011
Black Eyed Peas Cancel Central Park Show
No apl.de.ap for you!
explanations
Apr. 22, 2011
Black Eyed Peas Don’t Perform ‘My Humps’ Anymore Because the Lyrics Are Stupid
“It wasn’t lyrical miracles.”
By
Amos Barshad
education
Apr. 20, 2011
Enroll Your Children in Black Eyed Peas Academy
Will.I.Am and Co. are opening a school.
By
Amos Barshad
overnights
Mar. 18, 2011
American Idol
Recap: Paul F. Tompkins on the Second Elimination
Scotty is becoming an exact doppelgänger of George W. Bush. By the end of this season he will at least own a baseball team.
By
Paul F. Tompkins
partnerships
Jan. 26, 2011
Will.I.Am Now Director of Creative Innovation for Intel
And “creative innovation” is not a euphemism for “club tracks.”
By
Willa Paskin
theft
Dec. 14, 2010
Now Famous People Are Suing the Black Eyed Peas for Stealing Music
George Clinton wants some money.
By
Amos Barshad
money
Dec. 8, 2010
The Black Eyed Peas Are Not As Inescapably, Suffocatingly Popular As They Used to Be
Their latest full-length has disappointed on the charts.
By
Amos Barshad
money
Dec. 3, 2010
Will.I.Am Wrote a Very Special Song for Oprah Winfrey
It’s called “Own It,” of course.
By
Amos Barshad
american music awards
Nov. 22, 2010
Voting Public Crowns Justin Bieber Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards
The people have spoken.
By
Mike Vilensky
clickables
Nov. 19, 2010
Watch the
Today
Show Lip Dub of ‘I’ve Gotta Feeling’
Done all in one take. No, this isn’t a deleted scene from ‘Morning Glory.’
By
Kyle Buchanan
thievery
Nov. 2, 2010
Judge for Yourself Whether the Black Eyed Peas Stole ‘I Gotta Feeling’
Hear Bryan Pringle’s “Take a Dive,” get mad at Will.I.Am.
By
Amos Barshad
theft
Oct. 29, 2010
The Black Eyed Peas Are Getting Sued for Stealing Music Again
This time for “I Gotta Feeling.”
By
Amos Barshad
right-click
Oct. 21, 2010
The Black Eyed Peas Commit Crimes Against
Dirty Dancing
Will.I.Am samples “(I’ve Had) the Time of My Life.”
By
Willa Paskin
black eyed peas
Sept. 16, 2010
Report: Black Eyed Peas To Play Super Bowl Halftime Show
Meet Them Halfway.
By
Josh Duboff
music
Aug. 9, 2010
Woman Performs Sexy Sign Language Translation of ‘My Humps’
Because no one should be denied the poetry of the Black Eyed Peas.
By
Edith Zimmerman
unlikely collaborations
July 2, 2010
Will.I.Am Is Either Delusional Or About To Work With James Cameron
“We have the biggest director, because we are the biggest group on the planet.”
By
Josh Duboff
friendship
June 2, 2010
How Tom Cruise and Will.I.Am Met
Cruise: “First of all, I’m a fan of the Peas … “
By
Amos Barshad
music
June 1, 2010
Black Eyed Peas Fans Immediately Subdued by Awkward Tom Cruise Appearance
The Black Eyed Peas: consummate performers! (Just kidding, the opposite.)
By
Edith Zimmerman
overnights
Apr. 22, 2010
American Idol
Recap: Charity and Cringing on ‘Idol Gives Back’
It was all for a good cause, even if the Black Eyed Peas seemed like they were wishing viewers ill.
By
Joseph Brannigan Lynch
music
Feb. 16, 2010
The Black Eyed Peas ‘Imma Be Rockin That Body’ Music Video Is Painful in a Variety of Ways
The future is a safe space for hideous metal visors.
By
Edith Zimmerman
music
Feb. 2, 2010
Discover the Incredible Secret Behind the Black Eyed Peas’ Success
It will (not) blow your mind.
thievery
Jan. 28, 2010
Did the Black Eyed Peas Steal ‘Boom Boom Pow’?
Listen for yourself and decide!
By
Amos Barshad
kudos
Dec. 10, 2009
Billboard Declares Taylor Swift the Artist of the Year
What hasn’t she won?
By
Adam K. Raymond
music
Dec. 8, 2009
Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga, and Kings of Leon Are Year’s Most Popular Artists Among the Technologically Inept
iTunes has released its list of the year’s best-selling music.
By
Mark Graham
last night’s gig
Oct. 31, 2009
Night at the Rock Museum: Second Concert of the Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame
Rock’s museum waxworks come to life for a series of sometimes incongruous, sometimes inspired duets.
By
Ben Williams
and
Hugo Lindgren
right-click
Oct. 13, 2009
Black Eyed Peas Have Song of the Autumn on Lock
Here’s the crazy thing: For the first time, we’re really feeling Fergie.
By
Nick Catucci
shockers
Oct. 1, 2009
Amazingly, America Has Yet to Grow Tired of the Black Eyed Peas
“I Gotta Feeling” just tied Mariah Carey’s “We Belong Together” for the longest run atop the pop charts this decade.
By
Mark Graham
questionable moves
Aug. 26, 2009
N.E.R.D.: The New Black Eyed Peas?
Be forewarned! They’re adding a female singer!
By
Amos Barshad
vulture lists
Aug. 12, 2009
5 Things We Actually Enjoyed About
G.I. Joe
It wasn’t anything even remotely resembling a good film, but it was definitely a fun movie in spots.
By
Mark Graham
song of the summer
Aug. 7, 2009
Song of the Summer: Tim McGraw in the Saddle
“It’s a Business Doing Pleasure With You”: And with you, sir!
By
Nick Catucci
milestones
July 30, 2009
The Black Eyed Peas Are the New Boyz II Men
Somewhere in this great land of ours, a Motownphilly is weeping.
By
Mark Graham
song of the summer
July 17, 2009
Song of the Summer: Rob Thomas and a Radical Revamp of the Power Rankings
The Black Eyed Peas have finally spilled from the No. 1 spot, and the effects have cascaded downward!
By
Nick Catucci
auto-tune
June 12, 2009
Auto-Tune Community Reponds to the Death of Auto-Tune
“Death to synthesizers too. Death to guitar pick. Death to Smoochy. Death to Slurpees.”
By
Amos Barshad
right-click
May 21, 2009
Black Eyed Peas Will Be Something, But What?
Their new single, “Imma Be,” is already here.
By
Amos Barshad
right-click
Apr. 11, 2008
Spoon: Unplugged!
Plus: New tracks from Dub Gabriel and Papertiger Sound.
apropos of nothing
Feb. 20, 2008
Please, Hollywood, Don’t Make the Black Eyed Peas Any More Famous Than They Are Already
Yesterday, as a reckless poststrike deal-making tornado continued to ravage Hollywood, two thirds of the Black Eyed Peas were inexplicably cast in upcoming movies.
leak of the week
Sept. 20, 2007
Will.I.Am’s New Solo Album Unlikely to Be Mistaken for Timbaland
Yep, it’s a stinker.
quote machine
Aug. 13, 2007
Angelina Jolie Through With S&M … For Now
Iggy Pop, Judd Apatow, and more!