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NEWS ABOUT: Black Eyed Peas

Black Eyed Peas stories: 10 news summaries

 King of Pop Still 
 Reigns on Charts 

Album sales up 90% from first week

Jul 8, 09 1:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson is still dominating the Billboard charts, with his solo albums selling 800,000 copies in the first full week after his death and 2.2 million songs downloaded. His Number Ones collection is the top-selling album in the US as well as No. 1 on Billboard’s Top... More »

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entertainment • music • celebrity • Michael Jackson • Billboard charts • Black Eyed Peas • Thriller • album sales • celebrity death

 Will.i.am Reveals Jacko's Last 
 Album: Dance Music 

Singer kept demos extremely private

Jun 30, 09 2:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson plotted his comeback album with Will.i.am, and the Black Eyed Peas frontman now tells the Mirror it was going to be “something Michael has never done before—a dance music album.” The King of Pop kept the demos “under lock and key,”... More »

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entertainment • music • celebrity • death • Michael Jackson • Black Eyed Peas • dance music • Will.i.am • album

(Newser) - Perez Hilton screwed up again yesterday when the gossip blogger claimed Michael Jackson's trip to the hospital was a "stunt" like when he collapsed getting ready for his 1995 HBO special. "We are dubious!" Hilton breathlessly posted. He later yanked the post, reports Gawker, who saved it... More »

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blogger • Perez Hilton • Michael Jackson • Black Eyed Peas • Matthew Shepard • polo molino

 Perez Sorry for Gay 'F Word' 


Jun 25, 09 7:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Celeb blogger Perez Hilton has apologized for using the "F word" gay slur in his dust-up with the Black Eyed Peas. Band manager Polo Molino has been charged with assault for allegedly punching Hilton after the gossip maven dissed Will.i.am after a video awards show in Toronto.... More »

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hate crime • lawsuit • assault • Perez Hilton • Black Eyed Peas • Will.i.am • anti-gay slur • GLAAD • polo molino

 Perez Eyes 
 Lawsuit in 
 Will.i.am 
 Melee 

Manager charged with assault after awards show

Jun 23, 09 2:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - The scuffle between Perez Hilton and the Black Eyed Peas has only just begun. Polo Molina, the band’s manager, “is being prosecuted for assault in Toronto” after Sunday’s alleged assault on Hilton, Hilton’s lawyer tells the New York Daily News. Hilton “intends to take immediate... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • assault • Perez Hilton • Black Eyed Peas • Will.i.am • gay slur • Polo Molina

(Newser) - The manager of the Black Eyed Peas punched Perez Hilton after the gossip blogger called Will.i.am a faggot during a heated argument, reports the Los Angeles Times. Now the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation is demanding that Hilton apologize for using the gay slur. "I made... More »

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music • Perez Hilton • Fergie • Black Eyed Peas • Will.i.am • anti-gay slur

(Newser) - It is still possible for a musician to “sell out” in this hyper-commercialized world, says Seth Stevenson, who hangs on to the concept partly because of the pain he feels when a favorite song is co-opted—it’s like finding out a smart, cute girl “spends her weekends... More »

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music industry • advertising • tv ads • Target • Black Eyed Peas • Will.i.am • sellout • licensing

(Newser) - The Black Eyed Peas' new album, The E.N.D., isn’t of much consequence, but that’s just as well. Reviewers generally appreciate the party-hardy attitude.
  • “Ever true to their defining characteristic, the Peas have no shame,” Ann Powers writes in the Los
... More »

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entertainment • hip-hop • album release • Fergie • taboo • Black Eyed Peas • music review • Will.i.am • Jay-ZTV

 Songs You 
 Can't Escape 
 This Summer 

Unless you go everywhere wearing headphones, of course

May 25, 09 3:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Just because everyone has an iPod these days doesn’t mean you can escape the inevitable “summer jams,” writes Maura Johnston on Gawker. She selects the “seven tracks you will likely be subjected to should you decide to spend headphone-free time” anywhere:
  • No Boundaries, Kris Allen:
... More »

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entertainment • music • American Idol • Fergie • Black Eyed Peas • Journey • Asher Roth • Jay-ZTV • Kris Allen • Glee • Cage the Elephant • Butthole Surfers

Obama Song Video Scores 12M Views

Celebs sing along
with Barack's NH
concession speech

Feb 7, 08 2:38 PM CST
(Newser) - A video that sets a Barack Obama speech to song—and juxtaposes 36 crooning celebrities with the Democratic candidate—has landed more than 12 million hits online in less than a week, the Boston Globe reports. Scored by singer will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas, “Yes We... More »

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Barack Obama • YouTube • Bob Dylan • Scarlett Johansson • Black Eyed Peas • Will.i.am

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