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<i>Change Is Now</i></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2007–2009:_Songs_About_Girls_and_Change_Is_Now-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2009–2016:_Black_Eyed_Peas_reformation,_The_E.N.D,_The_Beginning,_and_#willpower" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2009–2016:_Black_Eyed_Peas_reformation,_The_E.N.D,_The_Beginning,_and_#willpower"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5</span> <span>2009–2016: Black Eyed Peas reformation, <i>The E.N.D</i>, <i>The Beginning</i>, and <i>#willpower</i></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2009–2016:_Black_Eyed_Peas_reformation,_The_E.N.D,_The_Beginning,_and_#willpower-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2017–present" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2017–present"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.6</span> <span>2017–present</span> </div> </a> <ul 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<span>Film</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Film-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Television" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Television"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2</span> <span>Television</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Television-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Video_games" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Video_games"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.3</span> <span>Video games</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Video_games-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Tours" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tours"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Tours</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Tours-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> 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href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%84.%D8%A2%DB%8C.%D8%A7%D9%85" title="ویل.آی.ام – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="ویل.آی.ام" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BB_%D0%90%D0%B9_%D0%95%D0%BC" title="Уил Ай Ем – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Уил Ай Ем" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will.i.am" title="Will.i.am – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Will.i.am" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will.i.am" title="Will.i.am – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Will.i.am" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will.i.am" title="Will.i.am – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Will.i.am" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will.i.am" title="Will.i.am – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Will.i.am" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will.i.am" title="Will.i.am – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Will.i.am" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%84.%D8%A2%DB%8C.%D8%A7%D9%85" title="ویل.آی.ام – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ویل.آی.ام" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will.i.am" title="Will.i.am – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Will.i.am" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will.i.am" title="Will.i.am – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Will.i.am" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9C%8C_%EC%95%84%EC%9D%B4_%EC%95%B0" title="윌 아이 앰 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="윌 아이 앰" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will.i.am" title="Will.i.am – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Will.i.am" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2.%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%88.%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%AE" title="विल.आई.एम – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="विल.आई.एम" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will.i.am" title="Will.i.am – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Will.i.am" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will.i.am" title="Will.i.am – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Will.i.am" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will.i.am" title="Will.i.am – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Will.i.am" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will.i.am" title="Will.i.am – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Will.i.am" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%99%D7%9C.%D7%90%D7%99%D7%99.%D7%90%D7%9D" title="ויל.איי.אם – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ויל.איי.אם" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will.i.am" title="Will.i.am – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Will.i.am" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will.i.am" title="Will.i.am – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Will.i.am" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will.i.am" title="Will.i.am – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Will.i.am" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will.i.am" title="Will.i.am – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Will.i.am" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will.i.am" title="Will.i.am – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Will.i.am" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF%E0%B5%BD.%E0%B4%90.%E0%B4%85%E0%B4%82" title="വിൽ.ഐ.അം – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="വിൽ.ഐ.അം" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84.%D8%A2%D9%89.%D8%A7%D9%85" title="ويل.آى.ام – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="ويل.آى.ام" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will.i.am" title="Will.i.am – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Will.i.am" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will.i.am" title="Will.i.am – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Will.i.am" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a 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For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/William" title="William">William</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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decoding="async" width="220" height="324" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Will.i.am_at_the_2023_World_Economic_Forum_%2852693349529%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Will.i.am_at_the_2023_World_Economic_Forum_%2852693349529%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Will.i.am_at_the_2023_World_Economic_Forum_%2852693349529%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Will.i.am_at_the_2023_World_Economic_Forum_%2852693349529%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="955" data-file-height="1407" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">will.i.am at the <a href="/wiki/World_Economic_Forum" title="World Economic Forum">World Economic Forum</a> in 2023</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">William James Adams Jr.</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1975-03-15</span>) </span>March 15, 1975<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 49)</span><br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, California">Los Angeles, California</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other names</th><td class="infobox-data nickname"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul 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School">Harvard Business School</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Rapper</li><li>singer</li><li>songwriter</li><li>record producer</li><li>entrepreneur</li><li>actor</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1988–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Organization</th><td class="infobox-data org"><a href="/wiki/I.am%2B" title="I.am+">i.am+</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Works</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Will.i.am_discography" title="Will.i.am discography">Discography</a></li><li><a href="#Filmography">filmography</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Will.i.am_production_discography" title="Will.i.am production discography">production</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Relatives</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lynn_Cain" title="Lynn Cain">Lynn Cain</a> (maternal uncle)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="#Awards_and_nominations">Full list</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><b>Musical career</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pop_rap" title="Pop rap">Pop rap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alternative_hip_hop" class="mw-redirect" title="Alternative hip hop">alternative hip hop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pop_music" title="Pop music">pop</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Contemporary_R%26B" title="Contemporary R&B">R&B</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Instruments</th><td class="infobox-data note"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>Vocals</li> <li>keyboards</li> <li>bass</li> <li>drums</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Epic_Records" title="Epic Records">Epic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Entertainment_One_Music" class="mw-redirect" title="Entertainment One Music">E1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interscope" class="mw-redirect" title="Interscope">Interscope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beat_Generation" title="Beat Generation">Beat Generation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will.i.am_Music_Group" title="Will.i.am Music Group">will.i.am</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barely_Breaking_Even" title="Barely Breaking Even">Barely Breaking Even</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Records" title="Atlantic Records">Atlantic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruthless_Records" title="Ruthless Records">Ruthless</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Member of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Black_Eyed_Peas" title="Black Eyed Peas">Black Eyed Peas</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://will.i.am">will<wbr />.i<wbr />.am</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>William James Adams Jr.</b> (born March 15, 1975), known professionally as <b>will.i.am</b> (pronounced "will I am"), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He is the frontman of the musical group <a href="/wiki/Black_Eyed_Peas" title="Black Eyed Peas">Black Eyed Peas</a>, which he formed with fellow rappers <a href="/wiki/Apl.de.ap" title="Apl.de.ap">apl.de.ap</a> and <a href="/wiki/Taboo_(rapper)" title="Taboo (rapper)">Taboo</a> in 1995. The group has released nine studio albums, and saw their further success with the <a href="/wiki/Pop_rap" title="Pop rap">pop rap</a> albums <i><a href="/wiki/Elephunk" title="Elephunk">Elephunk</a></i> (2003), <i><a href="/wiki/Monkey_Business_(Black_Eyed_Peas_album)" title="Monkey Business (Black Eyed Peas album)">Monkey Business</a></i> (2005), <i><a href="/wiki/The_E.N.D." title="The E.N.D.">The E.N.D.</a></i> (2009), and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Beginning_(Black_Eyed_Peas_album)" title="The Beginning (Black Eyed Peas album)">The Beginning</a></i> (2010). He served as lead vocalist since its formation, although for the albums, he did so alongside singer-songwriter <a href="/wiki/Fergie_(musician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fergie (musician)">Fergie</a> — who joined the group in 2002 and departed after the latter. </p><p>As a solo artist, Adams released his first two albums, <i><a href="/wiki/Lost_Change" title="Lost Change">Lost Change</a></i> (2001) and <i><a href="/wiki/Must_B_21" title="Must B 21">Must B 21</a></i> (2003) to lukewarm commercial response. The former was released by <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Records" title="Atlantic Records">Atlantic Records</a>, while the latter contained the song "Go!", which served as theme music for <i><a href="/wiki/NBA_Live_2005" title="NBA Live 2005">NBA Live 2005</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Madden_NFL_2005" title="Madden NFL 2005">Madden NFL 2005</a></i>. His third album, <i><a href="/wiki/Songs_About_Girls" title="Songs About Girls">Songs About Girls</a></i> (2007), spawned the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a>-top 40 single "<a href="/wiki/I_Got_It_From_My_Mama" class="mw-redirect" title="I Got It From My Mama">I Got It From My Mama</a>", and moderately entered the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a> – his first solo project to do so. His fourth album, <i><a href="/wiki/Willpower_(will.i.am_album)" title="Willpower (will.i.am album)">#willpower</a></i> (2013), peaked at number nine on the latter chart, and was supported by the former chart's top five hit, "<a href="/wiki/Scream_%26_Shout" title="Scream & Shout">Scream & Shout</a>" (with <a href="/wiki/Britney_Spears" title="Britney Spears">Britney Spears</a>). In addition, his guest appearances on Fergie's 2006 single "<a href="/wiki/Fergalicious" title="Fergalicious">Fergalicious</a>" and <a href="/wiki/Usher_(musician)" title="Usher (musician)">Usher</a>'s 2010 single "<a href="/wiki/OMG_(Usher_song)" title="OMG (Usher song)">OMG</a>" peaked at numbers two and one on the <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100, respectively. </p><p>A prolific <a href="/wiki/Will.i.am_production_discography" title="Will.i.am production discography">record producer and songwriter</a>, Adams has amassed credits on releases for <a href="/wiki/Music_industry" title="Music industry">music industry</a> artists, including <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miley_Cyrus" title="Miley Cyrus">Miley Cyrus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Hudson" title="Jennifer Hudson">Jennifer Hudson</a>, <a href="/wiki/U2" title="U2">U2</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kesha" title="Kesha">Kesha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a>, <a href="/wiki/Psy" title="Psy">Psy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Brown" title="Chris Brown">Chris Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Justin_Timberlake" title="Justin Timberlake">Justin Timberlake</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nicki_Minaj" title="Nicki Minaj">Nicki Minaj</a>, <a href="/wiki/Estelle_(musician)" title="Estelle (musician)">Estelle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kid_Cudi" title="Kid Cudi">Kid Cudi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nas" title="Nas">Nas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Robin_Thicke" title="Robin Thicke">Robin Thicke</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Legend" title="John Legend">John Legend</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cheryl_Cole" class="mw-redirect" title="Cheryl Cole">Cheryl</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2NE1" title="2NE1">2NE1</a>, among others. From both his solo career and groupwork with the Black Eyed Peas, he has had 41 <a href="/wiki/UK_singles_chart" title="UK singles chart">UK singles chart</a>-top 40 entries since 1998, and has sold 9.4 million singles in the country.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He founded a <a href="/wiki/Will.i.am_Music_Group" title="Will.i.am Music Group">self-titled record label</a> in 1998, which has signed artists including <a href="/wiki/LMFAO" title="LMFAO">LMFAO</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kelis" title="Kelis">Kelis</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Macy_Gray" title="Macy Gray">Macy Gray</a>. </p><p>Outside of music, Adams founded the technology company <a href="/wiki/I.am%2B" title="I.am+">i.am+</a> in 2013, and has served as a panelist and mentor on the reality competition series <i><a href="/wiki/The_Voice_UK" title="The Voice UK">The Voice UK</a></i> (2012–present), <a href="/wiki/The_Voice_(Australian_TV_series)" title="The Voice (Australian TV series)"><i>The Voice Australia</i></a> (2014), and <a href="/wiki/The_Voice_Kids_(British_TV_series)" title="The Voice Kids (British TV series)"><i>The Voice Kids</i></a> (2017–2023). He is the recipient of seven <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Awards" title="Grammy Awards">Grammy Awards</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Latin_Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Latin Grammy Award">Latin Grammy Award</a>, and a <a href="/wiki/Daytime_Emmy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Daytime Emmy Award">Daytime Emmy Award</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Will.i.am&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>will.i.am was born as William James Adams Jr.<sup id="cite_ref-fullname_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fullname-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, California">Los Angeles, California</a>, on March 15, 1975, the son of an African-American mother Debra (née Cain)<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Jamaican father William James Adams Sr.<sup id="cite_ref-fullname_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fullname-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has never met his father,<sup id="cite_ref-oprah1_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oprah1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was raised by his mother in the <a href="/wiki/Estrada_Courts" title="Estrada Courts">Estrada Courts</a> housing <a href="/wiki/Public_housing" title="Public housing">projects</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Boyle_Heights" class="mw-redirect" title="Boyle Heights">Boyle Heights</a> neighborhood of Los Angeles,<sup id="cite_ref-ABC_2023-01-13_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ABC_2023-01-13-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where they were among the few African-Americans living in a predominantly <a href="/wiki/Hispanic" title="Hispanic">Hispanic</a> community.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He did not discover his full birth name until he was 25.<sup id="cite_ref-fullname_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fullname-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His mother encouraged him to be unique and to avoid conforming to the tendencies of the other youths in the neighborhood. To guide his musical career, she sent him to public schools in the more affluent <a href="/wiki/West_Los_Angeles" title="West Los Angeles">West Los Angeles</a> area such as Paul Revere Charter Middle School,<sup id="cite_ref-oprah1_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oprah1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which was one hour-long bus journey away. During the regular school year, he attended <a href="/wiki/Palisades_Charter_High_School" title="Palisades Charter High School">Palisades Charter High School</a>. During that time, he started going to raves with classmate <a href="/wiki/Pasquale_Rotella" class="mw-redirect" title="Pasquale Rotella">Pasquale Rotella</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-latimes_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latimes-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Adams' maternal uncle is former <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL) player <a href="/wiki/Lynn_Cain" title="Lynn Cain">Lynn Cain</a>, who inspired him during his early years.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While studying at summer school at <a href="/wiki/John_Marshall_High_School_(Los_Angeles)" title="John Marshall High School (Los Angeles)">John Marshall High School</a>, Adams became best friends with Allan Pineda (better known as <a href="/wiki/Apl.de.ap" title="Apl.de.ap">apl.de.ap</a>), who would later become a member of the Black Eyed Peas. While still in high school, Adams and Pineda performed in <a href="/wiki/East_Los_Angeles" class="mw-redirect" title="East Los Angeles">East Los Angeles</a> clubs and were soon joined by three others to form the socially conscious <a href="/wiki/Atban_Klann" title="Atban Klann">Atban Klann</a> rap group. Atban Klann caught the attention of rapper <a href="/wiki/Eazy-E" title="Eazy-E">Eazy-E</a> and Mason Miller, signing to his record label <a href="/wiki/Ruthless_Records" title="Ruthless Records">Ruthless Records</a> in 1992. Adams later said his history with <a href="/wiki/Rave_culture" class="mw-redirect" title="Rave culture">rave culture</a> is why he chose a more <a href="/wiki/Electro_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Electro music">electro</a> sound for <a href="/wiki/The_Black_Eyed_Peas" class="mw-redirect" title="The Black Eyed Peas">the Black Eyed Peas</a>' albums <i><a href="/wiki/The_E.N.D." title="The E.N.D.">The E.N.D.</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Beginning_(Black_Eyed_Peas_album)" title="The Beginning (Black Eyed Peas album)">The Beginning</a></i>. Despite the use of electro and <a href="/wiki/House_music" title="House music">house music</a> elements, will.i.am prefers to separate the underground from pop. In an article with <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i>, he mentioned that the secrecy surrounding the whereabouts of raves is what made raving special and different from the mainstream.<sup id="cite_ref-latimes_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latimes-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Music_career">Music career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Will.i.am&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Music career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1988–2000:_Formations_and_the_Black_Eyed_Peas"><span id="1988.E2.80.932000:_Formations_and_the_Black_Eyed_Peas"></span>1988–2000: Formations and the Black Eyed Peas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Will.i.am&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1988–2000: Formations and the Black Eyed Peas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Flickr_-_moses_namkung_-_Black_Eyed_Peas_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flickr_-_moses_namkung_-_Black_Eyed_Peas_1.jpg/220px-Flickr_-_moses_namkung_-_Black_Eyed_Peas_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flickr_-_moses_namkung_-_Black_Eyed_Peas_1.jpg/330px-Flickr_-_moses_namkung_-_Black_Eyed_Peas_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flickr_-_moses_namkung_-_Black_Eyed_Peas_1.jpg/440px-Flickr_-_moses_namkung_-_Black_Eyed_Peas_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4272" data-file-height="2848" /></a><figcaption>will.i.am performing with <a href="/wiki/The_Black_Eyed_Peas" class="mw-redirect" title="The Black Eyed Peas">the Black Eyed Peas</a> in June 2009</figcaption></figure> <p>In the summer of 1988, will.i.am began his music career as an eighth-grader when he met up with rapper Allan Pineda (better known as <a href="/wiki/Apl.de.ap" title="Apl.de.ap">apl.de.ap</a>) and fellow student <a href="/wiki/Dante_Santiago" title="Dante Santiago">Dante Santiago</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They began performing together around Los Angeles and were soon discovered by <a href="/wiki/Eazy-E" title="Eazy-E">Eazy-E</a>, who signed them to his label <a href="/wiki/Ruthless_Records" title="Ruthless Records">Ruthless Records</a> in 1992. At the time, Will was known as "<b>Will 1X</b>". Atban Klann's first song, "Merry Muthafuckin' Xmas", was included on Eazy-E's extended play <i><a href="/wiki/5150:_Home_4_tha_Sick" title="5150: Home 4 tha Sick">5150: Home 4 tha Sick</a></i> (1992). Afterward, the trio began recording an album, <i>Grass Roots</i> with the help of producers Mookie Mook and DJ Motiv8, but the album was never released due to Eazy-E's death in 1995. Subsequently, they changed their name to Black Eyed Pods, and Will replaced Dante with Jaime Gomez, better known under his stage name of <a href="/wiki/Taboo_(rapper)" title="Taboo (rapper)">Taboo</a>. In 1997, they once again changed their name, this time to <a href="/wiki/The_Black_Eyed_Peas" class="mw-redirect" title="The Black Eyed Peas">the Black Eyed Peas</a>, and began recording their first album, <i><a href="/wiki/Behind_the_Front" title="Behind the Front">Behind the Front</a></i>, with the help of soul singer <a href="/wiki/Kim_Hill_(soul_musician)" title="Kim Hill (soul musician)">Kim Hill</a>. They were soon signed to <a href="/wiki/Interscope_Records" title="Interscope Records">Interscope Records</a>, and released their debut single, "<a href="/wiki/Joints_%26_Jam" title="Joints & Jam">Joints & Jam</a>", in early 1998. The album was successful enough for the group's contract to be renewed, and in 2000, a second album, <i><a href="/wiki/Bridging_the_Gap_(Black_Eyed_Peas_album)" title="Bridging the Gap (Black Eyed Peas album)">Bridging the Gap</a></i>, was released.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000–2003:_Lost_Change,_Elephunk_and_Must_B_21"><span id="2000.E2.80.932003:_Lost_Change.2C_Elephunk_and_Must_B_21"></span>2000–2003: <i>Lost Change</i>, <i>Elephunk</i> and <i>Must B 21</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Will.i.am&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2000–2003: Lost Change, Elephunk and Must B 21"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the release of <i>Bridging the Gap</i>, Will began recording his first solo release, <i><a href="/wiki/Lost_Change" title="Lost Change">Lost Change</a></i>, which was the official soundtrack to the film of the same name. Featuring collaborations with Medusa, <a href="/wiki/Planet_Asia" title="Planet Asia">Planet Asia</a> and Terry Dexter, the album was a critical success.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In November 2001, work began on a third Black Eyed Peas album, <i><a href="/wiki/Elephunk" title="Elephunk">Elephunk</a></i>. Development of the album began on November 2, 2001, and was released just under two years later in 2003. At the time of development, only will.i.am, <a href="/wiki/Apl.de.ap" title="Apl.de.ap">apl.de.ap</a> and <a href="/wiki/Taboo_(rapper)" title="Taboo (rapper)">Taboo</a> were to feature on the album. During the production of "<a href="/wiki/Shut_Up_(The_Black_Eyed_Peas_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Shut Up (The Black Eyed Peas song)">Shut Up</a>" (the second single released from the album), they realized that a female vocal would work well with the song. Originally, <a href="/wiki/Nicole_Scherzinger" title="Nicole Scherzinger">Nicole Scherzinger</a> (lead singer of <a href="/wiki/The_Pussycat_Dolls" title="The Pussycat Dolls">the Pussycat Dolls</a>) was approached to make a guest appearance on the record. She was forced to decline because she already was signed to a contract with <a href="/wiki/Eden%27s_Crush" title="Eden's Crush">Eden's Crush</a>. Danté Santiago then introduced <a href="/wiki/Fergie_(singer)" title="Fergie (singer)">Fergie</a> to will.i.am, whom she impressed with her vocal talents. She immediately bonded with the band and became a permanent member of the Peas, and her photo was printed onto the album cover. Lyricist Robbie Fisher, who has been working closely with the band since the beginning stages of the album, composed nine out of the fourteen tracks. In the United States, <i>Elephunk</i> reached number 14 on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a> and became their first album to chart in the top 15. It gained even more commercial success internationally, particularly in the <a href="/wiki/UK_Album_Charts" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Album Charts">UK Album Charts</a> where it reached number 3. It has sold over 1.6 million copies in the UK and 8.5 million copies worldwide.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the success of <i>Elephunk</i>, the group was approached by <a href="/wiki/Electronic_Arts" title="Electronic Arts">Electronic Arts</a> to feature some of their music on the 2004 game <i><a href="/wiki/The_Urbz" class="mw-redirect" title="The Urbz">The Urbz</a></i>. They remixed some of the tracks on <i>Elephunk</i> and translated it into <a href="/wiki/Simlish" title="Simlish">Simlish</a> and created new tracks for the game. They also feature in the game as playable characters.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Elephunk</i> contained their breakthrough commercial single, "<a href="/wiki/Where_Is_the_Love%3F" title="Where Is the Love?">Where Is the Love?</a>", in November 2002 (featuring <a href="/wiki/Justin_Timberlake" title="Justin Timberlake">Justin Timberlake</a>, although he did not appear in the video). On the strength of that single and follow-up singles like "Shut Up", <i>Elephunk</i> went on to sell 8.5 million copies worldwide. During this time, Will recorded a second solo album, <i><a href="/wiki/Must_B_21" title="Must B 21">Must B 21</a></i> to similar reception as its predecessor. "Where Is the Love?" and "Shut Up" reached number 1 on the <a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles chart">UK Singles chart</a>. "<a href="/wiki/Hey_Mama_(The_Black_Eyed_Peas_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hey Mama (The Black Eyed Peas song)">Hey Mama</a>" was used for several advertisements including for <a href="/wiki/Apple_Inc." title="Apple Inc.">Apple</a> and <a href="/wiki/ITunes" title="ITunes">iTunes</a>. "<a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Get_It_Started" title="Let's Get It Started">Let's Get It Started</a>" also received universal acclaim in the media section where a cover version of the song appears in the film <i><a href="/wiki/Hot_Tub_Time_Machine" title="Hot Tub Time Machine">Hot Tub Time Machine</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2002, Will recorded the song "Secrets" for the soundtrack to <i><a href="/wiki/Dexter%27s_Laboratory:_The_Hip-Hop_Experiment" title="Dexter's Laboratory: The Hip-Hop Experiment">Dexter's Laboratory: The Hip-Hop Experiment</a></i>, a musical accompaniment to the <a href="/wiki/Cartoon_Network" title="Cartoon Network">Cartoon Network</a> original series. Prior to this, he had also composed the theme music for another <a href="/wiki/Genndy_Tartakovsky" title="Genndy Tartakovsky">Genndy Tartakovsky</a> series, <i><a href="/wiki/Samurai_Jack" title="Samurai Jack">Samurai Jack</a></i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2003–2006:_Monkey_Business"><span id="2003.E2.80.932006:_Monkey_Business"></span>2003–2006: <i>Monkey Business</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Will.i.am&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2003–2006: Monkey Business"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In November 2003, work began on a fourth Black Eyed Peas album, entitled <i><a href="/wiki/Monkey_Business_(Black_Eyed_Peas_album)" title="Monkey Business (Black Eyed Peas album)">Monkey Business</a></i>, the second album with new band member <a href="/wiki/Fergie_(singer)" title="Fergie (singer)">Fergie</a>. Upon the success of <i>Monkey Business</i>, which was released in 2005, the album was <a href="/wiki/RIAA_certification" title="RIAA certification">certified</a> three times <a href="/wiki/Music_recording_sales_certification" class="mw-redirect" title="Music recording sales certification">Platinum</a> by the <a href="/wiki/RIAA" class="mw-redirect" title="RIAA">RIAA</a> in the U.S. and has sold over 10 million copies worldwide. The <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Recording_Industry_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Recording Industry Association">Canadian Recording Industry Association</a> (or CRIA) has certified <i>Monkey Business</i> 6× Platinum, with sales of over 600,000 copies. The <a href="/wiki/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association" title="Australian Recording Industry Association">Australian Recording Industry Association</a> (or ARIA) has also certified <i>Monkey Business</i> 6× Platinum, denoting sales of over 420,000 copies. The album's tracks earned the group four 2006 <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Award</a> nominations and they also won the Grammy for <a href="/wiki/Best_Rap_Performance_by_a_Duo_or_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group">Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group</a> for "Don't Phunk with My Heart". According to <a href="/wiki/IFPI" class="mw-redirect" title="IFPI">IFPI</a>, over 2 million copies have been sold in Europe.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the UK alone, it has sold over 1 million copies, although this is significantly lower than their sales of <i>Elephunk</i>, which stand at over 1.6 million copies<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 10 million worldwide. The band announced they were going to take a break to focus on their own personal projects. Will went on to produce Fergie's first solo album, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Dutchess" title="The Dutchess">The Dutchess</a></i>, which was released in 2006, before beginning work with <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a>, who had requested Will's expertise for the recording and production of his new album. Work began on the Jackson album in 2006, and continued until the singer's death in 2009, at which point will.i.am revealed that none of the material recorded during the period would be released. However, remixes recorded for Jackson's <i><a href="/wiki/Thriller_25" title="Thriller 25">Thriller 25</a></i> anniversary album were released in 2008.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2007–2009:_Songs_About_Girls_and_Change_Is_Now"><span id="2007.E2.80.932009:_Songs_About_Girls_and_Change_Is_Now"></span>2007–2009: <i>Songs About Girls</i> and <i>Change Is Now</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Will.i.am&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2007–2009: Songs About Girls and Change Is Now"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hancock,_Crow,_and_will.i.am_at_We_Are_One.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Hancock%2C_Crow%2C_and_will.i.am_at_We_Are_One.jpg/220px-Hancock%2C_Crow%2C_and_will.i.am_at_We_Are_One.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Hancock%2C_Crow%2C_and_will.i.am_at_We_Are_One.jpg/330px-Hancock%2C_Crow%2C_and_will.i.am_at_We_Are_One.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Hancock%2C_Crow%2C_and_will.i.am_at_We_Are_One.jpg/440px-Hancock%2C_Crow%2C_and_will.i.am_at_We_Are_One.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1909" data-file-height="1908" /></a><figcaption>will.i.am with <a href="/wiki/Sheryl_Crow" title="Sheryl Crow">Sheryl Crow</a> and <a href="/wiki/Herbie_Hancock" title="Herbie Hancock">Herbie Hancock</a>, performing at the <a href="/wiki/We_Are_One:_The_Obama_Inaugural_Celebration_at_the_Lincoln_Memorial" title="We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial">We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial</a> concert</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2007, will.i.am announced that he had co-created an all-female soul band entitled the <a href="/wiki/Paradiso_Girls" title="Paradiso Girls">Paradiso Girls</a>, who he intended to work with on an upcoming solo project. The album, <i><a href="/wiki/Songs_About_Girls" title="Songs About Girls">Songs About Girls</a></i>, was released in 2007. The album spawned three singles, "I Got It From My Mama", "One More Chance" and "Heartbreaker", and fared slightly better than his previous solo efforts, however, failed to shift more than 75,000 copies. Will also did a remix to the song "<a href="/wiki/With_Love_(Hilary_Duff_song)" title="With Love (Hilary Duff song)">With Love</a>" by actress and singer <a href="/wiki/Hilary_Duff" title="Hilary Duff">Hilary Duff</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 2008, will.i.am contributed the song "One Tribe" to the <a href="/wiki/Survival_International" title="Survival International">Survival International</a> charity album, <i><a href="/wiki/Songs_for_Survival" title="Songs for Survival">Songs for Survival</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also in 2008, he was featured on rapper <a href="/wiki/Flo_Rida" title="Flo Rida">Flo Rida</a>'s debut album, <i><a href="/wiki/Mail_on_Sunday_(album)" title="Mail on Sunday (album)">Mail on Sunday</a></i>, where he produced and featured on the song "<a href="/wiki/In_the_Ayer" title="In the Ayer">In the Ayer</a>", and featured on <a href="/wiki/Usher_(entertainer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Usher (entertainer)">Usher</a>'s fifth album, <i><a href="/wiki/Here_I_Stand_(Usher_album)" title="Here I Stand (Usher album)">Here I Stand</a></i>. In January 2008, will.i.am announced plans that he was masterminding a political album, <i><a href="/wiki/Change_is_Now:_Renewing_America%27s_Promise" class="mw-redirect" title="Change is Now: Renewing America's Promise">Change is Now: Renewing America's Promise</a></i>, in support of <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a>'s presidential campaign. The first single, "<a href="/wiki/Yes_We_Can_(will.i.am_song)" title="Yes We Can (will.i.am song)">Yes We Can</a>", featured a music video directed by <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Dylan" title="Jesse Dylan">Jesse Dylan</a>. The lyrics of the song are composed almost entirely of excerpts from Obama's speech on January 8, 2008, following the <a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_primary" class="mw-redirect" title="New Hampshire primary">New Hampshire presidential primary election</a>. The video features appearances from numerous celebrities and first appeared on the website for <a href="/wiki/Dipdive" title="Dipdive">Dipdive</a>. The video racked up three million views within a week and over four million subsequently on YouTube. On June 13, 2008, "Yes We Can" won an award at the 35th Annual Creative Arts and Entertainment Daytime Emmy Awards for "New Approaches in Daytime Entertainment".<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 29, 2008, the album's second single, "We Are the Ones", was released on Dipdive and YouTube. The video features several celebrities chanting "O-BA-MA" as a portrayal as their hopes and wishes for Obama and his presidential campaign. On November 4, 2008, will.i.am spoke to CNN's "<a href="/wiki/Anderson_Cooper" title="Anderson Cooper">Anderson Cooper</a>" about his support for then-Senator Obama using CNN's 'hologram' technology (actually <a href="/wiki/Tomography" title="Tomography">tomography</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the 2008 election, and Obama's victory, Will released the album's third single, "<a href="/wiki/It%27s_a_New_Day_(will.i.am_song)" title="It's a New Day (will.i.am song)">It's a New Day</a>". The video reflects on the historical events that led to the election of the first African-American president and the public's reaction to his election. The video debuted on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Oprah_Winfrey_Show" title="The Oprah Winfrey Show">The Oprah Winfrey Show</a></i>. In honor of the <a href="/wiki/First_inauguration_of_Barack_Obama" title="First inauguration of Barack Obama">inauguration of Barack Obama</a> as president, will.i.am collaborated with producer <a href="/wiki/David_Foster" title="David Foster">David Foster</a> on the album's fourth single, "<a href="/wiki/America%27s_Song" title="America's Song">America's Song</a>", with contributing vocals from <a href="/wiki/Seal_(musician)" title="Seal (musician)">Seal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bono" title="Bono">Bono</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mary_J._Blige" title="Mary J. Blige">Mary J. Blige</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Faith_Hill" title="Faith Hill">Faith Hill</a>. In response to Obama's reaction following <a href="/wiki/2009_MTV_Video_Music_Awards_controversy" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 MTV Video Music Awards controversy">Kanye West's interruption of Taylor Swift</a> at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, will.i.am penned the album's fifth and final single, "The Jackass Song". It featured a sample of <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Heartless_(Kanye_West_song)" title="Heartless (Kanye West song)">Heartless</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Will wrote a blog post, which featured the song on Dipdive, and released in February 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Will.i.am attended and spoke at the <a href="/wiki/FIRST_Robotics_Competition" title="FIRST Robotics Competition">FIRST Robotics Competition</a> kickoff on January 8, 2011, declaring, "I am a FIRST fan."<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has also named <a href="/wiki/For_Inspiration_and_Recognition_of_Science_and_Technology" title="For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology">FIRST</a> Founder <a href="/wiki/Dean_Kamen" title="Dean Kamen">Dean Kamen</a> "one of [his] heroes" on his Twitter account.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2009–2016:_Black_Eyed_Peas_reformation,_The_E.N.D,_The_Beginning,_and_#willpower"><span id="2009.E2.80.932016:_Black_Eyed_Peas_reformation.2C_The_E.N.D.2C_The_Beginning.2C_and_.23willpower"></span>2009–2016: Black Eyed Peas reformation, <i>The E.N.D</i>, <i>The Beginning</i>, and <i>#willpower</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Will.i.am&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2009–2016: Black Eyed Peas reformation, The E.N.D, The Beginning, and #willpower"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Will.i.am_in_2010_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Will.i.am_in_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Will.i.am_in_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="462" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Will.i.am_in_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Will.i.am_in_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Will.i.am_in_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Will.i.am_in_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="502" data-file-height="1055" /></a><figcaption>will.i.am in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, California in 2010</figcaption></figure> <p>In March 2009, will.i.am announced plans for the Black Eyed Peas to return, and within months their comeback single, "<a href="/wiki/Boom_Boom_Pow" title="Boom Boom Pow">Boom Boom Pow</a>", had reached number 1 on the <a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">UK Singles Chart</a> and <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a>. They went on to have three number 1 singles before releasing their comeback album, <i>The E.N.D</i>. The album's success warranted a second comeback album, <i>The Beginning</i>, released in November 2010. The album spawned another three hit singles, but the band soon announced plans they were to break again, following the conclusion of their world tour. In 2009, will.i.am worked with rappers <a href="/wiki/Flo_Rida" title="Flo Rida">Flo Rida</a> and <a href="/wiki/Akon" title="Akon">Akon</a> for Flo's second studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/R.O.O.T.S." title="R.O.O.T.S.">R.O.O.T.S.</a></i>, and recorded four tracks with Girls Aloud member <a href="/wiki/Cheryl_(singer)" title="Cheryl (singer)">Cheryl</a> for her debut solo album <i><a href="/wiki/3_Words" title="3 Words">3 Words</a></i>. He also worked with <a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a> on her fourth studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/Rated_R_(Rihanna_album)" title="Rated R (Rihanna album)">Rated R</a></i>, for a track called "Photographs". In February 2010, he wrote and produced the single "<a href="/wiki/OMG_(Usher_song)" title="OMG (Usher song)">OMG</a>" by Usher, which appeared on Usher's seventh studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/Raymond_vs._Raymond" class="mw-redirect" title="Raymond vs. Raymond">Raymond vs. Raymond</a></i>. In a YouTube video posted by YGLifeOfficial on March 15, 2010, will.i.am expressed his desire to work with <a href="/wiki/Koreans" title="Koreans">Korean</a> <a href="/wiki/K-pop" title="K-pop">K-pop</a> girl group <a href="/wiki/2NE1" title="2NE1">2NE1</a>, and help them achieve international success.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Will has recorded a collaboration with <a href="/wiki/Britney_Spears" title="Britney Spears">Britney Spears</a>, "<a href="/wiki/Big_Fat_Bass" title="Big Fat Bass">Big Fat Bass</a>", which features on her seventh studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/Femme_Fatale_(Britney_Spears_album)" title="Femme Fatale (Britney Spears album)">Femme Fatale</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><span class="anchor" id="Zuper_Blahq"></span>During the recording of the Black Eyed Peas' sixth studio album, <i>The Beginning</i>, band colleague Fergie announced in an interview that will.i.am was in the process of recording a new solo album, tentatively entitled <i>Black Einstein</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Will.i.am formally announced that he was in the process of recording a fourth solo album, with some material being recorded under the pseudonym <b>Zuper Blahq</b>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In January 2010, a cut from the album, "I'm In the House", a collaboration with <a href="/wiki/Steve_Aoki" title="Steve Aoki">Steve Aoki</a>, was released as a single, charting at #29 on the <a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">UK Singles Chart</a> due to strong downloads. In October 2010, a second cut from the album, "<a href="/wiki/Check_It_Out_(will.i.am_and_Nicki_Minaj_song)" title="Check It Out (will.i.am and Nicki Minaj song)">Check It Out</a>", a collaboration with rapper <a href="/wiki/Nicki_Minaj" title="Nicki Minaj">Nicki Minaj</a>, peaked at #4 on the <a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">UK Singles Chart</a>. In February 2011, a third cut from the album, "Dance", a collaboration with <a href="/wiki/Natalia_Kills" class="mw-redirect" title="Natalia Kills">Natalia Kills</a>, peaked at #62 on the UK Singles Chart. The music video was directed by <a href="/wiki/James_Sutton_(photographer)" class="mw-redirect" title="James Sutton (photographer)">James Sutton</a>, and features a cameo by Natalia. In April 2011, will.i.am recorded four songs for the soundtrack of the animated film <i><a href="/wiki/Rio_(2011_film)" title="Rio (2011 film)">Rio</a></i>, in which he voiced the character, Pedro the <a href="/wiki/Red-crested_cardinal" title="Red-crested cardinal">red-crested cardinal</a>. "Hot Wings (I Wanna Party)", "Drop It Low", "Real In Rio" and "Advice For The Young At Heart", featuring an array of artists including <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Foxx" title="Jamie Foxx">Jamie Foxx</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anne_Hathaway" title="Anne Hathaway">Anne Hathaway</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tears_for_Fears" title="Tears for Fears">Tears for Fears</a>. None of the songs managed to chart, however, Will announced that he was going to remix the tracks for inclusion on <i>Black Einstein</i>. In September 2011, a fourth cut from the album, "Forever", a collaboration with <a href="/wiki/Wolfgang_Gartner" title="Wolfgang Gartner">Wolfgang Gartner</a>, was released as a single. It was around this time that will.i.am announced that he changed the title of the album from <i>Black Einstein</i> to <i>#willpower</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The video premiered on August 26, 2011. In November 2011, Will premiered what is intended to be the album's official lead single, "<a href="/wiki/T.H.E._(The_Hardest_Ever)" title="T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)">T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)</a>", a collaboration with <a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Lopez" title="Jennifer Lopez">Jennifer Lopez</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mick_Jagger" title="Mick Jagger">Mick Jagger</a>. Will announced via his Twitter that the video for "T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)" was filmed in LA, and that before he returned home, he stopped off in Brazil to film the video for the album's second official single, "Great Times". In December 2011, a fifth cut from the album, "Party Like An Animal", a collaboration with Dutch singer <a href="/wiki/Eva_Simons" title="Eva Simons">Eva Simons</a> and <a href="/wiki/LMFAO" title="LMFAO">LMFAO</a>, premiered at the HTC <a href="/wiki/Beats_Electronics" title="Beats Electronics">Beats</a> Launch party. Will.i.am also announced he has collaborations with Britney Spears, <a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a>, <a href="/wiki/Busta_Rhymes" title="Busta Rhymes">Busta Rhymes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Swizz_Beatz" title="Swizz Beatz">Swizz Beatz</a> and a couple others on the album. He also stated there is a possibility <a href="/wiki/Shakira" title="Shakira">Shakira</a> could feature on the album.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Willpower_(will.i.am_album)" title="Willpower (will.i.am album)">#willpower</a></i> is due for release in 2013, and will.i.am later confirmed that <a href="/wiki/Cheryl_(singer)" title="Cheryl (singer)">Cheryl</a> and <a href="/wiki/Justin_Bieber" title="Justin Bieber">Justin Bieber</a> would also appear on <i>#willpower</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In mid-October, Britney Spears confirmed on her Twitter account that she had filmed the music video for the single she was featuring in called "<a href="/wiki/Scream_%26_Shout" title="Scream & Shout">Scream & Shout</a>". </p><p>He was among the performers at the <a href="/wiki/Diamond_Jubilee_Concert" title="Diamond Jubilee Concert">Diamond Jubilee Concert</a> held outside Buckingham Palace on June 4, 2012. </p><p>The first song broadcast from <a href="/wiki/Mars" title="Mars">Mars</a> was his new single, "<a href="/wiki/Reach_for_the_Stars_(will.i.am_song)" title="Reach for the Stars (will.i.am song)">Reach for the Stars</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-song_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-song-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He discussed and listened to it with a live audience at NASA in Pasadena, California after it was returned from the <i>Curiosity</i> rover.<sup id="cite_ref-song_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-song-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The song "<a href="/wiki/Hall_of_Fame_(song)" title="Hall of Fame (song)">Hall of Fame</a>" by <a href="/wiki/The_Script" title="The Script">the Script</a> also featured will.i.am. It debuted onto radio on July 23, 2012, and was released for digital download on August 21, 2012. He later featured in <a href="/wiki/Priyanka_Chopra" title="Priyanka Chopra">Priyanka Chopra</a>'s debut single "<a href="/wiki/In_My_City" title="In My City">In My City</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-hollywoodreporter1_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hollywoodreporter1-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was announced in October 2012 that will.i.am will feature on <a href="/wiki/Kesha" title="Kesha">Kesha</a>'s second album <i><a href="/wiki/Warrior_(Kesha_album)" title="Warrior (Kesha album)">Warrior</a></i> on the track "Crazy Kids". He also co-wrote and co-produced the Dr Luke produced track. </p><p>In November 2012, will.i.am released the third single from <i><a href="/wiki/Willpower_(will.i.am_album)" title="Willpower (will.i.am album)">#willpower</a></i> which was "<a href="/wiki/Scream_%26_Shout" title="Scream & Shout">Scream & Shout</a>" featuring Britney Spears. It debuted in the top 20 on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_100" class="mw-redirect" title="Billboard 100"><i>Billboard</i> 100</a>, eventually reaching a peak of number 3 and debuting at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart and reaching number one in January 2013 for two weeks. It went number one in many countries <sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Will.i.am_in_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Will.i.am_in_2012.jpg/170px-Will.i.am_in_2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Will.i.am_in_2012.jpg/255px-Will.i.am_in_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Will.i.am_in_2012.jpg/340px-Will.i.am_in_2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1152" data-file-height="1728" /></a><figcaption>will.i.am attending his <i><a href="/wiki/Willpower_(will.i.am_album)" title="Willpower (will.i.am album)">#willpower</a></i> album release party in Hollywood, Los Angeles, 2012</figcaption></figure> <p>During an interview with <a href="/wiki/Capital_(radio_network)" title="Capital (radio network)">Capital FM</a>, will.i.am confirmed he had collaborated with <a href="/wiki/Justin_Bieber" title="Justin Bieber">Justin Bieber</a> for his next release "<a href="/wiki/ThatPower" title="ThatPower">#thatPOWER</a>" and premiered the single on the same day it was released onto iTunes in the US the same day and debuted on the Billboard 100 at number 42.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In April 2013, will.i.am and <a href="/wiki/Chris_Brown" title="Chris Brown">Chris Brown</a>'s track "Let's Go", also from the #willpower album, became the centre of a copyright controversy, with trance producers <a href="/wiki/Arty_(musician)" title="Arty (musician)">Arty</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mat_Zo" title="Mat Zo">Mat Zo</a> claiming that will.i.am used elements of their 2011 track "<a href="/wiki/Rebound_(Arty_%26_Mat_Zo_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rebound (Arty & Mat Zo song)">Rebound</a>" in his song without permission from the artists or their label.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This claim was later backed by <a href="/wiki/Anjunabeats" title="Anjunabeats">Anjunabeats</a>, the record label behind <a href="/wiki/Arty_(musician)" title="Arty (musician)">Arty</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mat_Zo" title="Mat Zo">Mat Zo</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His fourth studio album, <i>#willpower</i>, was re-released in December 2013 featuring several new tracks, including the lead single "<a href="/wiki/Feelin%27_Myself_(Will.i.am_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Feelin' Myself (Will.i.am song)">Feelin' Myself</a>" featuring <a href="/wiki/Miley_Cyrus" title="Miley Cyrus">Miley Cyrus</a>, <a href="/wiki/French_Montana" title="French Montana">French Montana</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wiz_Khalifa" title="Wiz Khalifa">Wiz Khalifa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Britney_Spears" title="Britney Spears">Britney Spears</a> featured will.i.am on her song "It Should Be Easy" on her eighth studio album <i><a href="/wiki/Britney_Jean" title="Britney Jean">Britney Jean</a></i>, for which he co-wrote and produced several tracks. He was also an executive producer of the project.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 4, 2014, will.i.am appeared on <i><a href="/wiki/Alan_Carr:_Chatty_Man" title="Alan Carr: Chatty Man">Alan Carr: Chatty Man</a></i>, where he talked about plans to release his own <a href="/wiki/Smartwatch" title="Smartwatch">Smartwatch</a>. He revealed that it can be used as a phone, to store music, and use <a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a>, <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a> and <a href="/wiki/Instagram" title="Instagram">Instagram</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also showed a preview of a music video for a song called "<a href="/wiki/It%27s_My_Birthday" title="It's My Birthday">It's My Birthday</a>". On May 20, 2014, a 90-second snippet was uploaded to <a href="/wiki/SoundCloud" title="SoundCloud">SoundCloud</a>. It features American singer-songwriter Cody Wise, is produced by Will and <a href="/wiki/Damien_LeRoy" title="Damien LeRoy">Damien LeRoy</a> and is written by himself, Cody Wise and <a href="/wiki/Keith_Harris_(record_producer)" title="Keith Harris (record producer)">Keith Harris</a>. It was released on July 6, 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In an interview with <a href="/wiki/Capital_(radio_network)" title="Capital (radio network)">Capital FM</a>, will.i.am confirmed that the Black Eyed Peas were getting back together.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 7, 2016, will.i.am released the single "<a href="/wiki/Boys_%26_Girls_(will.i.am_song)" title="Boys & Girls (will.i.am song)">Boys & Girls</a>" featuring <a href="/wiki/Pia_Mia" title="Pia Mia">Pia Mia</a>. A week later on April 14, a new remix of "Mona Lisa Smile" featuring Nicole Scherzinger was released.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2017–present"><span id="2017.E2.80.93present"></span>2017–present</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Will.i.am&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2017–present"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Will.i.am_in_2018.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Will.i.am_in_2018.jpg/170px-Will.i.am_in_2018.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="230" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Will.i.am_in_2018.jpg/255px-Will.i.am_in_2018.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Will.i.am_in_2018.jpg/340px-Will.i.am_in_2018.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2256" data-file-height="3056" /></a><figcaption>will.i.am in 2018</figcaption></figure> <p>In March 2020, will.i.am collaborated with a group of artists made up of <a href="/wiki/Bono" title="Bono">Bono</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Hudson" title="Jennifer Hudson">Jennifer Hudson</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Yoshiki_(musician)" title="Yoshiki (musician)">Yoshiki</a> for the song "Sing For Life".<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The musicians felt motivated by the widespread sense of despair surrounding the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a> and the attempts by multiple individuals to pursue creative endeavors while facing new social restrictions. The official <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a> description stated that the track aimed to spread "joy" during trying "times like these".<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2023, he released the singles "The Formula" (with <a href="/wiki/Lil_Wayne" title="Lil Wayne">Lil Wayne</a>) and a fourth collaborative song with <a href="/wiki/Britney_Spears" title="Britney Spears">Britney Spears</a> titled "<a href="/wiki/Mind_Your_Business_(song)" title="Mind Your Business (song)">Mind Your Business</a>", both of which were panned by critics and failed to make an effect on domestic or worldwide charts.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2024, will.i.am appeared as a guest during <a href="/wiki/Usher_(musician)" title="Usher (musician)">Usher</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_LVIII_halftime_show" title="Super Bowl LVIII halftime show">Super Bowl halftime show</a>, performing "<a href="/wiki/OMG_(Usher_song)" title="OMG (Usher song)">OMG</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_ventures">Other ventures</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Will.i.am&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Other ventures"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Acting">Acting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Will.i.am&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Acting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Black Eyed Peas, including will.i.am, first started acting in the commercial series "Instant Def" to advertise <a href="/wiki/Snickers" title="Snickers">Snickers</a> chocolate bars.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He starred in <i><a href="/wiki/Madagascar:_Escape_2_Africa" title="Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa">Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa</a></i> as the voice of the hippopotamus character Moto Moto. He also contributed a number of tracks to the film's soundtrack in collaboration with the score composer <a href="/wiki/Hans_Zimmer" title="Hans Zimmer">Hans Zimmer</a>. Will.i.am played <a href="/wiki/John_Wraith" class="mw-redirect" title="John Wraith">John Wraith</a> in his major film debut, <i><a href="/wiki/X-Men_Origins:_Wolverine" title="X-Men Origins: Wolverine">X-Men Origins: Wolverine</a></i>, a prequel to the <i><a href="/wiki/X-Men_(film_series)" title="X-Men (film series)">X-Men</a></i> film series. He also guest-starred on the CBS drama <i><a href="/wiki/Joan_of_Arcadia" title="Joan of Arcadia">Joan of Arcadia</a></i> as God, one of several actors who played this role during the series. He also starred in the 2011 animated film <i><a href="/wiki/Rio_(2011_film)" title="Rio (2011 film)">Rio</a></i>, and 2014's <i><a href="/wiki/Rio_2" title="Rio 2">Rio 2</a></i>, as a rapping <a href="/wiki/Red-crested_cardinal" title="Red-crested cardinal">red-crested cardinal</a> named Pedro, and like <i>Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa</i>, he contributed his singing voice to the film's soundtrack, along with his fellow co-stars. In <i><a href="/wiki/The_Urbz:_Sims_In_The_City" class="mw-redirect" title="The Urbz: Sims In The City">The Urbz: Sims In The City</a></i>, will.i.am appeared as himself along with the Black Eyed Peas, and the film also uses Black Eyed Peas' songs as its soundtrack. He briefly appeared as himself in the <a href="/wiki/Tina_Fey" title="Tina Fey">Tina Fey</a> and <a href="/wiki/Steve_Carell" title="Steve Carell">Steve Carell</a> comedy film <i><a href="/wiki/Date_Night" title="Date Night">Date Night</a></i>. He appeared in the 2016 <a href="/wiki/Grammy" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy">Grammy</a>-nominated documentary film about American DJ and producer <a href="/wiki/Steve_Aoki" title="Steve Aoki">Steve Aoki</a>, titled <i><a href="/wiki/I%27ll_Sleep_When_I%27m_Dead_(2016_film)" title="I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2016 film)">I'll Sleep When I'm Dead</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Philanthropy">Philanthropy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Will.i.am&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Philanthropy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>will.i.am's i.am Angel Foundation provided fast internet access to the Estrada Courts housing project in Boyle Heights where he formerly lived.<sup id="cite_ref-ABC_2023-01-13_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ABC_2023-01-13-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Voice_UK_and_Australia"><i>The Voice UK</i> and <i>Australia</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Will.i.am&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: The Voice UK and Australia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On being confirmed as a coach on <i>The Voice UK</i>, will.i.am said, "I'm proud to be doing The Voice UK because the UK was the first place I saw success," and "It's the place I'm the most creative outside of home." <a href="/wiki/Danny_Cohen_(television_executive)" class="mw-redirect" title="Danny Cohen (television executive)">Danny Cohen</a>, controller of <a href="/wiki/BBC_One" title="BBC One">BBC One</a>, added, "I am thrilled that will.i.am has signed up to be a coach on The Voice. He is a huge star who will bring a unique creativity to the show."<sup id="cite_ref-will.i.am_1_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-will.i.am_1-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Talking about the differences between the show and <i>X Factor</i>, "I won't be a judge on X Factor. The Voice is different. You can't even compare the two. One, you have people in the music industry, current and legends, coaching the next generation. The other format you have judges critiquing, giving their opinions on things when they don't really know, other than <a href="/wiki/Randy_Jackson" title="Randy Jackson">Randy Jackson</a> on <a href="/wiki/American_Idol" title="American Idol">Idol</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-WilliamXFactor_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WilliamXFactor-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In preparation for the role as a coach, he asked advice from friend and ex-<i>The X Factor</i> judge <a href="/wiki/Cheryl_Cole" class="mw-redirect" title="Cheryl Cole">Cheryl Cole</a>. Talking to <i><a href="/wiki/Capital_(radio_network)" title="Capital (radio network)">Capital FM</a></i> he said, "I reached out to Cheryl for advice on keeping your cool, having a poker face, the importance of sticking with the singers – it's their dream, a lot of the times when you have other performers a part of the show, celebrities tend to want the shine so they hog up time. So my whole thing was that I want to do The Voice, but I don't want to hog up time to where the singers up there are looking like, 'Is this about you guys?'.<sup id="cite_ref-Cheryl_Cole_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cheryl_Cole-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 2012, it was reported that he had turned his "plush" dressing room into a recording studio, and "instead of just listening with his headphones, he has installed some mega bass bins".<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>On November 26, 2013, will.i.am was announced as a coach for the 2014 series of the <a href="/wiki/The_Voice_(Australian_TV_series)" title="The Voice (Australian TV series)">Australian version</a> of <i>The Voice</i> along with fellow <i>Voice UK</i> judge <a href="/wiki/Kylie_Minogue" title="Kylie Minogue">Kylie Minogue</a>. He was the winning coach having coached voice winner <a href="/wiki/Anja_Nissen" title="Anja Nissen">Anja Nissen</a> in 2014. Neither will.i.am nor Minogue returned for the fourth series in 2015.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>He has contributed to <i>The Voice UK</i> since 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also served as a coach on the UK version of <a href="/wiki/The_Voice_Kids_(UK_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Voice Kids (UK TV series)"><i>The Voice Kids</i></a> from 2017 to 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fashion">Fashion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Will.i.am&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Fashion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Before joining the Black Eyed Peas, will.i.am attended the <a href="/wiki/Fashion_Institute_of_Design_%26_Merchandising" title="Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising">Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising</a> in Los Angeles. In 2001, he began designing his own signature clothing line, <i>i.am</i>, which made its official debut in 2005 at the Magic Apparel Trade Show in Las Vegas.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2007, will.i.am teamed up with Blue Holdings to design a premium denim collection, <i>i.am Antik</i>, that was scheduled to debut in August 2007 at the Project Show in Las Vegas.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> will.i.am instead had new partners and was launching <i>i.am</i>. Will.i.am is currently<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="When did the lawsuit begin? Is this still 'current'? (September 2023)">when?</span></a></i>]</sup> being sued $2 million for abandoning the project for which, the label states, he was obligated until 2016, but will.i.am insists it is already over. He also launched his own glasses range.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Technology">Technology</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Will.i.am&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Technology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Will_I_Am_FIRST.TIF" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Will_I_Am_FIRST.TIF/lossy-page1-220px-Will_I_Am_FIRST.TIF.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Will_I_Am_FIRST.TIF/lossy-page1-330px-Will_I_Am_FIRST.TIF.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Will_I_Am_FIRST.TIF/lossy-page1-440px-Will_I_Am_FIRST.TIF.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2240" data-file-height="1488" /></a><figcaption>will.i.am speaking at the 2011 <a href="/wiki/For_Inspiration_and_Recognition_of_Science_and_Technology" title="For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology">FIRST</a> kickoff at <a href="/wiki/Southern_New_Hampshire_University" title="Southern New Hampshire University">Southern New Hampshire University</a> with <a href="/wiki/Dean_Kamen" title="Dean Kamen">Dean Kamen</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Appearing at the kickoff event for the 2011 <a href="/wiki/FIRST_Robotics_Competition" title="FIRST Robotics Competition">FIRST Robotics Competition</a>, <a href="/wiki/Logo_Motion" title="Logo Motion">Logo Motion</a> held at <a href="/wiki/Southern_New_Hampshire_University" title="Southern New Hampshire University">Southern New Hampshire University</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> will.i.am stated that he is "a big fan", and that the newly unveiled game was "dope". He also executive produced a TV Special – I.AM. FIRST: Science is Rock & Roll – about the 2011 FIRST World Championship at the <a href="/wiki/Edward_Jones_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Edward Jones Dome">Edward Jones Dome</a>, St Louis. It was produced by Greg Sills and Paul Flattery, directed by Michael Dempsey. It was aired by <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> on August 14, 2011, at 7 p.m. As part of the special, will.i.am appeared with the Black Eyed Peas. Willow Smith also performed and will.i.am did a DJ set. He continues to support FIRST, and at the 2013 FIRST World Championship, will.i.am became the first recipient of the Make It Loud award, which is given to the person who has contributed the most in increasing the awareness of FIRST to the general public.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2011, <a href="/wiki/Intel" title="Intel">Intel</a> named will.i.am as director of creative innovation, with input in developing smartphones, tablets and laptops.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 2012, he appeared on the <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> TV series <i><a href="/wiki/Top_Gear_(2002_TV_series)" title="Top Gear (2002 TV series)">Top Gear</a></i>, as the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car, where he claimed he was starting his own car company called IAMAUTO.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By becoming the first artist to stream a song ("<a href="/wiki/Reaching_for_the_Stars_(song)" title="Reaching for the Stars (song)">Reaching for the Stars</a>") from the surface of <a href="/wiki/Mars" title="Mars">Mars</a> on August 28, 2012, will.i.am made inter-planetary music history. The event took place at NASA's <a href="/wiki/Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory" title="Jet Propulsion Laboratory">Jet Propulsion Laboratory</a> (JPL) in <a href="/wiki/Pasadena" class="mw-redirect" title="Pasadena">Pasadena</a>, California.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Expanding his forays into iPhone accessory development, will.i.am announced plans to release a camera enhancer to "dramatically enhance the clarity and definition of iPhone photographs," by effectively making the 8-megapixel sensor into a 14-megapixel one. Termed the <a href="/wiki/I.am%2B" title="I.am+">i.am+</a>, the device was said to be the first in a series of "digital real estate" for the singer.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CES_2025_-_Carolyn_Giardina_and_william_i_am_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/CES_2025_-_Carolyn_Giardina_and_william_i_am_01.jpg/220px-CES_2025_-_Carolyn_Giardina_and_william_i_am_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/CES_2025_-_Carolyn_Giardina_and_william_i_am_01.jpg/330px-CES_2025_-_Carolyn_Giardina_and_william_i_am_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/CES_2025_-_Carolyn_Giardina_and_william_i_am_01.jpg/440px-CES_2025_-_Carolyn_Giardina_and_william_i_am_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5472" data-file-height="3648" /></a><figcaption>Carolyn Giardina and Will.i.am at CES 2025</figcaption></figure> <p>In April 2016, it was announced that i.am+ had acquired the <a href="/wiki/Tel_Aviv" title="Tel Aviv">Tel Aviv</a> machine-learning technology <a href="/wiki/Start-up" class="mw-redirect" title="Start-up">start-up</a> Sensiya.<sup id="cite_ref-wired_71-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wired-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/3D_Systems" title="3D Systems">3D Systems</a> appointed will.i.am as its <a href="/wiki/Chief_creative_officer" title="Chief creative officer">chief creative officer</a> (CCO) on January 8, 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3dprinting_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3dprinting-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since retiring from music (a retirement that did not last), he has helped design <a href="/wiki/Smartwatch" title="Smartwatch">smartwatches</a> for German company <a href="/wiki/Deutsche_Telekom" title="Deutsche Telekom">Deutsche Telekom</a> since late 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-wired_71-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wired-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2016, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Verge" title="The Verge">The Verge</a></i> reported that will.i.am would join actress <a href="/wiki/Gwyneth_Paltrow" title="Gwyneth Paltrow">Gwyneth Paltrow</a> and serial entrepreneur <a href="/wiki/Gary_Vaynerchuk" title="Gary Vaynerchuk">Gary Vaynerchuk</a> on Apple TV's <i><a href="/wiki/Planet_of_the_Apps" title="Planet of the Apps">Planet of the Apps</a></i>, calling the trio "successful" and "big names" with experience launching companies.<sup id="cite_ref-theverge_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theverge-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The show received mixed to negative reviews. </p><p>On July 27, 2017, i.am acquired <a href="/wiki/Wink_(platform)" title="Wink (platform)">Wink</a>, the Internet of Things and Smart Home hub platform, from owner <a href="/wiki/Flextronics" class="mw-redirect" title="Flextronics">Flextronics</a> for a reported $38.7 million with an additional $20 million commitment, likely earmarked to sustain manufacturing of Wink's products.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Will.i.am has focused his efforts on optimizing inclusivity of artificial intelligence. On June 7, 2024, he gave a speech at the Stata Center of the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology" title="Massachusetts Institute of Technology">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</a> (MIT).<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is the CEO of the company <i>Focus Your Ideas.</i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Will.i.am&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In December 2010, will.i.am discussed suffering from <a href="/wiki/Tinnitus" title="Tinnitus">tinnitus</a> as a result of his career.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2013, he revealed that he has <a href="/wiki/ADHD" class="mw-redirect" title="ADHD">ADHD</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-contactmusic_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-contactmusic-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He became a <a href="/wiki/Vegan" class="mw-redirect" title="Vegan">vegan</a> in early 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2023, will.i.am enrolled at <a href="/wiki/Harvard_Business_School" title="Harvard Business School">Harvard Business School</a> under their Owner/President Management program, and graduated in April 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legal_issues">Legal issues</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Will.i.am&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Legal issues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On June 22, 2009, gossip blogger <a href="/wiki/Perez_Hilton" title="Perez Hilton">Perez Hilton</a> accused will.i.am and his entourage of assaulting him in <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a> after the <a href="/wiki/2009_MuchMusic_Video_Awards" title="2009 MuchMusic Video Awards">MuchMusic Video Awards</a>, a charge will.i.am denied in a video posted on his blog. No further action was taken.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Will.i.am&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Will.i.am_discography" title="Will.i.am discography">will.i.am discography</a> and <a href="/wiki/Will.i.am_production_discography" title="Will.i.am production discography">will.i.am production discography</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/The_Black_Eyed_Peas_discography" class="mw-redirect" title="The Black Eyed Peas discography">The Black Eyed Peas discography</a></div> <dl><dt>Studio albums</dt></dl> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Lost_Change" title="Lost Change">Lost Change</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Must_B_21" title="Must B 21">Must B 21</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Songs_About_Girls" title="Songs About Girls">Songs About Girls</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Willpower_(will.i.am_album)" title="Willpower (will.i.am album)">#willpower</a></i> (2013)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Will.i.am&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film">Film</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Will.i.am&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Film"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>2004 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Garfield:_The_Movie" title="Garfield: The Movie">Garfield: The Movie</a></i> </td> <td>Himself </td> <td>Cameo during Hey Mama dance </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Madagascar:_Escape_2_Africa" title="Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa">Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa</a></i> </td> <td>Moto Moto </td> <td>Voice; Also composer </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Twilight_(2008_film)" title="Twilight (2008 film)">Twilight (2008 film)</a></i> </td> <td>Vampire </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2009 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Arthur_and_the_Revenge_of_Maltazard" title="Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard">Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard</a></i> </td> <td>Snow </td> <td>Voice </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/X-Men_Origins:_Wolverine" title="X-Men Origins: Wolverine">X-Men Origins: Wolverine</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Wraith" class="mw-redirect" title="John Wraith">John Wraith</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2010 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Date_Night" title="Date Night">Date Night</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2">Himself </td> <td>Cameo </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bouncing_Cats" title="Bouncing Cats">Bouncing Cats</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rio_(2011_film)" title="Rio (2011 film)">Rio</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2">Pedro </td> <td rowspan="2">Voice </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rio_2" title="Rio 2">Rio 2</a></i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Will.i.am&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>2001–2004, 2017 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Samurai_Jack" title="Samurai Jack">Samurai Jack</a></i> </td> <td>Theme song singer </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Joan_of_Arcadia" title="Joan of Arcadia">Joan of Arcadia</a></i> </td> <td>Three Card Monte Guy God </td> <td>Episode: "Independence Day" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Cane_(TV_series)" title="Cane (TV series)">Cane</a></i> </td> <td>Himself </td> <td>Episode: "A New Legacy" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">2012 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Cleveland_Show" title="The Cleveland Show">The Cleveland Show</a></i> </td> <td>Bernard Bernard </td> <td>13 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>2012 Television Rack Awards</i> </td> <td>Host </td> <td>First Time Hosting, 9th time performing </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/American_Idol" title="American Idol">American Idol</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="13">Himself </td> <td>Top 12 guest mentor </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Top_Gear_(2002_TV_series)" title="Top Gear (2002 TV series)">Top Gear</a></i> </td> <td>Celebrity guest </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012–present </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Voice_UK" title="The Voice UK">The Voice UK</a></i> </td> <td>Coach or "judge" and mentor for artists, seasons 1 onwards </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Voice_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="The Voice Australia">The Voice Australia</a></i> </td> <td>Coach or "judge" and mentor for artists, season 3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Planet_of_the_Apps" title="Planet of the Apps">Planet of the Apps</a></i> </td> <td>Mentor </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017–2023 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Voice_Kids_UK" class="mw-redirect" title="The Voice Kids UK">The Voice Kids UK</a></i> </td> <td>Coach or "judge" and mentor for artists, seasons 1 through 7 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2019 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Rookie_(TV_series)" title="The Rookie (TV series)">The Rookie</a></i> </td> <td>Episode: "The Checklist" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Songland" title="Songland">Songland</a></i> </td> <td>Episode: "will.i.am" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Voice_(American_TV_series)" title="The Voice (American TV series)">The Voice</a></i> </td> <td>Mentor </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Anitta_(singer)" title="Anitta (singer)">Anitta: Made in Honório</a></i> </td> <td>Episode 3: "Funk" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2021 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Alter_Ego_(TV_series)" title="Alter Ego (TV series)">Alter Ego</a></i> </td> <td>Judge: Musician, Producer and Tech Entrepreneur </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>will.i.am: The Blackprint</i> </td> <td>Presenter of the Black History Month documentary for <a href="/wiki/ITV_(TV_Network)" class="mw-redirect" title="ITV (TV Network)">ITV</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2023 </td> <td><i>Superstar: Aaliyah</i> </td> <td>ABC documentary </td></tr> <tr> <td>That's My Jam </td> <td>Himself/Guest </td> <td>Along with <a href="/wiki/Keke_Palmer" title="Keke Palmer">Keke Palmer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saweetie" title="Saweetie">Saweetie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joel_McHale" title="Joel McHale">Joel McHale</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Video_games">Video games</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Will.i.am&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Video games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Voice role </th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>2004 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Urbz:_Sims_in_the_City" title="The Urbz: Sims in the City">The Urbz: Sims in the City</a></i> </td> <td>Himself </td> <td>Vocals </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/X-Men_Origins:_Wolverine_(video_game)" title="X-Men Origins: Wolverine (video game)">X-Men Origins: Wolverine</a></i> </td> <td>John Wraith </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Black_Eyed_Peas_Experience" title="The Black Eyed Peas Experience">The Black Eyed Peas Experience</a></i> </td> <td>Himself </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tours">Tours</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Will.i.am&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Tours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The #Willpower Tour (2013–15)</li> <li>The Vans Warped Tour (2009)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_nominations">Awards and nominations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Will.i.am&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Awards and nominations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Daytime_Emmy_Awards" title="Daytime Emmy Awards">Daytime Emmy Awards</a></dt></dl> <ul><li>2008, New Approaches in Daytime Entertainment: "<a href="/wiki/Yes_We_Can_(will.i.am_song)" title="Yes We Can (will.i.am song)">Yes We Can</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Awards" title="Grammy Awards">Grammy Awards</a></dt></dl> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1222442308">.mw-parser-output .awards-table td:last-child{text-align:center}</style> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="table-layout: fixed; margin-right: 0;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Nominee / work </th> <th scope="col">Award </th> <th scope="col">Result </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/46th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="46th Annual Grammy Awards">2004</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Elephunk" title="Elephunk">Elephunk</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Best_Engineered_Album,_Non-Classical" class="mw-redirect" title="Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical">Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">"<a href="/wiki/Where_Is_the_Love%3F" title="Where Is the Love?">Where Is the Love?</a>" <small> (ft. <a href="/wiki/Justin_Timberlake" title="Justin Timberlake">Justin Timberlake</a>) </small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Best_Rap/Sung_Collaboration" class="mw-redirect" title="Best Rap/Sung Collaboration">Best Rap/Sung Collaboration</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Record_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="Record of the Year">Record of the Year</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/47th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="47th Annual Grammy Awards">2005</a> </td> <td rowspan="3">"<a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Get_It_Started" title="Let's Get It Started">Let's Get It Started</a>" </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Best_Rap_Performance_by_a_Duo_or_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group">Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Best_Rap_Song" class="mw-redirect" title="Best Rap Song">Best Rap Song</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Hey_Mama_(The_Black_Eyed_Peas_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hey Mama (The Black Eyed Peas song)">Hey Mama</a>" </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/48th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="48th Annual Grammy Awards">2006</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Phunk_with_My_Heart" title="Don't Phunk with My Heart">Don't Phunk with My Heart</a>" </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">"<a href="/wiki/Ordinary_People_(John_Legend_song)" title="Ordinary People (John Legend song)">Ordinary People</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Song_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Song of the Year">Song of the Year</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Best_R%26B_Song" class="mw-redirect" title="Best R&B Song">Best R&B Song</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>"Gone Going" <small> (with Jack Johnson) </small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Pop_Collaboration_with_Vocals" title="Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals">Best Pop Collaboration with Vocal</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Lie" title="Don't Lie">Don't Lie</a>" </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Best_Pop_Performance_by_a_Duo_or_Group_with_Vocal" class="mw-redirect" title="Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal">Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/49th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="49th Annual Grammy Awards">2007</a> </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/My_Humps" title="My Humps">My Humps</a>" </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>will.i.am </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Producer_of_the_Year,_Non-Classical" class="mw-redirect" title="Producer of the Year, Non-Classical">Producer of the Year, Non-Classical</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Mas_que_Nada#Sérgio_Mendes_version" class="mw-redirect" title="Mas que Nada">Mas Que Nada</a>" </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Urban/Alternative_Performance" title="Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance">Best Best Urban/Alternative Performance</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>"That Heat" </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/51st_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="51st Annual Grammy Awards">2009</a> </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Be_OK_(Chrisette_Michele_song)" title="Be OK (Chrisette Michele song)">Be OK</a>" </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/American_Boy" title="American Boy">American Boy</a>" </td> <td>Song of the Year </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>will.i.am </td> <td>Producer of the Year, Non-Classical </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/52nd_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="52nd Annual Grammy Awards">2010</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/The_E.N.D" class="mw-redirect" title="The E.N.D">The E.N.D</a>.</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Album_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Album of the Year">Album of the Year</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Best_Pop_Vocal_Album" class="mw-redirect" title="Best Pop Vocal Album">Best Pop Vocal Album</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">"<a href="/wiki/I_Gotta_Feeling" title="I Gotta Feeling">I Gotta Feeling</a>" </td> <td>Record of the Year </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">"<a href="/wiki/Boom_Boom_Pow" title="Boom Boom Pow">Boom Boom Pow</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Best_Dance_Recording" class="mw-redirect" title="Best Dance Recording">Best Dance Recording</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Best_Short_Form_Music_Video" class="mw-redirect" title="Best Short Form Music Video">Best Short Form Music Video</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Latin_Grammy_Awards" title="Latin Grammy Awards">Latin Grammy Awards</a></dt></dl> <ul><li>2006, Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album: "<a href="/wiki/Timeless_(S%C3%A9rgio_Mendes_album)" title="Timeless (Sérgio Mendes album)">Timeless</a>", <a href="/wiki/S%C3%A9rgio_Mendes" title="Sérgio Mendes">Sérgio Mendes</a> (producer) <sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <dl><dt>Television Rack Awards</dt></dl> <ul><li>As of 2012, will.i.am. had won ten Television Rack Awards altogether (five with the Black Eyed Peas and five as a solo artist).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li></ul> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/23rd_National_Television_Awards" title="23rd National Television Awards">The National Television Awards</a></dt></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1222442308"> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="table-layout: fixed; margin-right: 0;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Nominee / work </th> <th scope="col">Award </th> <th scope="col">Result </th></tr> <tr> <td>2018</td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Voice_UK" title="The Voice UK">The Voice UK</a></td> <td>TV Judge</td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Mirchi_Music_Awards" title="Mirchi Music Awards">Mirchi Music Awards</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/5th_Mirchi_Music_Awards" title="5th Mirchi Music Awards">2012</a>, Indie Pop Song of the Year – "<a href="/wiki/In_My_City" title="In My City">In My City</a>" (Nominated)<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Will.i.am&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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April 23, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Slant+Magazine&rft.atitle=Review%3A+Will.i.am%2C+%23willpower&rft.date=2013-04-23&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.slantmagazine.com%2Fmusic%2Fwill-i-am-willpower%2Famp%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWill.i.am" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/william-mn0000691648#:~:text=William%20James%20Adams%2C%20Jr.%2C,Home%204%20tha%20Sick%20EP">"Will.i.am Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=AllMusic&rft.atitle=Will.i.am+Songs%2C+Albums%2C+Reviews%2C+Bio+%26+More&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.allmusic.com%2Fartist%2Fwilliam-mn0000691648%23%3A~%3Atext%3DWilliam%2520James%2520Adams%252C%2520Jr.%252C%2CHome%25204%2520tha%2520Sick%2520EP&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWill.i.am" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1050201">"Official Charts Analysis: Linkin Park pip Maroon 5 to No.1 by 3k sales"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Music_Week" title="Music Week">Music Week</a></i>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 25,</span> 2013</span>. <q>Aged 25, when a passport application resulted in him seeing his full birth certificate for the first time, he found out that his real, full name was William James Adams Jr. He was named after his Jamaican father he never known [<i><a href="/wiki/Sic" title="Sic">sic</a></i>], and whom no one in his family ever discussed.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+Zealand+Herald&rft.atitle=Force+of+Will&rft.date=2009-05-30&rft.aulast=McLean&rft.aufirst=Craig&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nzherald.co.nz%2Fentertainment%2Fnews%2Farticle.cfm%3Fc_id%3D1501119%26objectid%3D10575273&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWill.i.am" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nathanielturner.com/williamofblackeyedpeas.htm">Will. i. 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Music Video">NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Unforgettable_(Nat_King_Cole_song)" title="Unforgettable (Nat King Cole song)">Unforgettable</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Natalie_Cole" title="Natalie Cole">Natalie Cole</a> (1991)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Black_or_White" title="Black or White">Black or White</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a> (1992)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_Every_Woman#Whitney_Houston_version" title="I'm Every Woman">I'm Every Woman</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Whitney Houston</a> (1993)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">No Award (1994)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Waterfalls_(TLC_song)" title="Waterfalls (TLC song)">Waterfalls</a>" – <a href="/wiki/TLC_(group)" title="TLC (group)">TLC</a> (1995)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/I_Believe_I_Can_Fly" title="I Believe I Can Fly">I Believe I Can Fly</a>" – <a href="/wiki/R._Kelly" title="R. Kelly">R. Kelly</a> (1996)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Stomp_(God%27s_Property_song)" title="Stomp (God's Property song)">Stomp</a>" – <a href="/wiki/God%27s_Property" title="God's Property">God's Property</a> (1997)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Just_the_Two_of_Us_(Will_Smith_song)" title="Just the Two of Us (Will Smith song)">Just the Two of Us</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Will_Smith" title="Will Smith">Will Smith</a> (1998)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Wild_Wild_West_(Will_Smith_song)" title="Wild Wild West (Will Smith song)">Wild Wild West</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Will_Smith" title="Will Smith">Will Smith</a> (1999)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/I_Wish_(R._Kelly_song)" title="I Wish (R. Kelly song)">I Wish</a>" – <a href="/wiki/R._Kelly" title="R. Kelly">R. Kelly</a> (2000)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/You_Rock_My_World" title="You Rock My World">You Rock My World</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a> (2001)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Little_Things_(India_Arie_song)" title="Little Things (India Arie song)">Little Things</a>" – <a href="/wiki/India_Arie" title="India Arie">India Arie</a> (2002)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Dance_with_My_Father_(song)" title="Dance with My Father (song)">Dance with My Father</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Luther_Vandross" title="Luther Vandross">Luther Vandross</a> (2003)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/If_I_Ain%27t_Got_You" title="If I Ain't Got You">If I Ain't Got You</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a> (2004)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Unbreakable_(Alicia_Keys_song)" title="Unbreakable (Alicia Keys song)">Unbreakable</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a> (2005)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Be_Without_You" title="Be Without You">Be Without You</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Mary_J._Blige" title="Mary J. Blige">Mary J. Blige</a> (2006)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Like_You%27ll_Never_See_Me_Again" title="Like You'll Never See Me Again">Like You'll Never See Me Again</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a> (2007)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Yes_We_Can_(will.i.am_song)" title="Yes We Can (will.i.am song)">Yes We Can</a>" – <a class="mw-selflink selflink">will.i.am</a> (2008)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/I_Look_to_You_(song)" title="I Look to You (song)">I Look to You</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Whitney Houston</a> (2009)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Un-Thinkable_(I%27m_Ready)" title="Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)">Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a> (2010)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Where_You_At_(Jennifer_Hudson_song)" title="Where You At (Jennifer Hudson song)">Where You At?</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Hudson" title="Jennifer Hudson">Jennifer Hudson</a> (2011)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Girl_on_Fire_(song)" title="Girl on Fire (song)">Girl on Fire</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a> (2012)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Q.U.E.E.N." title="Q.U.E.E.N.">Q.U.E.E.N.</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Janelle_Mon%C3%A1e" title="Janelle Monáe">Janelle Monáe</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Erykah_Badu" title="Erykah Badu">Erykah Badu</a> (2013)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/You_%26_I_(Nobody_in_the_World)" title="You & I (Nobody in the World)">You & I (Nobody in the World)</a>" – <a href="/wiki/John_Legend" title="John Legend">John Legend</a> (2014)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Shame_(Tyrese_song)" title="Shame (Tyrese song)">Shame</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Tyrese_Gibson" title="Tyrese Gibson">Tyrese Gibson</a> (2015)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Formation_(song)" title="Formation (song)">Formation</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> (2016)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/That%27s_What_I_Like_(Bruno_Mars_song)" title="That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song)">That's What I Like</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Bruno_Mars" title="Bruno Mars">Bruno Mars</a> (2017)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/This_Is_America_(song)" title="This Is America (song)">This Is America</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Donald_Glover" title="Donald Glover">Childish Gambino</a> (2018)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Juice_(Lizzo_song)" title="Juice (Lizzo song)">Juice</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Lizzo" title="Lizzo">Lizzo</a> (2019)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Brown_Skin_Girl" title="Brown Skin Girl">Brown Skin Girl</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saint_Jhn" title="Saint Jhn">Saint Jhn</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wizkid" title="Wizkid">Wizkid</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Blue_Ivy_Carter" title="Blue Ivy Carter">Blue Ivy Carter</a> (2020)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Essence_(Wizkid_song)" title="Essence (Wizkid song)">Essence</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Wizkid" title="Wizkid">Wizkid</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Tems" title="Tems">Tems</a> (2021)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Lift_Me_Up_(Rihanna_song)" title="Lift Me Up (Rihanna song)">Lift Me Up</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a> (2022)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Sensational_(song)" title="Sensational (song)">Sensational</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Chris_Brown" title="Chris Brown">Chris Brown</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Davido" title="Davido">Davido</a> & <a href="/wiki/Lojay" title="Lojay">Lojay</a> (2023)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Song224" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link 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Song</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Song <br /> (1971–2015)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Theme_from_Shaft" title="Theme from Shaft">Theme from <i>Shaft</i></a>" – <a href="/wiki/Isaac_Hayes" title="Isaac Hayes">Isaac Hayes</a> (1971)</li> <li>No Award (1972–1994)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Exhale_(Shoop_Shoop)" title="Exhale (Shoop Shoop)">Exhale (Shoop Shoop)</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Whitney Houston</a> (1995)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Believe_I_Can_Fly" title="I Believe I Can Fly">I Believe I Can Fly</a>" – <a href="/wiki/R._Kelly" title="R. Kelly">R. Kelly</a> (1996)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Song_for_Mama" title="A Song for Mama">A Song for Mama</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Boyz_II_Men" title="Boyz II Men">Boyz II Men</a> (1997)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lean_on_Me_(Kirk_Franklin_song)" title="Lean on Me (Kirk Franklin song)">Lean on Me</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Kirk_Franklin" title="Kirk Franklin">Kirk Franklin</a> (1998)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Spend_My_Life_with_You" title="Spend My Life with You">Spend My Life with You</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Eric_Ben%C3%A9t" title="Eric Benét">Eric Benét</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Tamia" title="Tamia">Tamia</a> (1999)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Open_My_Heart" title="Open My Heart">Open My Heart</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Yolanda_Adams" title="Yolanda Adams">Yolanda Adams</a> (2000)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Woman%27s_Worth" title="A Woman's Worth">A Woman's Worth</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a> (2001)</li> <li>"Brighter Day" – <a href="/wiki/Kirk_Franklin" title="Kirk Franklin">Kirk Franklin</a> (2002)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dance_with_My_Father_(song)" title="Dance with My Father (song)">Dance with My Father</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Luther_Vandross" title="Luther Vandross">Luther Vandross</a> (2003)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/If_I_Ain%27t_Got_You" title="If I Ain't Got You">If I Ain't Got You</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a> (2004)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Unbreakable_(Alicia_Keys_song)" title="Unbreakable (Alicia Keys song)">Unbreakable</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a> (2005)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Am_Not_My_Hair" title="I Am Not My Hair">I Am Not My Hair</a>" – <a href="/wiki/India_Arie" title="India Arie">India Arie</a> (2006)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Like_You%27ll_Never_See_Me_Again" title="Like You'll Never See Me Again">Like You'll Never See Me Again</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a> (2007)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Yes_We_Can_(will.i.am_song)" title="Yes We Can (will.i.am song)">Yes We Can</a>" – <a class="mw-selflink selflink">will.i.am</a> (2008)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/God_in_Me" title="God in Me">God in Me</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Mary_Mary" title="Mary Mary">Mary Mary</a> (2009)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bittersweet_(Fantasia_song)" title="Bittersweet (Fantasia song)">Bittersweet</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Fantasia_Barrino" class="mw-redirect" title="Fantasia Barrino">Fantasia</a> (2010)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Smile" class="mw-redirect" title="I Smile">I Smile</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Kirk_Franklin" title="Kirk Franklin">Kirk Franklin</a> (2011)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Look_to_You_(song)" title="I Look to You (song)">I Look to You</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Whitney Houston</a> and <a href="/wiki/R._Kelly" title="R. Kelly">R. Kelly</a> (2012)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/All_of_Me_(John_Legend_song)" title="All of Me (John Legend song)">All of Me</a>" – <a href="/wiki/John_Legend" title="John Legend">John Legend</a> (2013)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/We_Are_Here_(Alicia_Keys_song)" title="We Are Here (Alicia Keys song)">We Are Here</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a> (2014)</li> <li>"Back Together" – <a href="/wiki/Jill_Scott_(singer)" title="Jill Scott (singer)">Jill Scott</a> (2015)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Contemporary <br /> (2016–2019)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Freedom_(Beyonc%C3%A9_song)" title="Freedom (Beyoncé song)">Freedom</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> (2016)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Humble_(song)" title="Humble (song)">HUMBLE.</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> (2017)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Boo%27d_Up" title="Boo'd Up">Boo'd Up</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Ella_Mai" title="Ella Mai">Ella Mai</a> (2018)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Before_I_Let_Go" title="Before I Let Go">Before I Let Go</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Traditional <br /> (2016–2019)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"I See Victory" – <a href="/wiki/Kim_Burrell" title="Kim Burrell">Kim Burrell</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pharrell_Williams" title="Pharrell Williams">Pharrell Williams</a> (2016)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/That%27s_What_I_Like_(Bruno_Mars_song)" title="That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song)">That's What I Like</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Bruno_Mars" title="Bruno Mars">Bruno Mars</a> (2017)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Long_as_I_Live_(Toni_Braxton_song)" title="Long as I Live (Toni Braxton song)">Long as I Live</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Toni_Braxton" title="Toni Braxton">Toni Braxton</a> (2018)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Spirit_(Beyonc%C3%A9_song)" title="Spirit (Beyoncé song)">Spirit</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Soul/R&B <br /> (2020–present)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Do_It_(Chloe_x_Halle_song)" title="Do It (Chloe x Halle song)">Do It</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Chloe_x_Halle" title="Chloe x Halle">Chloe x Halle</a> (2020)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Pick_Up_Your_Feelings" title="Pick Up Your Feelings">Pick Up Your Feelings</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Jazmine_Sullivan" title="Jazmine Sullivan">Jazmine Sullivan</a> (2021)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Cuff_It" title="Cuff It">Cuff It</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> (2022)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/ICU_(song)" title="ICU (song)">ICU (Remix)</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Coco_Jones" title="Coco Jones">Coco Jones</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Justin_Timberlake" title="Justin Timberlake">Justin Timberlake</a> (2023)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Hip Hop/Rap <br /> (2020–present)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Savage_(Megan_Thee_Stallion_song)" title="Savage (Megan Thee Stallion song)">Savage (Remix)</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Megan_Thee_Stallion" title="Megan Thee Stallion">Megan Thee Stallion</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> (2020)</li> <li>"Fye Fye" – <a href="/wiki/Tobe_Nwigwe" title="Tobe Nwigwe">Tobe Nwigwe</a> featuring Fat Nwigwe (2021)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hotel_Lobby_(Unc_%26_Phew)" title="Hotel Lobby (Unc & Phew)">Hotel Lobby</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Quavo" title="Quavo">Quavo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Takeoff_(rapper)" title="Takeoff (rapper)">Takeoff</a> (2022)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Cobra_(Megan_Thee_Stallion_song)" title="Cobra (Megan Thee Stallion song)">Cobra</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Megan_Thee_Stallion" title="Megan Thee Stallion">Megan Thee Stallion</a> (2023)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">International <br /> (2020–present)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"Lockdown" – Original Koffee (2020)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Essence_(Wizkid_song)" title="Essence (Wizkid song)">Essence</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Wizkid" title="Wizkid">Wizkid</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Tems" title="Tems">Tems</a> and <a href="/wiki/Justin_Bieber" title="Justin Bieber">Justin Bieber</a> (2021)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/No_Woman,_No_Cry" title="No Woman, No Cry">No Woman, No Cry</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Tems" title="Tems">Tems</a> (2022)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Me_%26_U_(Tems_song)" title="Me & U (Tems song)">Me & U</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Tems" title="Tems">Tems</a> (2023)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="36px_Presidential_Medal_of_Merit_(Philippines)_recipients_36px176" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#dfdf5f;color:#000000;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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