Black Eyed Pea will.i.am remixes The Who’s classic “My Generation” with some help from guitarist Slash. The song makes its debut tomorrow at Super Bowl XLIV during a commercial for mobile television company FLO TV, and will be available for download on Amazon.com with all proceeds benefiting Oxfam’s Haiti Earthquake Response Fund. Listen to a 30-second preview below.
Will.i.am and Mary J. Blige helped honor their boss, Universal Music Group CEO Doug Morris, with his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday (Jan. 26). Blige is scheduled to take part in BET Networks’ concert and telethon for Haiti next week, while will.i.am has remixed The Who’s rock classic “My Generation” to raise money for Haitian earthquake relief.
Usher is so 3008 (or late?) on “OMG,” another leaked track from his Raymond vs. Raymond album. Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am provides the futuristic beat, some Auto-Tune, and “Boom Boom Pow,” there you have it.
Following Sunday’s AMAs, Jay-Z, Fergie, and will.i.am walked across the street from the NOKIA Theatre to the Staples Center to watch the L.A. Lakers take on the Oklahoma City Thunder. Still dressed in their red carpet attire, they sat courtside with Alex Rodriguez, Polow Da Don, and Jimmy Iovine.
Common and Queen Latifah took to the streets of Brooklyn to shoot scenes for their romantic comedy Just Wright on Wednesday. The Sanaa Hamri-directed film about a physical therapist (Queen Latifah) who falls in love with a basketball player (Common) is due out in 2010.
Fergie and the rest of the Black Eyed Peas brought their futuristic swag to the Ed Sullivan Theater for “The Late Show with David Letterman” on Tuesday. The Peas will perform on tonight’s show.
Still catching up from Tuesday’s inaugural festivities? Then watch some of the inaugural ball performances you missed, including Jay-Z, Mariah, Kanye, Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige, Stevie Wonder, Nas, Common, and more.
Bono, Mary J. Blige, will.i.am, Seal, and Faith Hill celebrate Barack Obama’s presidency with “America’s Song,” a collaboration composed by will.i.am and David Foster.
Download the song and watch the live performance on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” below.
