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will.i.am

November 2021

  • William Orbit

    Madonna, drugs and helicopter-trained dogs: the dark, starry life of William Orbit

    He was a techno-classical genius loved by pop stars from U2 to Britney. Then he was sectioned in his 60s after a drug-induced breakdown. The superproducer explains how he came back around

October 2021

  • Will.i.am: The Blackprint

    TV tonight
    TV tonight: Will.i.am shines a torch on the extent of historical British racism

    The musician’s exploration of Black British history starts with slavery in Liverpool. Plus: Myleene: Miscarriage and Me. Here’s what to watch this evening

February 2020

  • Close-up of will.i.am

    Sunday with will.i.am: ‘I go to the mall to look at tech’

    The musician on rebooting with a vitamin flush, visiting a Japanese bookstore and the joy of gadgets

April 2019

  • ‘Now young people call me the Boss of Bossa Nova’ … will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas with Sergio Mendes in a 2006 performance.

    How we made
    will.i.am and Sérgio Mendes: how we made Mas Que Nada

    ‘I turned up at Sérgio’s house with every record he ever made and said: “Bro, I’m your biggest fan.” He started tearing up and replied: “This is too much!”’

November 2018

  • Couch serving... Kylie, Louise and Lenny Kravitz.

    Reclining album sales? Why pop stars are making sofas not songs

    From Louise Redknapp’s footstools to Kylie’s Atmosphere Duvet, an increasing number of musicians are turning to home furnishings

October 2018

  • Will.i.am of Black Eyed Peas performing in London

    Black Eyed Peas review – pop air-punchers revisit conscious hip-hop roots

  • Will.I.Am - Joanna Lumley

    Joanna Lumley and Black Eyed Peas: the year's strangest TV collaboration?

May 2018

  • ‘He is not a free thinker. He is a free moron who doesn’t read’ ... Kanye West, according to Roxane Gay.

    Kanye West slavery comments spark backlash: 'He's putting targets on our backs'

    Black cultural figures from Ava DuVernay to Will.i.am and Spike Lee have condemned Kanye West for saying ‘slavery for 400 years ... that sounds like a choice’

July 2017

  • will.i.am … tech takes time

    30 minutes with …
    will.i.am: ‘We live in a world where destroying people and their dreams is a business’

    The rapper, TV talent-show judge and serial tech entrepreneur talks about the finale of The Voice Kids – and why terrible reviews don’t matter

June 2017

  • The judging panel on ‘Planet of the Apps’: Jessica Alba, will.i.am, Gwyneth Paltrow and Gary Vaynerchuk

    Planet of the Apps review – celebrity panel can't save Apple's dull first TV show

  • Ariana Grande performs during the One Love Manchester benefit concert for the victims of the Manchester Arena terror attack

    Ariana Grande among the stars at One Love Manchester – in pictures

May 2017

  • Nicki Minaj-Press-Photo

    Shortcuts
    From Nicki Minaj to Alec Baldwin: the stars paying for students’ education

    The rapper offered to pay fans’ college fees via Twitter – but she’s not the first celebrity to provide financial assistance for school studies

January 2017

  • Composite image showing (top row, left to right) Amber Riley, Gary Barlow, Dannii Minogue, Martin Kemp; (bottom row, left to right) will.i.am, Jennifer Hudson, Sir Tom Jones and Gavin Rossdale.

    TV and radio blog
    Let It Shine v The Voice: let the battle for most intolerable new show begin!

    Which of the shiny-floored Saturday night singing competitions should you watch? Here’s a blow-by-blow comparison to help you decide

November 2016

  • Kendall Jenner wearing Buttons headphones

    Has will.i.am sorted the problem of headphone hair?

    The singer and producer goes hi-tech to solve the unwanted ‘I woke up like this’ look for ever with his new Buttons headphones

October 2016

  • will.i.am advertising Dolce Gusto

    The hard sell
    The new Nescafé Dolce Gusto advert: Will.i.am grinds up a classic

    Thought (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay couldn’t be improved? Think again! The Black Eyed Peas man has remixed it for a coffee advert – with added donks

August 2016

  • Paltrow, popstar-turned-tech-entrepreneur Will.i.am, and investor and internet personality Gary Vaynerchuk will advise 100 contestants building apps for Apple.

    Apps, Gwyneth Paltrow and $10m: what's up with Apple's new TV show?

    The reaction to Planet of the Apps, in which app developers compete for investment under the guidance of Paltrow and will.i.am, has been lukewarm

May 2016

  • AneedA Night Out: Will.I.Am Launches Dial At Royal Albert Hall Gig Featuring Special Guests<br>Apl De Ap, Will.I.Am, Taboo LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Apl De Ap, Taboo and Will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas perform as Will.I.Am launches dial at royal albert hall gig featuring special guests at Royal Albert Hall on May 11, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images for i.am+)

    will.i.am review – pop as product launch

    The voice of will.i.am’s new wearable tech device proves more engaging than his largely witless songs

January 2016

  • The Voice (left to right) Ricky Wilson, Paloma Faith, Boy George and will.i.am.

    TV and radio blog
    Can Boy George and Paloma Faith save The Voice?

    The two newcomers should bring enough wit, guts and star-quality eccentricity to give the BBC’s singing contest the edge over The X Factor

April 2015

  • Stevie McCrorie singing on the final of The Voice.

    Scottish firefighter Stevie McCrorie wins The Voice

    Singer, coached by Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson, beats off competition from Emmanuel Nwamadi, Lucy O’Byrne and Sasha Simone

March 2015

  • Will.i.am: 'If you can print a liver or a kidney, god dang it, you're going to be able to print a whole freaking person'.

    Will.i.am: 'Eventually 3D printing will print people'

    Musician calls for ‘new morals, new laws and new codes’ to augment Moses’ 10 commandments: ‘He didn’t say shit about 3D printing...’
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