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WTF: Fergie dyed her hair brown to help her “evolve” into an adult

Bang — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:33:43 +0000

Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie has revealed she swapped her blonde tresses for glossy dark locks earlier this year because she was married and wanted to look “more mature”.

The 34-year-old star – who wed ‘Transformers…’ star Josh Duhamel in January – said: “I’ve always been blonde, but it’s a new time in my life. It felt like it was time to evolve.”

Fergie has also stopped wearing revealing outfits to enhance her new “serious” image and claims it is being love which inspired her transformation.

She explained: “I’ve been in a lot of relationships that were exciting but unhealthy. I wanted somebody that I could count on. With all the craziness in the business, I know I can count on my man – and he knows he can count on me.”

The couple don’t yet have any children, but Fergie has already changed the way she behaves in preparation for motherhood.

She added: “Suddenly, seeing little girls in the audience with their mothers made me think about what I do on stage a bit more. I had to watch my mouth, because it can be filthy. It changed things for me.”

Matthew Shepard Foundation doesn’t want Perez Hilton’s Lawsuit Money

Paul Short — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:21:29 +0000

In a statement on his website, Perez Hilton formally apologized to the gay community for using the word “faggot” in an argument with Black Eyed Peas will.i.am, the same argument that resulted in him getting punched in the face by the Peas manager, Polo Molina.

In that same apology, Perez wrote that he was sueing Molina for $25,000 in damages because of the incident, and that he’d donate the proceeds of the suit to the Matthew Shepard Foundation, an organization that strives to replace hate with understanding and acceptance in the face of diversity.

Well, since Hilton’s recent fight was (in part) brought on by his choice of hateful and discriminatory language in Toronto, the Matthew Shepard Foundation does not want his money. In a statement posted to the Matthewshepard.org site:

The Matthew Shepard Foundation was surprised to learn this morning via media reports that blogger Perez Hilton (Mario Lavandeira) has announced he plans to donate, to our organization, the proceeds of a lawsuit he is contesting over an altercation which has been widely reported in recent days.

We had no advance notice or contact from Mr. Hilton or his representatives regarding this proposal, nor any communication since he posted this plan to his website.

We do not know the details of the lawsuit, whether it has been filed, the nature of his claims or the likely outcome. But because the lawsuit presumably involves the physical attack prompted by Mr. Hilton’s admitted use of an anti-gay slur, the Foundation will be unable to accept any funds obtained in such a manner.

We very much appreciate the generosity of the offer to support our continuing work to memorialize Matthew through activism in defense of sexual minorities and in favor of understanding, compassion, and acceptance. But because so much of our work involves education to reduce the use of hateful language against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons, or those so perceived, it would be inappropriate for us to benefit financially from circumstances in which such a verbal attack was involved.

While we applaud Mr. Hilton’s apology to the LGBT community and their loved ones for his use of such a slur, we also feel compelled to point out that use of epithets can often lead to physical violence, as it appears it may have in this case, and that the Matthew Shepard Foundation has worked for more than 10 years to bring to people’s attention the consequences of hateful or intolerant language.

Judy Shepard
Chair, MSF Governing Board

Black Eyed Peas Perform “I Gotta Feeling” Live on Letterman [VIDEO]

Paul Short — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:53:24 +0000

The Black Eyed Peas were guests on the Late Show with David Letterman Tuesday night and performed their new single, “I Gotta Feeling” Live, to kick off their first group album in three years.

Video of the Black Eyed Peas Performing “I Gotta Feeling” Live on Letterman

will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo and Fergie tore it up for delighted fans on Letterman kicking off the release of their new album, The E.N.D, on June 9.

From the Black Eyed Peas wikipedia page:

Group front man will.i.am told Billboard that The E.N.D stands for “The Energy Never Dies”, which describes his model for a project that will be living and frequently updated throughout its designated cycle. “It’s a diary … of music that at any given time, depending on the inspiration, you can add to it,” the artist/producer/songwriter explains. “I’m trying to break away from the concept of an album. What is an album when you put 12 songs on iTunes and people can pick at it like scabs? That’s not an album. There is no album anymore.” He describes the music as “a lot of dance stuff, real melodic, electronic, soulful. We call it, like, electric static funk, something like that.

New Black Eyed Peas Video….or is it an Ad for HP?

Duncan Riley — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:58:02 +0000

The Black Eyed Peas are back with a new album and the video for the first single “Boom Boom Pow” has been released.

The premise of the fairly understated video is to show the band going “into the digital afterlife.” Says Fergie: “So the transformation is us going into a sort of birth or cocoon…And coming out the other end as forms of energy. It’s a parallel to the music industry. Now everything is downloaded.”

The one interesting thing in the video is the opening scene and the final scene: The first 5 seconds focuses on a band member using a HP Touchsmart. The final scene zoom back to show the same HP, although there’s no mention of the Touchsmart on screen…instead you clearly see the HP logo.

Fergie has already appeared in HP commercials late last year, so the tie-in is not surprising. The blatant nature though is something a little special. I guess musicians raging against corporations are a thing of the past, replaced instead by the offer of high paying product placements.

Here’s the ~~HP advertisement~~ Black Eyed Peas Boom Boom Pow video:

Fergie HP Commercial avoids showing Fergie’s head

Duncan Riley — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 01:47:22 +0000

Stacy Ann Ferguson, aka Fergie, solo artist and vocalist for the Black Eyed Peas has appeared in a new commercial for HP.

Fergie, now known as “The Digital Duchess,” runs through her various uses of her HP computer in the one minute spot:

“My computer is like a virtual autobiography… I love finding new dance moves online… Totally reminds me of my first tour with the Peas… Check it out, my new shoe line. Working on an eco-friendly style next. Green is the new black, baby… My computer holds my past but there’s plenty of room in there for my future.”“My computer is like a virtual autobiography… I love finding new dance moves online… Totally reminds me of my first tour with the Peas… Check it out, my new shoe line. Working on an eco-friendly style next. Green is the new black, baby… My computer holds my past but there’s plenty of room in there for my future.”

The interesting part of the commercial isn’t yet another popstar pimping computers for a living, it’s what’s missing from the commercial: Fergies head!

Most of the time all we see of Fergie is her body, and occasionally the very bottom of her head, including chin and mouth. Where her head comes into full shot (nearly) at 0:45, it is obscured by some sort of large plastic object.

Fergie does have an amazing voice, but a stint on crystal meth left her early attractive looks looking a little the worse for wear. Still, to nearly entirely exclude the head of a celebrity in a celebrity endorsement is taking things to extremes…her head may be a little wicked, but it doesn’t scare small children…well mostly.

Here’s the (mostly) headless Fergie HP commercial: