Will.i.am has written a new song to celebrate the announcement of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States.
Having finished editing the final cut of 'It's A New Day' as Obama made his acceptance speech in Chicago, the tune is set to make its internet debut today (5 November).
Black Eyed Peas frontman Will has already enjoyed viral success with 'Yes We Can', a track in support of the senator's bid for a place in the White House.
Other prominent African-American musicians who have pledged their support for Obama include Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Diddy and John Legend, who described the candidate as a "legend" in an interview with Orange.co.uk/music last month.
Making an appearance in Philadelphia on Monday (3 November), Jay-Z made a last-ditch attempt to encourage the crowd to vote for the Democrat.
He said: "I need y'all to be really, really quiet for this. I need you to really understand what I'm telling you.
"Rosa Parks sat so Martin Luther King could walk. Martin Luther King walked so Obama could run. Obama's running so we all can fly." Source: Ananova
2008-01-08
Will.i.am on Lennon music bus
Will.i.am has lent his support to a new music education bus which Yoko Ono has dedicated to her late husband John Lennon.
Black Eyed Peas star and solo man Will performed at the unveiling of the bus in Las vegas yesterday (January 7).
Ono told reporters: "Music is power. Music is light as opposed to darkness. Let's be a family of light."
With her latest mission, Yoko's bus will go on tour teaching children across America and Canada the basics of recording music.
"Let us be with the light and see that we can survive."
State-of-the-art technology has been incorporated on-board the bus which will tour schools throughout 2008. Source: Ananova
