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...’3D-printed organs are a realistic prospect in the next decade, but...
View ArticleScottish 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 SimoneThe Voice, BBC1’s televised singing competition, has been won by a...
View ArticleCan 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 FactorThe Voice is back for a fifth series this weekend, which isn’t...
View Articlewill.i.am review – pop as product launch
Royal Albert Hall, LondonThe voice of the rapper’s new wearable tech device proves more engaging than his largely witless songsRoughly halfway through this free set at London’s Royal Albert Hall, as...
View ArticleApps, 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 When you hear the name Gwyneth Paltrow, what is the...
View ArticleThe 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 donksHave you listened to (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of...
View ArticleHas 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 headphonesIf we are talking about #firstworldproblems, “headphone hair” is up there....
View ArticleLet 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 decideWith a brand new year comes a brand new dilemma: which tawdry...
View ArticleFrom 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 studiesForget the bank of mum and dad. In the age of broken...
View ArticleAriana Grande among the stars at One Love Manchester – in pictures
The One Love Manchester concert for the victims of the Manchester Arena terrorist attack attracts stars including Katy Perry and Take That at the Emirates Old Trafford, ManchesterContinue reading...
View ArticlePlanet of the Apps review – celebrity panel can't save Apple's dull first TV...
The tech giant’s inaugural TV offering, which sees a panel of celebrities judge the merits of new cellphone apps, manages to be both boring and self-indulgentPlanet of the Apps, the first original...
View Articlewill.i.am: ‘We live in a world where destroying people and their dreams is a...
The rapper, TV talent-show judge and serial tech entrepreneur talks about the finale of The Voice Kids – and why terrible reviews don’t matterHello, will. It’s The Voice Kids final this weekend. It...
View ArticleKanye 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’Kanye West has caused outrage among civil...
View ArticleJoanna Lumley and Black Eyed Peas: the year's strangest TV collaboration?
A one-hour spectacular will be a celebration of one of the ‘world’s greatest groups’, presented by their ‘friend and big fan’, Lumley. Who knew?I gotta feeling that this might be one of the strangest...
View ArticleBlack Eyed Peas review – pop air-punchers revisit conscious hip-hop roots
Hammersmith Apollo, LondonLed by Will.i.am and with surprise guest Nicole Scherzinger, a more subdued Peas swap visual dazzlement for 90s-inspired beatsLast time the Black Eyed Peas played London, in...
View ArticleReclining 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 furnishingsModern Toss on music and furnitureBeing a pop star has a shelf life....
View Articlewill.i.am and Sérgio Mendes on how they 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!”’At the turn of the 1960s I was working in...
View ArticleSunday 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 gadgetsPerfect Sunday? If I’m home in LA, I’m up early for a hike in the mountains with my regular hike crew...
View ArticleTV 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 eveningWhile this entry-level crash course in Black...
View ArticleMadonna, drugs and helicopter-trained dogs: the dark, starry life of William...
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 aroundThere was a...
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