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Fergie is seen laying out in the jungle the music video for their new song ‘Meet Me Halfway’, the third official single from the Black Eyed Peas’ latest album ‘The END’. will.i.am talked about the video saying “This is a very different type of video … ‘Boom Boom Pow’ was very futuristic and ‘I Gotta Feeling’ had a party vibe, but this is more artistic video. It’s very arty.” He’s so articulate, isn’t he? Couldn’t he say anything else about the video except how arty it is and how artistic it is? It’s the same thing idiot. For a rapper, he’s not that creative.

The former Guns N’roses guitarist recently admitted that collaborating with Fergie is about the only way he can be seen on stage. Slash said the following after a performance with his new partner: “Fergie’s the only way you’ll hear Slash right now.” Well, there goes the neighborhood! And Slash makes it go in such a subtle way. Guns N’roses is probably all but withered now that Slash isn’t even thinking about rejoining them. And of all the people he could’ve played with, why Fergie? At least he still has the hat which he now apparently keeps in a steel drum case. Let me guess… Axl Rose never let him do that, right? That’s the reason for all of this.

Fergie and will.i.am were spotted arriving separately at the Record Plant Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California on Monday. The Black Eyed Peas are reuniting and working on an upcoming album called ‘The END’ which is set to come out in stores in June. Does the title of the album mean that it will be the end of the group? I mean, Fergie’s got a successful solo career, both will.i.am and Taboo have gone on to acting and apl.de.ap is a pretty successful producer and has even launched a label in the Philippines. Oh well, they’ve lost steam as a group anyway. Unless they come up with something big, maybe going their separate ways is best.

Hot of the heels of her debut album release and an opening spot for Fergie at Florida’s SunFest, Hilary McRae will be heading out on tour with singer/songwriter Teddy Geiger. McRae’s Through These Walls was released through Hear Music on 4/15 and can be purchased on iTunes.

Hilary McRae with Teddy Geiger Tour Dates

DAY DATE CITY VENUE
Wed 11-Jun Pomona, CA The Glass House
Thu 12-Jun San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
Fri 13-Jun Sacramento, CA Empire
Sat 14-Jun Petaluma, CA Mystic Theatre
Mon 16-Jun Portland, OR Aladdin Theater
Tue 17-Jun Seattle, WA El Corazon
Thu 19-Jun Provo, UT Velour Live Music Gallery
Fri 20-Jun Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
Sat 21-Jun Lincoln, NE Knickerbockers
Mon 23-Jun Minneapolis, MN Fine Line
Tue 24-Jun Kansas City, MO Westport Beach Club
Wed 25-Jun Oklahoma City, OK Bricktown Ballroom
Thu 26-Jun Dallas, TX House of Blues
Sat 28-Jun Houston, TX The Meridian
Sun 29-Jun New Orleans, LA House of Blues
Mon 30-Jun Birmingham, AL Workplay Theater
Wed 2-Jul Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
Thu 3-Jul Orlando, FL Backbooth
Sat 5-Jul Nashville, TN Rocketown (small room)
Mon 7-Jul Chicago, IL House of Blues
Tue 8-Jul Pontiac, MI Crofoot Ballroom
Wed 9-Jul Indianapolis, IN Music Mill
Fri 11-Jul Cleveland, OH Agora Ballroom
Sat 12-Jul Rochester, NY Water Street Music Hall
Mon 14-Jul Buffalo, NY Club infinity
Tue 15-Jul Northampton, MA Pearl Street
Wed 16-Jul Boston, MA Paradise
Thu 17-Jul New York City, NY Bowery Ballroom
Sat 19-Jul Wilton, CT Trackside Teen Center
Sun 20-Jul Townson, MD Recher Theatre
Mon 21-Jul Philadelphia, PA World Café Live
Wed 23-Jul Norfolk, VA The Norva
Thu 24-Jul Greenville, SC The Handlebar

Hilary McRae will celebrate the release of her “impressive debut” (Performing Songwriter) ‘Through These Walls’ (Hear Music) with shows in her native Florida. She recently opened for Huey Lewis & The News at the Pompano Beach Amphitheatre, and she will be opening for Todd Rundgren at Miami’s Jackie Gleason Theatre on April 15. McRae will also perform at NYC’s The Living Room on April 10 and April 21, extending her successful residency at the venue.

In other tour news, Hilary was hand-picked to perform at Florida’s SunFest in May, where she will warm up the stage for Fergie. In June Hilary heads to Milwaukee, WI for the PrideFest where she will open for Natasha Bedingfield. More shows to be confirmed in the coming weeks, stay tuned for details.

Hilary McRae Spring Dates:
April 10 – The Living Room – New York, NY
April 15 – Jackie Gleason Theatre w/ Todd Rundgren – Miami, FL
April 21 – The Living Room – New York, NY
May 2 – SunFest – West Palm Beach, FL
June 7 – Pride Fest – Milwaukee, WI

Nicole Scherzinger’s solo debut album has been postponed so many times that it has already been considered a flop. After lackluster singles failed to connect with the audiences and garner radio airplay, her record doesn’t even have a release date. Now, it seems it may never come out but if it does, it will never get the promotion and support that Gwen Stefani and Fergie got after stepping away from their respective bands.

So what can she do? Go back to where she came from! Pussycat Dolls founder Robin Antin has revealed that Nicole is back with the band and is quite focused on PCD. I guess Nicole’s eating her words about not going back now.

New advertisements for MAC’s Viva Glam campaign with Fergie as their newest face. The campaign actually began back in 1994 and has already raised more than $100 million for HIV/AIDS. Fergie says “I’ve been a fan of the campaign since the early days, and I remembered when RuPaul and Mary J. Blige did it. They pick controversial people who aren’t afraid to speak their mind, and that’s definitely me. I’m very proud to be a part of it.”

I’ll tell you what’s controversial. It’s the fact that this picture was photoshopped to the point that I’m not even sure if it’s still Fergie in the picture.

Early Thursday morning, Black Eyed Peas front woman Fergie was on hand to announce the nominations for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. Despite being a big favorite to score a lot of nods, the ‘Fergalicious’ singer only got one nomination for herself in the category of Best Female Pop Vocal.Despite the disappointing number, Fergie still helped kick off the Grammy’s celebration with a People party at the Avalon Hollywood nightclub on Thursday in Hollywood. I bet she’s saying that she already has 3 Grammy’s anyway so she still has reason to party. And let’s not forget that her album has 5 hit singles off of it. That’s something!

Fergie isn’t one to hide her gorgeous body and being at the ‘Movies Rock: A Celebration of Music in Film’ event held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday was not the place to start hiding it. She took to the carpet and the stage is hip-hugging outfits.

Fergie and Jennifer Hudson got to make like Bond girls when they performed rousing renditions of ‘Live and Let Die’ and ‘Goldfinger’ from the James Bond films. Fergie’s also known for her accessories so it’s clear why she went with the Bond theme by having a bejeweled gun decoration on her microphone stand.

Singer Fergie is still desperate to work with R&B star R. Kelly, despite his impending child pornography trial. The Bump N Grind hitmaker, 40, has been charged with 21 counts of child pornography and sex with an underage girl in 2002 in his native Chicago, Illinois. He’s a sick bastard, and quite frankly, I don’t think he’d work with you Fergie…you’re way over his age limit. I personally think R Kelly is a child molester. I would never in a million years ever buy any of his music. I have to wonder about Fergie, if she had a daughter would she want this pervert around her? He might be a good musician though I have my doubts on that too coz a person who has molested child can never have a clean mind and therefore not be a good person either. He if likes to see 5 and 8 year old girls nude and then makes blue movies of them for the adult market he has some serious sex problems and his dick could be having some fungus growing on it soon. Fergie please do not associate your self with him.

She is as big a piece of crap as Britney and Lindsay, and Fergie it seems cannot make up her mind whether she wants to take a stand against the two or support them in some way. Day she comes out with comments blasting two of Hollywood’s most erratic celebrities and once she knows that she’s said something bad which in the first case she shouldn’t said, she tries to make up for the glitch by saying she feels for them. Maybe she the one who needs some therapy to help her make up her make on her decision making abilities. Actually, I feel bad for Britney but not Lindsay. I think Lindsay’s just a punk who thinks her fame will get her out of anything. They oughta lock her ass up and throw away the key! “They’re young. I was young when I went through my stuff. Leave them alone. If they want to get better, they’re going to get better on their own. If somebody is going to change, they have to want to do it themselves,” she says.