will.i.am opens up on Stacy Ferguson's departure from the hip-hop group and addresses rumors of Nicole Scherzinger replacing her.
- Jun 2, 2017
AceShowbiz - Stacy Ferguson a.k.a. Fergie has indeed quit Black Eyed Peas. Her departure from the hip-hop group has been swirling on the internet for a while, and now it's confirmed by will.i.am in a new interview with Ahlan.
"Since the beginning of Black Eyed Peas, we've always had amazing vocalists that appeared on the mic with us. People like Macy Gray, Esthero, Debi Nova, Fergie. On 'Elephunk', there were several females that appeared on that album," he explains the situation. "Obviously Fergie was the featured female, but on songs like 'Let's Get It Started', it's Noelle (Scaggs), and then Fergie, songs like 'Latin Girls', it's Debi Nova, and 'Request Line', it's Macy Gray. We'll always work with good females."
When asked who will fill in for Fergie, will.i.am says, "As for replacing, what people know The Black Eyed Peas to be, nobody is replacing Fergie. She's working on her solo project at the moment, we're on this brand-new experience, celebrating 20 years of Black Eyed Peas putting out music. We worked on a bunch of songs on her solo record, we’re proud that she has her label, but Black Eyed Peas are pushing it forward in terms of content, technology and experiences on our new project, 'Masters of the Sun'."
He addresses rumors suggesting that Nicole Scherzinger has joined the group. "Nicole is on the new BEP project as well," he says. "I don't want to go into details how she's involved yet."
The new BEP has been added to Ariana Grande's Manchester benefit concert. will.i.am, Taboo and apl.de.ap are joined by Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Pharrell Williams, Usher, Coldplay, Take That, Niall Horan, Little Mix and Robbie Williams. Tickets to the concert are sold out.
