Archive for the ‘Taboo’ Category

In order to be considered for a Grammy Nomination, the label of any given artists (rarely, but at times the artists themselves) must submit any songs/albums/videos they want the Recording Academy to consider for nomination.  Any submissions must be according to the regulations of the Academy.  Any artist missing  to submit a song even if was the number 1 hit of the year, will definitely not be nominated.  Well, peabodies, we got a list of submissions for The Black Eyed Peas and others for Fergie! REMEMBER: These are not the official nominations.

FERGIE

Record of the Year:
ALL OF THE LIGHTS
Kanye West feat. Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
ALL OF THE LIGHTS
Kanye West feat. Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie

BLACK EYED PEAS

Song of the Year (Award goes to songwriters)
Don’t Stop the Party
William Adams, Joshua Alvarez, Stacy
Ferguson, Jaime Gomez, Damien
LeRoy & Allan Pineda, songwriters

Just Can’t Get Enough
William Adams, Joshua Alvarez, Stacy
Ferguson, Jaime Gomez, Rodney
Jerkins, Allan Pineda & Stephen
Shadowen, songwriters

Record of the Year
Just Can’t Get Enough

Album of the Year
The Beginning

Best Pop Group/Duo Performance
Don’t Stop the Party
Just Can’t Get Enough

Best Pop/Vocal Album
The Beginning

Best Short Form Music Video
Just Can’t Get Enough (Final US
Version)

TMZ caught up with Fergie and Taboo as they arrived at LAX Airport in Los Angeles last night and asked them about the break-up rumors surrounding the Black Eyed Peas. Check out their answer by viewing the video below!

Check out what Fergie had to say when asked about Miley Cyrus‘ Black Eyed Peas skit on SNL last week.

Today, Taboo’s first book, and autobiography Fallin’ Up is released nationwide!  Make sure to go buy the book at your nearest bookstore!

Taboo tweeted today:

Today is the day my book is finally out Pea-ple thanks for supporting let’s make this a success.. Much love .. Fallin’ Up -

Just recently, the official website for Taboo’s upcoming autobiography, Fallin Up: My Story was launched.

ABOUT THE BOOK reads:

You will also be able to preview an excerpt of the book, 29 pages long.  Go check it out and make sure to buy the book on February 15.

Taboo just confirmed via blackeyedpeas.com that the rumored single “Bang Bang Get It” is not a song from their upcoming album “The Beginning”.  He wrote the following:

I repeat bang bang get it is not a song off the new album , what u saw in that video was me acting foolish joking around listening to freestyles not anything from the up and coming album , when the album is ready you will have a proper and much better understanding of the work we’ve done , I apologize for confusing everybody , it was dumb of me to put out foolishness like that to get u excited over nothing, it will never happen again y’all .. You will get something soon the RIGHT way as u should … Thanks ….. Taboo

Even though violence has considerably increased in Mexico throughout the past couple of years, Taboo, a Mexican-American stated he is not worried.

“I am mexican, so I don’t give a…”, he said in spanish through a telephone interview. “I am part of this culture and I’m not going to be scared of it”.

Days before his performances at Monterrey’s Estadio Tecnológico (past Thursday), Estadio Azteca in Mexico City (today) and Estadio 3 de Marzo of Guadalajara (October 6), Taboo assured to feel calm, since he considers his Mexican roots help him mix in with the people of the country.  ”If I were a ‘gringo’ I’d be worried, but I’m Mexican, my roots are Mexican”, he commented.

“I can put on a ’sombrero’ and some sunglasses, and no one will ever know it’s me”. 

But for the rest of the Peas, it’s not as simple, and they should feel a bit preoccupied.

“It’s different for them, because Fergie is white, Will.I.Am black and Apl.De.Ap has a mohawk, so it might be a bit difficult to mix into Mexico, but for me it’s much easier”. 

Though, Taboo assures the The Black Eyed Peas are in Mexico to have  fun.

“Were just here to have a good time, we won’t visit dangerous ares, we will stay nearby.” 

 HE WONT GET INVOLVED WITH NARCS

Taboo spoke up against Arizona’s SB 1070 law, but he is not willing to do the same against narcotraffic (drug cartels) in Mexico. 

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