Will.i.am

William Adams better known as will.i.am (pronounced "Will I am"), is an American recording artist, songwriter, entrepreneur, voice actor, DJ, record producer, and philanthropist, best known as one of the founding members of the hip hop/pop band, The Black Eyed Peas. He is the recipient of seven Grammy Awards, eight American Music Awards, a Billboard Music Award, a Teen Choice Award, two MTV Video Music Awards, and three World Music Awards all won with the Black Eyed Peas.

Will.i.am has also released four solo albums. The first, Lost Change, was released in 2001 on Atlantic Records. The album itself is the original soundtrack to the movie of the same name. The second solo album Must B 21 was released on September 23, 2003. Track seventeen on the release, "Go!", was regularly used as the theme for the NBA Live 2005 and Madden NFL 2005 seasons. The third album, Songs About Girls, was released on September 25, 2007. The first single released from the album was a club track titled "I Got It from My Mama". The album also featured the singles "Heartbreaker" and "One More Chance". He released his fourth studio album #willpower in 2013.

Will.i.am is also a music producer. He has produced with other artists including Michael Jackson, Justin Bieber, Eazy-E, Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus, David Guetta, U2, Rihanna, Usher, Justin Timberlake, Earth, Wind & Fire, Nicki Minaj, Cheryl Cole, 2NE1, SMAP, The Game, Nas, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Daddy Yankee, Wolfgang Gartner, and Juanes. He is a coach on The Voice UK. In collaborations and with the Black Eyed Peas, he has a total of 34 Top 40 entries on the UK Singles Chart since 1998, and has sold 9.4 million singles in the UK.

"Feelin' Myself" is the lastest song by will.i.am featuring Miley Cyrus, rappers French Montana and Wiz Khalifa. It was released on November 26, 2013, by Interscope Records as the lead single from the expanded version of will.i.am's fourth studio album #willpower (2013). It was written and produced by Mustard, SARE and Mikely Adam, with additional songwriting provided by will.i.am, Khalifa, Montana, and Jean Baptiste. An accompanying music video was premiered on November 26, 2013.

Will.i.am was also featured in Britney Spears's song "It Should Be Easy" her eighth studio album Britney Jean and he co-wrote and produced several tracks from the album.

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