Will.i.am Music Group
{{Short description|American record label}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Lowercase title}}
{{Infobox record label
| name = will.i.am Music Group
| parent = Sony Music Group
| founded = {{start date and age|1998}}
| founder = will.i.am
| distributor = Epic Records
| genre = Various
| country = United States
| location = Los Angeles, California
}}
will.i.am Music Group is a vanity label founded by rapper and record producer will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas in 1998. The label serves as the distributor of releases for him and the group, as well as Fergie as a solo act, Macy Gray, Cheryl, and Sérgio Mendes. Initially an imprint of Interscope Records, it was moved to A&M Records (under the name of Interscope) in 2003 before being moved back to Interscope in 2007. Since 2020, the label is an imprint of Epic Records.
Current artists
Former artists
- Macy Gray{{cite web|url=http://www.will-i-amglobal.com/ |title=Will.i.am Global |publisher=Will.i.am Global |access-date=March 23, 2012}}
- Fergie
- Sérgio Mendes
- LMFAO{{cite web|url=http://www.sortmusic.com/_l/lmfao-biography,len.html |title=LMFAO Biography |publisher=Sortmusic.com |access-date=March 23, 2012}}
- Cheryl (US only){{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/cheryl-cole/news/225761-cheryl-cole-william |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617060829/http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/cheryl-cole/news/225761-cheryl-cole-william |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 17, 2010 |title=Cheryl Cole Signs To Will.I.Am's US Label | Cheryl Cole | News |publisher=Mtv.co.uk |date=June 11, 2010 |access-date=March 23, 2012}}
- Natalia Kills{{cite web|last=Schoonmaker |first=Vaughn |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1652419/natalia-kills-hooks-up-with-william-dark-pop-debut.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106095209/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1652419/natalia-kills-hooks-up-with-william-dark-pop-debut.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 6, 2012 |title=Natalia Kills Hooks Up With Will.i.am For 'Dark Pop' Debut – Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV |date=November 16, 2010 |access-date=March 23, 2012}}
- 2NE1 (US only){{cite web|title=Will.i.am Plans to Make 2NE1 Global Superstars!|url=http://www.mtvk.com/blog-posts/will-i-am-plans-to-make-2ne1-global-superstars/|work=MTVK|access-date=April 30, 2013|date=August 15, 2011}}
- Kelis{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/266542/exclusive-kelis-signs-to-william-music-groupinterscope |title=Exclusive: Kelis Signs To will.i.am Music Group/Interscope |publisher=Billboard.com |date=September 14, 2009 |access-date=March 23, 2012}}
Discography
{{Unreferenced section|date=January 2011}}
Unless noted, albums from 1998 to 2003 and 2007-2018 were distributed by Interscope Records, albums from 2003 to 2007 were distributed by A&M Records, and albums from 2020 onwards are distributed by Epic Records.
= Black Eyed Peas =
{{see also|Black Eyed Peas}}
- 1998: Behind the Front
- 2000: Bridging the Gap
- 2003: Elephunk
- 2005: Monkey Business
- 2006: Renegotiations: The Remixes
- 2018: Masters of the Sun Vol. 1
- 2020: Translation
- 2022: Elevation
= will.i.am =
{{see also|will.i.am}}
- 2001: Lost Change (distributed by BBE Records)
- 2003: Must B 21 (self-distributed instead of with A&M)
- 2007: Songs About Girls
- 2013: willpower
= Fergie =
{{see also|Fergie (singer)}}
- 2006: The Dutchess
= Sérgio Mendes =
{{see also|Sérgio Mendes}}
- 2006: Timeless (distributed by Concord Records)
- 2008: Encanto (distributed by Concord Records)
= Macy Gray =
{{see also|Macy Gray}}
- 2007: Big (distributed by Geffen Records)
= LMFAO =
{{see also|LMFAO (band)}}
- 2009: Party Rock (in conjunction with Cherrytree Records)
- 2011: Sorry for Party Rocking (in conjunction with Cherrytree Records)
= Kelis =
{{see also|Kelis}}
- 2010: Flesh Tone
= Natalia Kills =
{{see also|Natalia Kills}}
- 2011: Perfectionist (in conjunction with Cherrytree Records and KonLive Distribution)
- 2013: Trouble (in conjunction with Cherrytree Records)
= Soundtracks =
- 2008: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa with Hans Zimmer & will.i.am
- 2011: Rio with John Powell & Sérgio Mendes
References
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