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Black Eyed Peas reunite for #WHERESTHELOVE campaign against violence

By Lilly Kam on September 1, 2016 at 1:00 am |

Black Eyed Peas Reunite for “#WHERESTHELOVE” Launching Appeal to Stop Violence and Shootings; Update of 2003 #1 Hit Song Drives Campaign to Assist Victims, Families and Fund Education

“#WHERESTHELOVE” Music Video Premieres Worldwide Exclusively on Apple Music; Song Available for Download on iTunes with Proceeds From Purchase of the Song in the US Going to i.am.angel Foundation

Communities in Crisis: i.am.angel Foundation and Esri Team to Analyze Violence and Breakdown of Civil Society in Baton Rouge, Baltimore, Ferguson, Sanford, St. Paul, New York City

Where’s The Education? Low Investment in Education Tied to High Crime Rates; Cost Per Prisoner Exceeds Annual Spending Per Student

Los Angeles September 1, 2016 – After a five year hiatus, the Black Eyed Peas have reunited to help communities in crisis via a transformation of their 2003 #1 breakthrough hit “Where’s The Love?” into “#WHERESTHELOVE”.

Credited as The Black Eyed Peas Ft. The World, the song and accompanying video campaign calls for calm, asking citizens of the world to stop the hate and violence that has resulted in many lives lost in Baton Rouge, Baltimore, Ferguson, Orlando, St. Paul, Brussels, Paris, Istanbul, and sadly the list goes on.

“The World” in The Black Eyed Peas Ft. The World features a wealth of talent joining will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo and Fergie on “#WHERESTHELOVE” including performers Jamie Foxx, Ty Dolla $ign, Mary J. Blige, Diddy, Cassie, Andra Day, The Game, Tori Kelly, V. Boseman, Jessie J, French Montana, Justin Timberlake, DJ Khaled, Usher, Nicole Scherzinger, A$AP Rocky, Jaden Smith and a 40-member children’s choir.

Starting today, the campaign kicks off with the “#WHERESTHELOVE” music video available exclusively on Apple Music at AppleMusic.com/blackeyedpeas, and song available for download exclusively on iTunes at iTunes.com/blackeyedpeas. After the 24 hour iTunes exclusive global premiere period, the song will be going wide to all digital retailers. The Black Eyed Peas, Interscope Records and iTunes will donate all of their respective proceeds from the purchase of the song in the United States to i.am.angel Foundation, a non-profit foundation that is transforming lives through education, inspiration and opportunity created by Black Eyed Peas front man will.i.am (https://www.iamangelfoundation.org).

In tandem with the launch of the campaign, the i.am.angel Foundation, and foundation education partner and leading geospatial company Esri today revealed a Story Map that maps all U.S. neighborhoods and draws attention to those that are struggling due to low spending on education, high unemployment, high poverty and murder rates.

Esri assembled using data from the Sentencing Project, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Association of State Budget Officers, the U.S. Census Bureau, and Esri’s Living Atlas of the World. These maps Esri assembled provide context about communities in crisis, including those plagued by police killing unarmed civilians, civilians killing police officers, and civilians killing each other based upon hate and intolerance around race, gender and religious beliefs. Communities such as: Baltimore, Maryland; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Ferguson, Missouri; St. Paul, Minnesota; New York City and Sanford/Orlando, Florida are included. The maps are available for any city, town or rural area in the U.S.

“will.i.am, the Black Eyed Peas, and the i.am.angel Foundation are change agents for communities with the work they do focused on youth and advancing STEM education,” said Jack Dangermond, president of Esri.

To learn more about the Black Eyed Peas call-to-action campaign and the importance of investing in education to break the cycle of poverty and violence, watch an ATTN: interview with Black Eyed Peas band members will.i.am, apl.de.ap and Taboo https://www.facebook.com/attn/videos/1123712124330912/

“ATTN: is thrilled to be working with the Black Eyes Peas to highlight pressing social issues that warrant community activism. Together we will continue to share informative and empowering content on ATTN: to further the message of Where‘s The Love?,” commented Matthew Segal, ATTN: Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief.

The i.am.angel Foundation collaborates with organizations including College Track and FIRST Robotics to offer STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) focused educational programs for K-12 students in underserved communities, including Boyle Heights/East Los Angeles, and Ferguson, Missouri.

The Black Eyed Peas wish to thank hundreds of concerned citizens who volunteered their time and talent to perform/appear within the video, write and perform the music, film and edit the music video and behind-the-scenes elements, create the community GIS mapping project, develop social media assets, and provide significant marketing, promotion, legal and non-profit advisory services. See www.wheresthelove.com for the full list of credits, volunteer contributors and officially aligned charities.

About the i.am.angel Foundation

As a part of his commitment to philanthropy, will.i.am launched the i.am.angel Foundation in 2009 to TRANS4M lives through education, inspiration and opportunity. The i.am angel Foundation supports charitable activities and programs targeted toward providing college scholarships (i.am scholarship), Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Math programs (i.am STEAM) and college preparation (i.am College Track).

The foundation-supported rigorous after-school tutoring program, i.am College Track in Boyle Heights/East Los Angeles, is sending its entire Class of 2016 (45 students) off to colleges this month. Conversely, 50% of students from Boyle Heights never complete high school, and only 5% of Boyle Heights residents hold a 4-year college degree. To learn more, visit www.iamangelfoundation.org.

About Esri

Esri applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. Esri is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms.

Visit us at www.esri.com.

About ATTN:

ATTN: is an issues-driven media company. Our mission is to deliver engaging content to a mobile-first audience. Every day we produce videos, articles and commentary telling stories worth your attention. ATTN: was founded in 2014 by Matthew Segal and Jarrett Moreno who previously founded the voter empowerment non-profit OurTime.org, which still remains a social impact partner ATTN: promotes.

Press Contacts:

i.am.angel Foundation

Sallie Olmsted

Rogers & Cowan

solmsted@rogersandcowan.com

310-854-8100

ESRI

Karen Richardson

press@esri.com

Tel.: 909-793-2853, extension 1-3491

Interscope Records

Dennis Dennehy / Hillary Siskind

d.dennehy@umusic.com

Hillary.siskind@umusic.com

#WHERESTHELOVE Cast and Credits

Produced by will.i.am & Giorgio Tuinfort for Piano Music/GT Songs
Publishing; Piano Songs/BMG Talpa (BUMA) Piano Music/Sony ATV (BMI), i.am.composing, llc (BMI) / BMG Sapphire Songs (BMI)
Instruments and Programming by Giorgio Tuinfort and will.i.am
Written by will.i.am, Alan Pineda, Jamie Gomez, Justin Timberlake, Jayceon Taylor, Rakim Mayers, Khaled (DJ Khaled) Khaled, and Giorgio Tuinfort
Instruments and Programming by Giorgio Tuinfort and will.i.am
Piano by Giorgio Tuinfort
Orchestra Midi Programming by Franck van der Heijden
Orchestra Arrangement by Franck van der Heijden and Giorgio Tuinfort

Orchestra:

First Violin: Ben Mathot, Inger van Vliet, Marleen Wester, Tseroeja van den Bos, Sofie van der Pol
Second Violin: Judith van Driel, Loes Dooren, Diewertje Wanders, Azra Dizdar
Alt Violin: Ian de Jong, Yanna Pelser, Bas Goossens
Cello: David Faber, Jascha Bordon
Bass: Hinse Mutter
Horns: Jenneke de Jonge
Trumpet: Printz Board
Orchestra recorded and mixed by Paul Power at Power Sound Studio’s Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Vocals Recorded by will.i.am and padraic kerin
Vocals Recorded at theFuture in Hollywood, CA
Mixed by Joe Peluso & will.i.am
Mixed at theFuture in Hollywood, CA
Mastered by Joe Bozzi
Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood, CA

Video:

Motivation: Angela Ahrendts
Creative Director: will.i.am
Directed by Michael Jurkovac
Produced by Pantera Sarah, Sara Ramaker, and Polo Molina
Associate Producers: Scooter Braun, Dante Santiago and Venus Brown
Line produced by Bill Boyd
Executive produced by will.i.am and Michael Jurkovac
Edited by Igor Kovalik
Add’l editing by Paul Kelly, noMSG and Nicholas Saenz
Post coordinator: Katelyn Pascavis
Post assistant: Quint Jenkins
Director of Operations: Sayoko Cox
Cinematography by Chris Gallo
Add’l cameras by Bill Boyd, Elias Talbot, Baxter Stapleton, Christopher Parsons, Ana Milena Amortegui, Dean Thrussel and Clint Byrnes
Cameras donated by West Coast Customs, MILK, Clint Byrne, Elias Talbot, RED Digital Cinema and RED Studios
Second Unit Direction\Production\Casting:
- Polo Molina
- Bill Boyd
- Christopher Parsons
- Sara Ramaker
- Elias Talbot
- Will Bolt
- Jeremy Jones
- Robert Martin Jr.
- Dorian Masters
- Donnie Masters
- Walter Campbell
Getty and News Corp images selected and cleared by Sallie Olmsted, Toby Blue, Sheri Howell and Mark Sitley
Add’l Still Photography by Adam Franzino, Christopher Parsons, Elias Talbolt, Mr. Don M. Green and Sayoko Cox
Art direction by Eddie Axley
Graphic design by Cody Achter and Monika Arechevala
Add’l social media content: NoMSG and Nicholas Saenz
Publicity: Sallie Olmsted/ Rogers & Cowan
Digital Intermediate by Fotokem Creative Services
Digital Intermediate Colourist: David Cole
Digital Intermediate Editor: Phil Beckner
Digital Intermediate VFX: Karen Nichols
Digital Intermediate Producer Jose Parra
Digital Intermediate Producer Sue Alexander
In-House Post Supervisor Mike Brodersen
Sales Executive Rob Brodersen
VFX produced\Supervised by Thomas Moser from Blacklist
VFX Artist Alessandro Schiassi from Blacklist
VFX Editor Justin Williams from Blacklist
Grooming by James Gilbert and Jeremy Bramer
Legal: Ken Hertz and Jon Polk from Hertz, Lichtenstein & Young

We would like to thank:

Debra Cain
Chief David O. Brown and the entire Dallas Police Department
Sergeant Warren Mitchell
The entire Los Angeles Police Department
The family of Alton Sterling
The family of Philando Castile
Silky Slim
Judge Judy Hatchett
Na’eema Rashad
Minister Tony Muhammad
Jimmy Iovine
David Dorn
Eddy Cue
Angela Ahrendts
Steve Berman
John Janick
Dennis Dennehy
Jurgen Grebner
Jason Sagerman
Brenda Romano
Hillary Siskind
Tomoko Itoki
Todd Douglas
Chris Mortimer
Mark Kaplan
Baxter Stapleton
Russell Redeaux
Alex Chaidez
Tammy Brook
Patty Laurent
Milk Studios
Interscope Records
RCA Records
Epic Records
Capitol Records
Warner Records
Universal Republic
Motown Records
Allison Kaye
Mike Chester
Tammy Le
Justin J. Garza
Pam Bailey
Lor-e Phillips
Paz Padilla
David Lara
Audie Vergara
Anna Kim
Adrienne Martinez
William Derella
Joe Peluso
Veronica Rodriguez
JJ Anderson
Tatiana Litvin
Lilly Kam
Greg Baldwin
Oswaldo Rossi
Jackie Rafi
Bellamy Young
Luieville
Crenshaw High School Elite Choir
Ovation Music Fund
The New York Post
Associated Press
Getty Images
Esri – GIS Maps
Jade Iovine
ATTN:
Signature Creative
Alexis Cohen
Stephanie Simon
Constanza de la Rosa
Alan Medina
Warren Curtis
Arul Prasad
Rest in paradise our brother, Nick Lauher

Black Eyed Peas + The World

(IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE)

Father Don Woznicki
Debra Cain
Chief David O. Brown
Sandra Sterling
Minister Tony Muhammad
Xavier McFrazier
Zubayr Muhammad
Ronald Muhammad
Olivia Munn
Taye Diggs
Jessica Szohr
Kendall Jenner
Shailene Woodley
Von Miller
Nikki Reed
Jamie Foxx
Nicole Scherzinger
Kendrick Sampson
Lindsey Vonn
Mary J. Blige
Diddy
Sandra Sterling
V Bozeman
Cassie
Shaun Ross
Krewella (Yasmine Yousaf & Jahan Yousaf)
Ian Harding
Keith Robinson
Canaan Cain & Lilliana Ann Cain
Vanessa Hudgins
M1
Erika Christensen
Ben Barnes
Lance Bass
Connie Britton
Paula Patton
Valerie Castile
Andra Day
Snoop Dogg
The Game
Mendy Pellin
Shakur Sozahdah
Ralston Clarke
Tori Kelly
Nick Gonzalez
Carla Guigino
Cameron Cox
Quincy Jones
Jessie J
Officer Bob Wu
Mario Domm
Emmanuelle Chiriqui
Jo Koy
Mechad Brooks
Adrienne Bailon
Tommy Davidson
Lalah Hathaway
Scott Porter
Ed Weeks
Pauley Perrette
Dylan Friedlinghaus
Antoinique Smith
Ryan Guzman
Cantor Ester Schwartz
Randy Jackson
Kareem Abdul –Jabbar
Officer Miguel Salcedo
Max Carver
Charlie Carver
Eddie Goerge
Big Boy
Luis Miguel Coronel Gomez
Kent Jamz
Wilmer Vilderamma
WRENN
Daniel Sharman
Omarion
French Montana
Joel Madden
Guillermo Diaz
Pater Gadiot
Rosario Dawson
Chanel West Coast
Becky G
Jhene Ayiko and Namiko Chilombo
Kris Jenner
Wiz Khalifa
Ty Dolla $ign
Justin Timberlake
Gentry White
Adrianne Palicki
Officer Abe Capeida
LL Cool J
DJ Khaled
Usher
Russell Westbrook
A$AP Rocky
Jaden Smith
Norman Lear
Children’s Choir:
Laryn Adams
Ethan Anapoell
Chelsea Baxter
Sarah Besikof
Leondria Boreland
Damoni Burkhardt
Tristen M. Carter
Samuel Christian
Malcolm Clayborne
Braylon Coleman
Elijah Conkrite
Evelyn Cortez
Adam Cravens
Shayon Daniels
Aila Gibbs
Leticia Gonzalez
Sanaa Gray
Sydney Haik
Nicholas Hambrick
Ciera Hart
Osi Holt
Jasmine Jacquet
Ruby Jay
Varrie Johnson
Judy Jones
Anniyah Littlejohn
Nakaiya Moffett
Damaris Moore
Stone Morylin
Jalin Nixon
Jamaal Nixon
Sanyah Ochoa
Amanda Scurlock
Leah Scurlock
Solomon Sharp
Carly Thomas Smith
Ellie Soufi
Glenndale Taylor III
Kimradge Temmer
Sema’j Williams

ADDITIONAL CONTENT IN ADDITION TO ABOVE

Allysza Castile
Camyre’ Williams
Molly Swenson
Mylo Cash Smilley
Bronwynn Georgitis
Tessie Georgitis
Warren Baker
Mowii
Darly Murray
Zou Lin
Arnold Suen
Wang Xiaonuang
Bill Hu
Hui Xao
Claire Yanjing Du
Jasmine Di Wu
Horacio Herrera
Levi
Min Chen
Yin Jiaming
Ari Heyman
Dante Bosco
Ian Bohen
Bellamy Young
Mali Nicole
Bryan Greenberg
Israel Houghton
Franchesca Blue
Robert Wilson
Tammy Le
Sister Rose Pacatte
Ben Baller
Isabelle Celeste Dawson
Luke James
Stacey Barth
Alex Chaidez
Sankofa Attaway
Amber Riley
Dana Dane
Nicole Leano
Daniel Skye
Bobby Lee
Jordyn Jones
Printz Board
Sen Dog

PHOTO CREDITS:

A young migrant, who drowned in a failed attempt to sail to the Greek island of Kos, lies on the shore in the Turkish coastal town of Bordrum, Turkey – Nilufer Demir/DHA via Associated Press
Turkey-Syria-Kurds-Refugees – Bulent Kilic/AFP via Getty Images
Department of justice launches civil rights investigation in shooting of a black man by Baton Rouge police officer – Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images
Syria-Turkey-Refugees – Bulent Kilic/AFP via Getty Images
Syria-Conflict – Fadi Al-Halabi/AFP via Getty Images
Protests continue in Baton Rouge after police shooting death of Alton Sterling – Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images
Five police officers killed during anti-police brutality march in Dallas – Ron Jenkins/Getty Images
Military occupy strategic locations in Turkey – Gokhan Sahin/Getty Images
A wounded Afghan boy who was shot on his chest gets help from his father and US Marines – Behrouz Mehri/AFP via Getty Images
Mulitple deaths in Munich rampage shooting – Johannes Simon/Getty Images
Protestors in LA react to grand jury decision in Ferguson case – David McNew/Getty Images
Department of justice launches civil rights investigation in shooting of a black man by Baton Rouge police officer – Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images
Ferguson, Missouri marks one-year anniversary of the death of Michael Brown – Scott Olson/Getty Images
Royal mile during Edinburgh fringe festival – Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Editorial Footage
Ku Klux Klan rally Columbia, South Carolina – Seth Herald/NurPhoto via Getty Images
British and Afghan forces battle Taliban in Helmand Province – John Moore/Getty Images
Tensions rise alone Israel-Gaza border – Uriel Sinai/Getty Images
UNRWA humanitarian distributions in Yarmouk – UNRWA
Kashmiri Muslims pray at shrine – Ami Vitale/Getty Images
File photo b-1 bomber – USAF/Getty Images
Tal Abyad, life after IS – Ahmet Sik/Getty Images
Protestor Iesha Evans is detained by law enforcement near the headquarters of the Baton Rouge Police Department in Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Jonathan Bachman via Reuters
Wounded Sryian kid Omran Daqneesh – Mahmud Rslan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images