Source: US Today
When the Black Eyed Peas land in Las Vegas next year for their inaugural residency, a unique new group member will join them onstage.
Alongside Will.i.am, Apple de Ap, Taboo and J. Rey Soul (who joined in 2018 following Fergie’s departure) will be Vida, an artificial intelligence presence programmed to simulate human experience.
“We predicted this in 2009 with ‘The E.N.D.’ album and the avatar personality in the video and the character on our album cover,” Will.i.am. tells USA TODAY. “When I was running around the projects as a kid in L.A. and Apple was running around in the Philippines, to think that we would have the first AI member of a globally recognized urban pop-hip-hop group … man.”
Fans will get to experience Vida during a 15-date residency at PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. The Black Eyed Peas: 3008 The Las Vegas Residency starts Feb. 15 with dates scattered throughout that month, March and May.
Tickets for the general public go on sale at 10 a.m. ET Sept. 14 at ticketmaster.com.