February 1, 2008
Exclusive New Original Song and Music Video Featuring Will.I.Am and Inspired by Sen. Barack Obama Airs on ABC News NOW
Black Eyed Peas Grammy award winning frontman, songwriter and producer will.i.am along with director and filmmaker Jesse Dylan, appeared live on ABC News NOW's "What's the Buzz" on Friday, February 1 to discuss and exclusively present their music video for will.i.am's new original song, "Yes We Can Song" inspired by Senator Barack Obama's presidential campaign. The live interview and first look at the new video aired this evening on ABC's digital network, ABC News NOW. The episode of "What's the Buzz" is available at: http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4231254 . To watch the "Yes We Can Song" video visit: http://yeswecansong.com .
The original music video features performances by will.i.am and other world-renowned musicians and entertainers including: John Legend, Scarlett Johansson, Herbie Hancock, Kate Walsh, Common, Adam Rodriquez, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Kelly Hu, Amber Valetta, Nick Cannon, and many others. The song and video are based upon and inspired by Sen. Obama's post-primary "Time for a Change" speech delivered in New Hampshire.
ABC News NOW is available to 35 million users across broadband, mobile and cable platforms. Key partners include Comcast, Sprint, Verizon, Charter, RCN, and MobiTV. Jessica Golden is the producer of "What's the Buzz." Jessica Stedman Guff is the executive producer of ABC News NOW.