The Grammy festivities kicked off in full swing as Sunday's big award show draws near. will.i.am and Fergie lit up the stage at Avalon Hollywood Thursday for the Peapod Foundation benefit concert hosted by the Black Eyed Peas and the Entertainment Industry Foundation. Fergie wowed the crowd with multiple one-arm cartwheels while will.i.am demonstrated that a foot cast didn’t hinder his dance moves. Prior to the show, the Peas front man expounded upon this year’s leadership honoree, Paradigm chairman Sam Gores, as well as the grand opening of the groups' Peapod Music and Arts Academy at the Watts/Willbrook Boys and Girls Club. “Sam believes in us outside of our music and pushes us to do other things. His life story of coming from nothing and becoming something has inspired us and that’s exactly what the Peapod Academy is trying to do with younger kids.” (A. D'Alessandro)
Meanwhile, over at Goa DJ siblings Samantha and Mark Ronson hit the Fuse TV party where they were joined by Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz. Nearby, at Area Nightclub, Eric Benet sang at the Lexus Listening Lounge event honoring Cathy Hughes. At a sophisticated soiree at the Getty Center, Grammy nominated classical pianist Lang Lang and musical child prodigy Marc Yu celebrated Lang being named Intl. brand ambassador & chairman of the Montblanc de la Culture Foundation. Earlier in the day, singers Josh Groban and Andrea Bocelli were at the Staples center rehearsing for the show while No Doubt's Adrian Young picked up some swag at the Grammy Style Studio at Smashbox Studios in Culver City. On Friday night, People and Verizon Wireless hosted a pre-Grammy party at Avalon where guests were treated to a line-up of performances that included: One Republic, Missy Elliot and Taylor Swift.
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