Will.i.am's Star-studded Charity Gig Raises $3.3 Million

Alicia Keys, the Black Eyed Peas and B_obby _Brown helped to raise $3.3 million (£2 million) for rapper will.i.am's Los Angeles charity on Thursday (07Feb13) by performing at his second annual benefit show.

The _B_lack Eyed Peas headlined the _Trans_4M gig at The Avalon Hollywood club and recruited Keys to fill in for absent bandmate Fergie on a rendition of Where _I_s the Love?, while _B_ritish singer Estelle joined the group for The Time (Dirty _B_it).

Peas stars will.i.am and Taboo also raised laughs as back-up dancers for _B_rown as the R&B star sang his hits Every Little Step and Tenderoni.

Rapper Ludacris also performed, while Keys staged a solo set and belted out her tracks Try Sleeping With A _B_roken Heart and Girl On Fire for guests including socialite Paris Hilton, MC Hammer and embattled comedian Katt Williams.

The concert proved to be a huge success for will.i.am and his i.am.angel Foundation, which gathers funds for organisations in his native _B_oyle Heights in East Los Angeles.