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		<description><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_82003" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 294px"><a href="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/screen-shot-2013-03-15-at-4-33-34-pm.jpg"><img class=" wp-image-82003 " alt="IDK. " src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/screen-shot-2013-03-15-at-4-33-34-pm.jpg" width="284" height="222" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">IDK.</p></div></p>
<p>Recording artist Will.i.am, as you may know, is something of <a href="http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/01/03/william-black-eyed-peas/">a self-styled technologist</a>. Besides holding down a sweet gig as Intel's director of "creative innovation," he pops up in <a href="http://betabeat.com/2013/02/mark-zuckerberg-jack-dorsey-will-i-am-chris-bosh-code-org/">pro-coding propaganda</a> and once <a href="http://betabeat.com/2012/11/new-will-i-am-and-britney-spears-video-also-stars-a-makerbot-3d-printer-for-some-reason/">featured a Makerbot </a>in one of his videos, because why not. Now he's further demonstrating his devotion to technology in the title of his latest track: "#thatpower," <a href="http://perezhilton.com/2013-03-15-william-justin-bieber-collaboration-that-power-new-single-listen-audio#.UUOE3lsjrgE">released today</a>. <!--more--></p>
<p>Justin Bieber guests on the song, contributing such lyrical gems as "I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive" and "I can fly, I can fly, I can fly."</p>
<p>In case you're curious about the creative process that generates this sort of magic, <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1703733/justin-bieber-will-i-am-single-thatpower.jhtml">MTV got the goods</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>He recalled, "So actually we went shopping first and we were like 'hey, let's just have a chilled day' and we went shopping for shoes, then after that we went to the studio, watched the BRITs [last month], recorded that and then trucked off to see Justin Timberlake perform. So that was a pretty full day."</p></blockquote>
<p>It's the latest single from Mr. .am's upcoming solo album, <em>#willpower</em>. Perhaps he's taking some inspiration from <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2012/11/20/ben-parr-tracks-by-cofounders-aim-to-dominate-venture-capital-with-celebrity-ties/">Ben Parr's #DominateFund</a>?</p>
<p>(h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/lindseyweber/status/312602844396126208">Lindsey Weber</a>)</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_82003" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 294px"><a href="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/screen-shot-2013-03-15-at-4-33-34-pm.jpg"><img class=" wp-image-82003 " alt="IDK. " src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/screen-shot-2013-03-15-at-4-33-34-pm.jpg" width="284" height="222" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">IDK.</p></div></p>
<p>Recording artist Will.i.am, as you may know, is something of <a href="http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/01/03/william-black-eyed-peas/">a self-styled technologist</a>. Besides holding down a sweet gig as Intel's director of "creative innovation," he pops up in <a href="http://betabeat.com/2013/02/mark-zuckerberg-jack-dorsey-will-i-am-chris-bosh-code-org/">pro-coding propaganda</a> and once <a href="http://betabeat.com/2012/11/new-will-i-am-and-britney-spears-video-also-stars-a-makerbot-3d-printer-for-some-reason/">featured a Makerbot </a>in one of his videos, because why not. Now he's further demonstrating his devotion to technology in the title of his latest track: "#thatpower," <a href="http://perezhilton.com/2013-03-15-william-justin-bieber-collaboration-that-power-new-single-listen-audio#.UUOE3lsjrgE">released today</a>. <!--more--></p>
<p>Justin Bieber guests on the song, contributing such lyrical gems as "I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive" and "I can fly, I can fly, I can fly."</p>
<p>In case you're curious about the creative process that generates this sort of magic, <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1703733/justin-bieber-will-i-am-single-thatpower.jhtml">MTV got the goods</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>He recalled, "So actually we went shopping first and we were like 'hey, let's just have a chilled day' and we went shopping for shoes, then after that we went to the studio, watched the BRITs [last month], recorded that and then trucked off to see Justin Timberlake perform. So that was a pretty full day."</p></blockquote>
<p>It's the latest single from Mr. .am's upcoming solo album, <em>#willpower</em>. Perhaps he's taking some inspiration from <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2012/11/20/ben-parr-tracks-by-cofounders-aim-to-dominate-venture-capital-with-celebrity-ties/">Ben Parr's #DominateFund</a>?</p>
<p>(h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/lindseyweber/status/312602844396126208">Lindsey Weber</a>)</p>
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