Fergie, DJ Khaled Set for 13th Annual ESPN The Party Event This February

ESPN will host its 13th annual ESPN The Party event Friday, Feb. 3 in Houston. In conjunction with the release of ESPN The Magazine's SUPER BOWL issue, the event will feature a special live performance by multi-platinum selling, eight-time Grammy award-winning solo artist and vocalist Fergie, along with music by award-winning recording artist, producer and business mogul DJ Khaled.

ESPN will take over a 65,000 square foot warehouse located just outside of the Arts District in downtown Houston in a spaced designed to mirror a construction site that reflects the new development of the city. Scaffolding sections covered in raw plywood will provide a multi-level feel for guests and the stage, also made from scaffolding, will feature more than 1,000 LED tubes. Hefty stationary equipment such as genie lifts and fork lifts will also be part of the décor and adorned in LED tubes and moving lights. Additional elements include interactive activations with a live muralist, photo booths, ESPN The Magazine imagery through video, and custom paneling. The design also features a 400-foot long projection of sports imagery and original content at the event entrance.

Fergie passed along a message about the event for the people of Houston, commenting: "Waaazzzuup Houston!!!!! Im comin for u to kick off SUPER BOWL weekend Friday night at ESPN The Party with my boy DJ Khaled!!! Itz gon be lit!!!!!!!"

About Fergie Fergie, an eight-time Grammy® Award-winning multi-platinum solo artist and vocalist for The Black Eyed Peas, is putting the finishing touches on the follow-up album to her 2006 solo release The Dutchess. Her debut single, "M.I.L.F. $" from her forthcoming sophomore album Double Dutchess, debuted at Number 2 on the iTunes chart and has racked up over 146 million Youtube / VEVO views since its release. Fergie's latest, "Life Goes On" was called "essential" by Entertainment Weekly and NOISEY raved, "a perfect banger: heartfelt, emotional..." Fergie's solo album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Top 200 and spent 94 weeks on the chart. The Dutchess went on to sell 7.2 million copies and 28.5 million tracks worldwide and spawned three No. 1 hits on the Hot 100: "London Bridge," "Glamorous," and "Big Girls Don't Cry," as well as the Top 5 singles "Fergalicious" and "Clumsy." In 2014 she released the multi-platinum single "L.A.LOVE (la la)". Fergie also released four multi-platinum albums with The Black Eyed Peas, with whom she has sold more than 32 million albums and 60 million singles worldwide.

About DJ Khaled A major force in the music industry, mogul, executive, mega producer, 2017 Grammy nominated recording artist, and NY Times Best Selling Author DJ Khaled, known as the "Anthem King" and commonly referred to as the "Quincy Jones of Hip Hop & R&B", has made dozens of chart topping hit records featuring Jay Z, Kanye West, Drake, Chris Brown, Ludacris, T.I., French Montana, Future, Big Sean, Rick Ross, John Legend, Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne, among others. In the past twelve months he has captivated millions of fans globally by the use of social media and has been coined the "King of Snapchat." In 2006, he launched innovative label deals and started We The Best Music Group. His 2010 hit song "All I Do is Win" went 3x platinum, sold over 3 million singles, and crossed over all music genres to become a mainstream hit, solidifying him as a force to be reckoned with. That same year he also released "I'm On One" feat. Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne. Khaled went on to release the hit single "No New Friends" featuring Drake, Lil Wayne and Rick Ross, which reached gold status and has sold over 500,000 singles worldwide. Khaled has sold over 15 million singles in his career. DJ Khaled is also committed to pro social initiatives and is the first social media ambassador of Bono's Project Red and is the national spokesperson for Get Schooled.

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