At the 52nd annual American Music Awards, Fergie and the Black Eyed Peas performed together.
Rock That Body, a classic song by the Black Eyed Peas, took up the prize for greatest retro song of the year at the star-studded event on Monday night.
Following the announcement that Black Eyed Peas had won, Fergie unexpectedly appeared onstage at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Rappers will.i.am., 51, Taboo, 50, and apl.de.ap, 51, joined the 51-year-old singer onstage to accept the award alongside her “longtime friends and brothers.”
The song was released in 2009, a year before Fergie and the Black Eyed Peas performed their song “The Time (Dirty Bit)” at the 2010 American Music Awards.
After 16 years as the Black Eyed Peas’ lead vocalist, Fergie quit the group in 2018 to focus on her solo music career.
On Monday night, Fergie and the Black Eyed Peas shared the stage at the 52nd annual American Music Awards.
When their song, Rock That Body, earned the greatest throwback song of the year, Fergie, will.i.am., Taboo, and apl.de.ap all took the stage to claim the prize.
During their acceptance speech, the four artists alternated using the microphone.
The last one was Fergie, who took the opportunity to honor her 12-year-old son Axl, whom she has with her ex-husband Josh Duhamel.
“What a moment,” Fergie remarked after her winning speech on stage. “I want to express my gratitude to all of the fans who voted for this so that I can now stand here with my brothers and longtime friends, the Black Eyed Peas.”
“Rock That Body in honor of this unique song, this era.” “There are a lot of memories associated with that,” she added.
She mentioned that her preteen son finally began to listen to the music she had previously created with the Black Eyed Peas because of their song, one of many that were seeing a comeback thanks to TikTok and social media.
“To all of our supporters who have produced content over the years, thank you so much,” she continued. “I want to thank everyone who made TikToks and Instagram videos and making this moment so that my son would put our song on his playlist.”
She exclaimed, “Sometimes, the content you make is so big and the feelings are so big for me.”
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Each of them had a turn thanking their followers and making an acceptance speech.
Fergie offered her 12-year-old son Axl a heartfelt shout-out during her address, noting that he “finally” put the group’s music to his playlist.
Before leaving the stage together for additional joyful reunion pictures, the four of them had a cute moment onstage while holding hands.
Fergie posed alone with their award at the winners’ stage.
To commemorate the victory for the song they released in 2009 as part of their fifth studio album, The E.N.D., they also shot numerous group pictures.
The four of them got back together late last year to commemorate their combined 50th birthday. Fergie posted group pictures from their December 2025 night out at a rooftop location in Los Angeles. “It’s overwhelming to look because there’s so much love that you put into it and I just want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart,” Fergie said. “I see you, you mean so much,” she remarked. “And I get to say this now.” “I get to finally say this on TV: Hey Axl! Rock That Body, we did it!”
During his address, Apl.de.ap acknowledged his Filipino ancestry. While onstage together, Will.i.am and Taboo also thanked their supporters.
Will was in Fergie’s grasp.Am and Taboo’s hands during the moment of their acceptance speech.
After leaving the stage together, the four of them posed for a number of adorable and entertaining pictures to remember the memorable occasion.
Even after splitting up in 2018, Fergie and her old bandmates have stayed in touch.
Over the years, they all got back together to celebrate their own milestone 50th birthdays.
Fergie posted a picture of the two of them standing at a rooftop location in Los Angeles on Instagram in late December.
She captioned the photo, saying, “I finally got to break bread and celebrate our milestone birthdays together.” “What a wonderful evening with my brothers, full of love.”
