Fergie reunited with her Black Eyed Peas bandmates on the American Music Awards stage on Monday night, and by all accounts it was an emotional one.
The 51-year-old singer joined will.i.am, apl.de.ap and Taboo at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas to accept the Best Throwback Song Award for their 2010 hit Rock that bodya new category at this year’s 52nd AMAs celebrating classic tracks that defined pop radio.
The win came over fellow nominees 4 Non Blondes’ What is happening? and the Goo Goo Dolls’ Iris.
Fergie was visibly delighted when she took the stage.
“Rock that bodywe did,” she beamed. “Black Eyed Peas, Rock that bodyAmerican Music Awards 2026, let’s go!”
Appearance carries extra weight given the group’s recent history.
Fergie served as the Black Eyed Peas’ lead vocalist from 2002 until 2018, when she stepped down to focus on her solo career.
The classic four-person lineup didn’t reunite for the first time until December 2025, to mark all four members turning 50, making Monday night’s stage appearance the latest chapter in what feels like a genuine revival.
The Black Eyed Peas had been building anticipation for the nomination since April, when they shared a montage of TikToks tuned in Rock that body on Instagram.
“We are honored to be nominated for the 2026 AMAs,” they wrote at the time. “Rock that body up to Best Throwback Song… a song we made all those years ago that still makes an impact today.”
That effect is hard to overestimate.
During their run together, Fergie and the Black Eyed Peas sold more than 80 million albums worldwide and topped the Billboard Hot 100 three times, with Boom Boom Pow and I have to feel in 2009, and Imma Be in 2010.
Rock that body arrived the same year and cemented what was arguably the most commercially dominant period of their career.
Monday night was a reminder of how much that music still means, both to the artists and to the audience.
