Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.I.Am will have to clear a special spot on his mantel now that he's been honored with the Webby Artist of the Year award. The Grammy-award winner received the award yesterday for the viral music video "Yes We Can" supporting presidential candidate Barack Obama. The video quickly spread around the internet, garnering millions of hits on YouTube.

"It was just a knock in the head to remember that it's not black and white," Will.I.Am said at the annual Peapod show. "That speech, the 'Yes We Can' speech -- he has a lot of speeches that are great [like] Super Tuesday's speech: 'We are the ones we've been waiting for' -- those words are inspirational to me. They inspire you to want to change yourself," the rapper recalled.

Artist: Will.I.Am
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One of the hottest viral videos on the web this week has nothing to do with Britney Spears, Amy Winehouse, stupid pet tricks or naked starlets. It's Will.I.Am's 'Yes We Can' video, a clip built around a speech by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. The video, which features Scarlett Johansson, Common, John Legend, Nicole Scherzinger, Herbie Hancock, basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, actress Kate Walsh and more, has received over 10 million views, including two-and-a-half million on YouTube.

"It was just a knock in the head to remember that it's not black and white," Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.I.Am tells AOL Music at the annual Peapod show. "That speech, the 'Yes we can' speech -- he has a lot of speeches that are great [like] Super Tuesday's speech: 'We are the ones we've been waiting for' -- those words are inspirational to me. They inspire you to want to change yourself," the rapper recalls.

Like many of the artists supporting Obama, Will is driven by a need for change and the multi-faceted artist subscribes to the belief that all races could use the same resolutions. "It's one thing to say, 'Let's change,' but it's only going to change if its citizens realize that there's no difference between me and you, regardless if you're white and I'm black," Will explains.

"It has nothing to do with race, it's just acknowledging that we're Americans and facing the challenges we have as a nation to recover from the situation that we're in financially, educationally, health-wise ... It just made me believe that we can change. In the world of politics there's been so many promises, so many adverts that promote it and then here we are. But being inspired to do so, when certain words come across you, words of hope and done in a way to where you know you can do it, that's how it struck a chord."

Kanye West, who was sure to be the highlight of tonight's KDWB's Jingle Ball concert, has canceled while he continues to struggle with the death of his mother, Donda West. Jingle Ball ticketholders will have to settle for performances from Avril Lavigne, Timbaland, Good Charlotte, Blake Lewis and Jordin Sparks.

"Due to a family matter, Kanye West has been forced to cancel his performance at the KDWB Jingle Ball 2007," read a statement from his record label. "He wants to thank his fans for their understanding and support at this time. He hopes to come back at the first possible opportunity."

West's mother died on November 10 in Los Angeles, after undergoing an abdominoplasty -- commonly known as a tummy tuck -- and breast reduction. She was 58.

West, who earned eight Grammy nods on Thursday, has not made a public appearance since breaking down during a performance in Paris, one week after his mother's death. The rapper/producer canceled a scheduled performance at the Victoria's Secret Fashion show, which aired December 4, and was replaced by Will.i.am.

R&B sensation Chris Brown dazzled the crowd with his table-hopping VMA performance earlier this month, and while Brown will be taking his moves on the road, first fans will hear new music when his latest album, 'Exclusive,' drops on November 6.

"The new album is crazy," Brown tells PopEater. "I think definitely with the choice of songs and the growth that I've had, it's been great for me personally just changing it up -- musically, concept-wise and just me being 18 in the mix-up."

To help show that growth, Brown enlisted an all-star list of collaborators, including Will.I.Am, T-Pain, Pharrell and Timbaland, among others. "You get different vibes," he says of working with that slew of talent. "You see different personalities -- different creative minds -- and you get to combine your creative mind with theirs and then come up with a great project."