will.i.am lands humanitarian honor

WILL.I.AM is to be honored for his charity work with a humanitarian award next month (Dec12).

The Black Eyed Peas star will be handed the prize at The Noble Gift Gala, which will be hosted by Spice Girls star Melanie Brown in London on 8 December (12)

He will receive the organisation's 2012 Humanitarian Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to charity.

The I Gotta Feeling hitmaker has set up a foundation to provide post-school teaching and scholarships for disadvantaged youngsters.