27 February 2009
Newsdesk
After a four-year break between studio albums, three-time Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum recording group The Black Eyed Peas are back with their new album The E.N.D.
The E.N.D. is the bands first album of original material since Monkey Business was released in May 2005 - an album that sold over nine million copies worldwide and won countless awards including Grammy’s over two consecutive years and an MTV Video Music Award.
With worldwide sales in excess of twenty six million units and a total of eleven Grammy Award nominations, The Black Eyed Peas are one of the world's most successful recording groups. Founded by will.i.am, apl.de.ap and Taboo, the band invited Fergie to join the line-up and broke through in 2003 with Elephunk. The album spawned several worldwide number one hits including Where Is the Love, Shut Up, Hey Mama and Let's Get It Started, which won the Black Eyed Peas their first Grammy Award, for Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group.
Monkey Business extended and surpassed its predecessor, fuelled by the back-to-back chart sensations Don't Phunk With My Heart and My Humps. As the group stayed on the road in 2006, the 8-track EP Renegotiations: The Remixes was issued and the touring was chronicled on Live From Sydney To Vegas, the full-length live performance DVD. To date, they have logged 222 headline tour dates in 29 countries with 1.5 million tickets sold.
In conjunction with the release of The E.N.D., The Black Eyed Peas are preparing to kick off a world tour with dates to be announced in the weeks ahead.
The E.N.D. begins the next chapter – and the next decade – in the career of The Black Eyed Peas.
The first single from the album Boom Boom Pow is set for release May 18th.
The E.N.D. will follow on June 8th.
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