THE E.N.D. is Near - Black Eyed Peas Return !

     MUSIC NEWS - After a four-year break between studio albums, three-time Grammy Award-winners, The Black Eyed Peas are back this spring with The E.N.D. (via Interscope Records) on June 9, 2009.  "Boom Boom Pow," is the first new single from the album, and should be airing on radio soon.

"We wanted to make a record that would make people dance," reveals will.i.am. In conjunction with the release of The E.N.D., plans call for The Black Eyed Peas to kick off a world tour (appearance at the Ultra Music Festival  confirmed)  playing the same global territories the group covered over the past five years. Dates will begin to be announced in the weeks and months ahead.

The E.N.D. is the Black Eyed Peas' first original new album since Monkey Business (buy CD here), it generated Grammy Awards over two consecutive years, when the RIAA gold single "Don't Phunk with My Heart" won Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group at the 2006 ceremonies; and the RIAA platinum single "My Humps" won Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group in 2007. "My Humps" also won the MTV VMA for Best Hip-Hop Video in 2006.

Based in Los Angeles, original members will.i.am, apl.de.ap and Taboo released their first album in 1998, Behind The Front (though will and apl were rapping together for ten years before that). Bridging The Gap, the second Black Eyed Peas album, arrived in 2000.   With 2003's breakthrough album Elephunk, and Fergie's entry into the lineup, the Peas became international superstars. The album spun off the worldwide #1 hit "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, fueled 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 (buy DVD here) . To date, they have logged 222 headline tour dates in 29 countries with 1.5 million tickets sold.