Soon enough, the world can welcome The E.N.D. of The Black Eyed Peas. The Energy Never Dies, the groups much anticipated fifth studio album is set to drop June 9^th, and if the success of their first single off the album, Boom Boom Pow is any measure, the Black Eyed Peas may top the fame achieved by their multiplatinum albums Monkey Business and the breakout disc Elephunk.

The hip hops group upcoming album has been described by Will.i.am, the mastermind of the Black Eyed Peas, as a ¨high intensity dance get on the floor sound.¨ In an interview with Billboard, he said he was inspired by the electro dance and house scene in Sydney, where he partied while filming for his first movie role in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. ¨I came back just buzzing,¨ he said, recounting the inspiration he got from the pumping environment of the youth clubs there.

While the group wanted to get back to the dance sound that made them famous, the Black Eyed Peas also wanted to turn the album into an ¨artistic factory¨ as Fergie describes it. ¨We don't just sit down. We jump from room to room, all of us adding ideas to the recipe. If you get burnt out on one idea or your ears get tired, you walk to another room and step into a whole fresh creative zone for more ideas.¨ Thus the feeling of the new album is a fresh mix of old soul, hip hop and funk with new age techno and synth beats to bring Black Eyed Peas fans into the future.

Even though the full 16 track album won´t be available until June 9th, Will.i.am and the group have been using technology as an advantage to give their fans a taste of the high energy club album by releasing one single a week for the last few weeks. The first official single, Boom Boom Pow, had been their first single ever to reach the #1 spot on the Billboard charts, and stayed strong there for over 7 weeks. Some of the other singles released, including Imma Be and I Got a Feeling are just as successful in the Black Eyed Peas goal ¨to make people move and escape.¨ And though Alive, their single released on May 26^th slows things down just a bit, the song is sure to become an obsession.

You can catch the Black Eyed Peas on the Late Show with David Letterman the same date as The E.N.D. drop, June 9^th. Until then, enjoy some of our Black Eyed Peas Karaokes and don´t miss the next single release, Meet Me Halfway.

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