Black Eyed Peas | The Beginning (Avail Now)
THE BLACK EYED PEAS’ NEW ALBUM — THE BEGINNING — OUT TODAY ON INTERSCOPE RECORDS
MULTI-PLATINUM GROUP TO PERFORM DURING THE BRIDGESTONE SUPER BOWL XLV HALF-TIME SHOW ON FOX ON FEBRUARY 6TH, 2011
FANS WHO PURCHASE THE ALBUM CAN INSTANTLY WIN A CHANCE TO BE THE BLACK EYED PEAS’ SPECIAL GUEST AT THE SUPER BOWL HALFTIME SHOW
Monica, CA) — Six-time Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum recording
artists The Black Eyes Peas release their sixth album, The Beginning,
today on Interscope Records. “The Time (Dirty Bit),” the first single
from The Beginning, went straight to No. 1 on iTunes in 11 countries,
including Canada, Australia, France, Germany, and Mexico.
The
Black Eyed Peas performed, “The Time (Dirty Bit),” at the 2010 American
Music Awards, where they took home the award for “Favorite Pop Rock
Band/Duo/Group.” Oprah Winfrey invited the group to perform on her
“Ultimate Favorite Things” episode on November 19th, calling them “my
favorite group and one of my favorite things.” Entertainment Weekly
raves, “Every song is piled high with slick hip-hop rhythms, and bright
synch parts…all furthering the goal of maximum catchiness.” “They’ve
succeeded at keeping the good times rolling yet again.”
The
Black Eyed Peas will perform during The Bridgestone Super Bowl XLV
Halftime Show on FOX at Cowboys Stadium in North Texas on Sunday,
February 6th, 2011. They join an esteemed list of artists —The Who,
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Tom Petty and the
Heartbreakers, Prince, the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, and U2 —
who’ve performed during the show, which is the most-watched musical
event of the year. More than 153 million viewers in the U.S. alone
watched last year’s telecast.
Those who buy The Beginning can
win a chance to be the group’s special guest at the Bridgestone Halftime
Show in Dallas. See official rules at: www.BlackEyedPeas.com/TheBigWinning.
The
Beginning is the follow-up to The Black Eyed Peas’ blockbuster album
The E.N.D., which has sold more than 11 million copies worldwide while
spending 52 weeks on the Billboard Top 200 chart. It is also the first
album in two decades by a duo or group to yield five Top 10 songs on
Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, including the No. 1 hits “Boom Boom Pow,” “I
Gotta Feeling” (which is the best-selling digital song in SoundScan
history), and “Imma Be,” as well as the Top 10’s “Meet Me Halfway” and
“Rock That Body.” The quartet, comprised of will.i.am,
Fergie, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, has logged more than 300 headline tour
dates in 29 countries with more than 2.2 million tickets sold.