MUSIC NEWS: BLACK EYED PEAS MAKE MUSIC HISTORY

THE ALWAYS ECLECTIC, FUNKY & DOPE GROUP, ONE OF MY PERSONAL FAVES, THE BLACK EYED PEAS MAKE A LITTLE MUSIC HISTORY. CHECK IT OUT. I’M HAPPY FOR THEM, BY THE WAY. I HEARD THE ALBUM IS THE BEST MUSIC THEY’VE EVER DONE. CHEERSS. ENJOY

The Black Eyed Peas Break Record for the Most Mainstream Top 40 Hits This Decade

"Boom Boom Pow," the first single from the band's newest album "The E.N.D." coming out today, is #1 on the chart for four consecutive weeks.

SANTA MONICA, CA—The Black Eyed Peas have made 21st century history with their 12th hit on the Mainstream Top 40 chart. With their first single from The E.N.D., "Boom Boom Pow," at #1 on the Top 40 chart for four consecutive weeks, The Black Eyed Peas have landed the most Top 40 Mainstream Chart hits this decade surpassing Backstreet Boys and Nickelback.

"Boom Boom Pow," the first single from three-time Grammy Award winning, multi-platinum Interscope recording artists The Black Eyed Peas, holds the #1 spot on Billboard's Hot 100 chart for nine consecutive weeks. Since its release nine weeks ago, "Boom Boom Pow" has sold over 2.4 million digital downloads.

The video for the second single, "I Gotta Feeling" directed by Ben Mor (will.i.am's "A New Day" and John Legend f/ Kanye "Used to Love You") premiered last week. "I Gotta Feeling" debuts this week on the Top 40 chart, one week before the official add date. The single is featured in the CBS summer-long on air promotional campaign for their new fall schedule.

"The E.N.D." is The Black Eyed Peas' first original new album since "Monkey Business" (released May 2005), with sales of over 4 million in the U.S. and worldwide sales of more than 9 million copies. "Monkey Business" generated Grammy Awards for "Don't Phunk With My Heart" and "My Humps."

MUSIC NEWS: VIRGIN FEST TO EXPAND INTO 5 CANADIAN CITIES

THE UBER POPULAR & FUN VIRGIN FEST IS ABOUT TO MAKE FIVE CANADIAN CITIES VERY HAPPY WITH NEWS OF ADDING THOSE CITIES TO THEIR N. AMERICAN TOUR. CONGRATS TO THE CITIES CHOSEN, & MAKE SURE YOU BEGIN SAVING NOW SO THAT YOU CAN ENJOY IT WHEN IT MAKES ITS WAY TO YOUR NECK OF THE WOODS.

Virgin Music Fest Expands To Five Canadian Cities Black Eyed Peas will headline the Virgin Music Festival in Montreal. Robert Thompson, Toronto The Virgin Music Festival will hit five Canadian cities this summer, including Montreal, the event’s organizers announced today. The festival, which launched in 2006, is sponsored by Virgin Mobile Canada, which was fully acquired by Canadian telecommunications giant Bell Canada today. Event organizers didn’t disclose which cities the festival would be hitting, naming only Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta and Nova Scotia. Host locations will be announced at a later date. Last year, the festival went ahead in Toronto and Calgary, and a planned event in Vancouver fell through when organizers were unable to secure appropriate acts. Several acts have been confirmed for the Montreal show, which is being held on June 19 and 20, including Black Eyed Peas, Akon, Simple Plan, Hedley and New Kids on the Block.

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