Black Eyed Peas tap into new 'Energy'
Dec. 5, 2008 12:08 PM
Billboard.com
DETROIT - The Black Eyed Peas are planning more of a "music diary" than a conventional album when the group releases "The END" in March.
There are currently no guest features planned for the album.
Besides his Peas and solo work, will.i.am has also been busy as a producer and guest, with contributions to recent releases by Usher, Estelle and Flo Rida.
He's worked on material for expected upcoming releases by Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson and the Pussycat Dolls' Nicole Scherzinger. He was recently in London working with U2 ("I'm not supposed to talk about that," he says) and has a role in the X-Men prequel "X Men Origins: Wolverine," which is due out in 2009.
Black Eyed Peas tap into new 'Energy'
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