The Black Eyed Peas will release “The E.N.D.,” their first studio album in four years, on June 9.

The hip-hop group plans to support the record, whose title stands for “The Energy Never Dies,” with an international tour.

Fans can keep an ear out for first single “Boom Boom Pow,” which will soon be issued to radio stations and clubs.

In an interview with Billboard, BEP’s will.i.am described the new material as “a lot of dance stuff, real melodic, electronic, soulful. We call it, like, electric static funk, something like that.”

The group’s last album was 2005’s “Monkey Business,” which sold 4.2 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

BEP member Fergie has also been working on her solo career, having released her solo debut album, “The Dutchess,” in 2006.






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