Black Eyed Peas
Jul 6, 2022
With every move, Black Eyed Peas dictate the rhythm of culture. During the past 25 years, the Los Angeles trio — will.i.am, Apl.de.Ap, and Taboo—earned six GRAMMY Awards and achieved sales of 35 million albums and 120 million singles across seminal releases such as Elephunk, The E.N.D., and more.
Cemented as one of the era’s biggest acts, they emerged as “the second best-selling artist/group of all time for downloaded tracks,” according to Nielsen, and landed on Billboard’s “Hot 100 Artists of the Decade.”
Moving over 3 million tickets, performing 300-plus shows throughout 30 different countries, and headlining stadiums, they graced the biggest stage in the world with a landmark performance at the Super Bowl XLV Halftime Show in 2011. They ignited a new era with the 2019 single "Ritmo (Bad Boys For Life)" alongside J Balvin, generating over 1 billion combined streams and video views in under six months’ time. Impressively, it toppled the Spotify streaming counts of classics like “I Gotta Feeling” and “Where Is The Love?” to emerge as the group’s “most-listened to song on a platform.” It reached Top 10 at Pop Radio, becoming their first Top 10 at the format in a decade.
The follow-up single, "Mamacita" with Ozuna & J.Rey Soul, eclipsed half-a-billion streams. Everything just paved the way for their eighth album, Translation, to make a major splash around the globe. It arrived with a bang worldwide, bowing at #3 on the Top Latin Albums Chart as the group’s first Top 5 entry. Beyond tallying billions of streams and counting, "Ritmo" earned a double-platinum certification from the RIAA as "Mamacita" and "Girl Like Me" with Shakira each surpassed gold status. Translation generated widespread critical applause as Variety proclaimed, “BEP have found a new sense of adventure.” Black Eyed Peas continue to move culture with intensity like never before.