Black Eyed Peas to announce split? Well, I guess the big news this morning is that the Black Eyed Peas have confirmed what they've kind of been hinting at all along with their The E.N.D. album—that they are indeed breaking up once their tour is over. It's funny, because I saw them at their surprisingly d'luvvly L.A. show on Monday, and I swear there was a point when Will.i.am was talking that I thought he was going to announce the group were splitting or "taking a break" right there. But he didn't.
A greatest hits is supposed to be released around Christmas this year. So now I guess we can expect more producing from Will, another solo album or two from Fergie before the inevitable Peas nostalgia reunion tour, and the other two to, uh, probably just sit back and bang hookers on stacks of cash.

At any rate, expect The E.N.D, which is currently #10 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums, to jump higher on next week's chart.

Meanwhile, did you ever think you'd see the day where La Roux land not only a Top 40 hit, but a Top 20 hit in the U.S.? "Bulletproof" has been steadily climbing up the Billboard Hot 100 for weeks now, and after all the hard work and hair product Elly Jackson has been going through, the blood, sweat and Pomade are finally paying off.

This week "Bulletproof" climbs to #12 on the chart. Yes, folks, synth pop appears to be alive and well. Along with that, Goldfrapp's Head First enters the Top 200 Albums at #11, just narrowly missing out on a Top 10 debut. Sigh. Still, it's the duo's best U.S. placing to date with an LP.

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