The Black Eyed Peas have been holding down the No. 1 spot on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart for over a month now with "Boom Boom Pow." Never before have they reached so high — at least, not as a group. The Peas’ Fergie, however, has already been to No. 1 not once but three times before with singles off her 2006 solo debut. Which raises a question: How soon can we expect her to record a Fergalicious follow-up? "I definitely will make more solo music," she tells the Music Mix. "That’s for sure. That I can tell you. I just don’t know when."
The reason Fergie can’t get more specific just yet is that she’s busy preparing for the June 9 arrival of the Peas’ The E.N.D. Between promotional appearances and touring for that album, she estimates it’ll be at least a year and a half before she’ll have a chance to prioritize her solo career. "All I’m about right now is living and breathing The E.N.D.," she says. "At the end of this run, I’ll probably want to take a month and lay out by my pool and barbeque and hang with my dogs and my husband, and then after that, I’m going to see what is the next step."
How does that sound to you? Are you happy to wait a while for Fergie’s next solo move, or are you feeling impatient? Let us know.
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Am I the only one who thinks that “The Dutchess” was far overrated? For me, the best thing that came as a result of that album was Alanis Morissette’s version of “My Humps.”
Umm My Humps was NOT on the Dutchess, it was on Monkey Business with the whole group.
Big Girls Don’t Cry, Glamorous, Fergalicious, and London Bridge were from the Dutchess.
Like it or not, it was a huge sucess, and the album is a good one. I love it and many others do too!
I love Fergie solo, and I love the Peas as a group. I think her CD is great! Wil did a great job producing it. I wish she could do both at the same time! I am waiting for another solo CD from her!
Jara, you mentioned all those tracks, but you didn’t mention my favorite one: “Clumsy.”
I too was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed her solo effort.
Thanks, Jara, I stand corrected. Then there was nothing good off of “The Dutchess.”
Fergie rocks, and she has a fine hubby to boot!
To all those, like Ed, who would rather denigrate Fergie than give her her due: what have you done with your pathetic little lives to date? What makes it pathetic is your utter lack of fairness. Whether you like Fergie’s music or not, the record speaks for itself. Five hit singles from one album (the Dutchess). Three of those went to No. 1. Not many others can claim that. But, I am thankful for your comments. Because it makes the positive vibes out there stand out even more. Its people like you who make make us aware of what good there might exist in others. Thanks, Ed.
I hope she has time to do it all
she better hurry up before her face cracks. botox doesn’t last forever.