Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.i.am says the band’s next album — The Beginning — is almost finished and could be available by the end of the year.

The Grammy-winning “Hey Mama’” stars returned from hiatus last year with a charttopping album, The End.

On Friday, the band’s No. 1 hit, “I Gotta Feeling,” become the first song to reach the 6 million mark in digital downloads. The milestone was confirmed by Nielsen SoundScan.