Cheryl Cole, the British singer best known as a judge on U.K. television series The X Factor, will support the Black Eyed Peas on the British portion of their upcoming The E.N.D. world tour. Cole is expected to perform songs from her chart-topping solo debut album, 3 Words on the U.K. leg, which kicks off in London's O2 Arena on May 5. Peas mastermind will.i.am worked with Cole on several songs for 3 Words.
The Peas are set to kick off their world tour Thursday night in Atlanta. Rapper Ludacris will open for the group during the tour's North American leg. The Peas were recently nominated in six categories at the 2010 Grammy Awards. The group took home the awards for Best Pop Vocal Album The E.N.D., Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group for "I Gotta Feeling" and Best Short Form Music Video for "Boom Boom Pow."