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Recently sharing a trailer for the tour to their YouTube Channel, the ‘How You Like That’ singers last concert dates back to 2023 during their Born Pink World Tour, in support of their album with the same name.

In her 2024 interview with ELLE, member of the band Lisa reassured fans that them going separate ways for a little bit didn’t mean the end of the band, she said: “Of course we’re continuing, for sure. We’re so proud of BLACKPINK, and I love BLACKPINK. It is not just because of our fans, it’s for ourselves. There was no doubt. This is our life.”

The girl band will make history as being the first K-Pop group to ever play the legendary stadium. The news come just a week after member Jisoo released her debut mini-album ‘Amortage‘, whilst fellow members Jennie is set to release hers ‘Ruby’ on March 7, Lisa will also share her solo album ‘Alter Ego’ on February 28 and recently released a collaboration single alongside RAYE and Doja Cat called ‘Born Again’. Lastly, Rosé released her solo album back in December called ‘Rosie’ whilst also releasing popular single with Bruno Mars ‘APT’.

The famous K-Pop band BLACKPINK will be playing Wembley Stadium on August 15 of this year.

The single, a lost-love song with slightly existential, religious undertones, has Raye and Lisa harmonising in the chorus, singing: “If you stayed just another few nights / I could’ve made you pray to Jesus / Would’ve showed you to the light / Every single night, to be born again”

The new song is the fourth track to be released from Lisa’s upcoming debut solo album, ‘Alter Ego’. The album was first announced in November 2024 and will contain her previously released singles ‘Rockstar’, ‘New Woman’ featuring Rosalia and ‘Moonlit Floor’, showing a range of different sounds from EDM and trap to funky electro-pop. It will be her first album released under her own label, LLOUD, after she and the other members of BLACKPINK chose not to renew their solo contracts with their label YG Entertainment.

Other member of BLACKPINK have kept busy with new music and collaborations – Rosé recently teamed up with Bruno Mars last October, dropping the feel-good pop-rock hit ‘APT’. It managed to rack up a billion streams on Spotify, becoming the fastest song released by a K-Pop artist to do so. She then dropped her debut solo album ‘rosie’ on December 6.

Last week, Jennie dropped a new single titled ‘Love Hangover’ featuring Dominic Fike. It’s the third song to be released from her upcoming solo debut album ‘Ruby’. Jisoo is also gearing up to release her mini album, ‘Amortage’.

They’re not just limiting themselves to the music world – Lisa is set to make her first venture into acting on the upcoming third season of HBO’s The White Lotus, which is set in her home country of Thailand, ready for release on Sunday February 16. Jisoo is set to star in Coupang Play and Prime Video’s original K-drama Newtopia, a romantic fantasy-comedy set during a zombie outbreak.

BLACKPINK have also shared a teaser for a 2025 world tour. The trailer shows a roaring stadium crowd waving lights and falling confetti, and then the 5 members of the K-Pop group holding a pose beneath the spotlights. The screen then fades to black, with a pink text popping up reading: “2025 WORLD TOUR”. You can watch it below.

BLACKPINK’s ROSÉ has achieved her first no.1 on the UK Big Top 40 with her single ‘APT’, a collaboration with Bruno Mars. The girl group member is no stranger to UK charts, as BLACKPINK are known for hit singles, such as ‘How You Like That’, ‘Shut Down’, and ‘Pink Venom’, all of which also charted. She has also become the highest charting female K-pop soloist on the Official Singles Chart Top 40 with the single, peaking at no.2. It’s by no means her first entry into the chart. The idol already has 8 UK top 40 singles with her group, BLACKPINK.

‘APT’ while different from the hard hitting, girl boss sound BLACKPINK are known for, still maintains the catchy chorus that is so integral to any k-pop song. The song is based on a Korean drinking game and ROSÉ wrote the lyrics herself. She later got Bruno Mars to collaborate as her solo work is in partnership with Atlantic Records, where Bruno Mars is also under contract.

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BLACKPINK are a South Korean K-pop quartet that debuted in 2016. Since the popularity of Korean music has risen, BLACKPINK are probably one of the most well-known girl groups in the world. Since early in their career they have broken record after record, including the most viewed Korean music video in 2018 with ‘Ddu-Du Ddu-Du’, becoming the first K-pop girl group to perform at the popular US music festival Coachella in 2019, to becoming the first k-pop girl group to have a song reach 1 billion streams on Spotify in March of this year.  They have visited the UK on multiple tours including three times for their ‘Born Pink’ world tour on November 30, and December 1 both in 2022 as well as performing at BST Hyde Park as headliners on July 3, 2023. They made history as the first K-pop act to headline a major UK festival and garnered a sold-out audience of 65,000. The members were also given honorary MBE’s by King Charles in 2023 during the President and First Lady of South Korea’s state visit to the UK.

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The 27-year-old New Zealand-born singer is the only member of BLACKPINK to sign to an existing label for her solo career, THE BLACK LABEL, rather than creating her own company as fellow members JISOO, JENNIE and LISA did. JENNIE, 28,  is also currently charting on the UK Top 40 with her single ‘Mantra’, which peaked at 37 after its release last month. Thai-born LISA, also 27, has released solo music this year too, charting in the top 75 on the UK charts. Eldest member JISOO, 29, has yet to release solo music since BLACKPINK separated from company YG Entertainment in December 2023. The group remains with YG Entertainment for their group activities and according to entertainment company, BLACKPINK will have a comeback in 2025 as well as embark on a world tour. Given that BLACKPINK has visited the UK on their previous two world tours, they are likely to be back next year.

They are no strangers to global success including in the UK music scene, and will likely continue to appear with subsequent releases as a group. ROSÉ is set to release her first full-length album, ‘Rosie’, on December 6th. It will be her first release since her single album ‘-R-‘ in 2021.

In a recent Facebook post reflecting on the collaboration with Chanel, Jamie xx shared,“IT’S SO GOOD is a piece of music I made to soundtrack this incredibly good-looking game of musical chairs. Thank you CHANEL for having me.”

With the release of ‘It’s So Good,’ Jamie xx makes his solo comeback to the music scene, signifying his first release since 2022. The catchy track builds on the success of his earlier tracks, ‘Let’s Do It Again’ and ‘KILL DEM,’ which garnered widespread acclaim in 2022.

While The xx producer kept a low profile in terms of new releases throughout 2023, he remained active on the live music front, touring North America with LCD Soundsystem and IDLES during the Re:SET Concert Series in North America and gracing a host of other festival stages globally.

Beyond his solo pursuits, Jamie xx has been actively collaborating with his bandmates from The xx on their individual projects. He helped to produce Oliver Sim’s solo debut album, ‘Hideous Bastard,’ in 2022, and worked with Romy on her debut solo dance-pop album, ‘Mid Air,’ released last year.

Romy recently confirmed that The xx are working on an “exciting new album,” marking their fourth following 2017’s ‘I See You.’ Reflecting on the band’s growth to NME, Romy said, “Oliver and Jamie and I have all tried new things and learned a lot from different projects. It’s quite healthy to be like, ‘What have you learned? What should we do now?’ It’s exciting to be starting again, and we’ve started making some music, which I’m really excited about.”

While details about a potential upcoming album from Jamie xx are scarce, his acclaimed debut LP, ‘In Colour,’ released in 2015, stands as his sole full-length solo project to date. As the new year unfolds, the anticipation for the return of both The xx and Jamie xx is palpable. With no tour dates set for 2024, the prospect of more music from Jamie xx becomes a hopeful note for fans. For now, listeners can immerse themselves in Jamie xx’s latest single, ‘It’s So Good,’ available for streaming and download on all platforms.

Earlier this year, Rebecca Black received heaps of praise from the music world for her self-released debut album Let Her Burn. The former viral video star shocked listeners with her transformation from a meme to a hyperpop hero. Listen below to the single “Crumbs” below:

TikTok sensation Peach PRC will also be supporting BLACKPINK performing in the UK for the first time at the concert. “dumb dumb” singer Mazie will also be supporting as well as rising star Annika Bennett, Dublin-based singer-songwriter Sarah Crean, and fellow Dubliner punky singer SPIDER. Click here for tickets to BLACKPINK’s BTS concert.

The South Korean girl group, dubbed the “biggest girl group in the world”, consists of Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa. BLACKPINK became the first Korean group to headline Coachella earlier this year.

Their sophomore album Born Pink was released in September last year through YG Entertainment and Interscope Records. The girls dipped into hip hop, pop, rock, and EDM on the genre-spanning album. The album peaked at number 1 in several countries including South Korea, the US, Canada, Croatia, Portugal, and UK – making the band the first K-pop Girl Group to land a UK number one album.

Watch the video for “Pink Venom” below:

Also headlining the festival spanning multiple weekends from 24^th – 8^th July are Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Guns N’ Roses, Billy Joel, and Take That. For more information and tickets see here.

American superstar P!nk will be headlining British Summer Time on Saturday 24^th June and Sunday 25^th June. Support for the pop princess includes American songstress Gwen Stefani, British Eurovision contestant Sam Ryder, TikTok famed singer Gayle, and American singer Tinashe. For remaining tickets see here.

Dreamy Americana femme fatale Lana Del Rey will close the festival this year on Sunday the 9^th July. Support acts are due to be announced soon. For remaining tickets see here.

The festival taking place in the heart of London started back in 2013. Over the last decade, the festival has hosted many iconic headliners such as The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, The Libertines, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Blur, The Strokes, Kylie Minogue, The Cure, Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, and Florence + The Machine.

Compared to last year’s festival with the likes of Stevie Wonder, Celine Dion, The Rolling Stones, Phil Collins, Bon Jovi, Barbara Streisand, Lionel Richie, Adele and so many more artists who truly lit up England’s capital city, this year’s festival will have no problems making such a beautiful event like this, difficult to forget.

One of the lineups will include pop legends, Take That, singer and pianist Billy Joel, rock ‘n’ roll legends, Guns N’ Roses, and K-pop superstars BLACKPINK will all be one of the many headliners this summer.

Pop icon, P!NK will headline two shows as she delivers ‘Summer Carnival’ to London, and rock icon, Bruce Springsteen will also make an appearance in two shows alongside the E Street Band marks his first-ever BST debut. The last remaining headliner is yet to be announced soon.

We're delighted to announce the incredible @realdarylhall will be joining @billyjoel as a special guest at his American Express presents BST Hyde Park show this summer! ❤️

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As for supporting acts, there are a few artists that will officially make an appearance at this coming summer festival. The artists that have been named so far are Hall & Oates’ Daryl Hall for Billy Joel, Gwen Stefani for P!NK, Sabrina Carpenter, upcoming English pop-singers Caity Baser and Mae Stephens, and South Korean indie rockers for BLACKPINK, The Script and Sugababes for Take That, plus plenty more of supporting acts yet to be revealed.

The BST Hyde Park festival spans across three weekends in the summer. The first festival will commence on Friday 23 June and will conclude on Saturday 8 July. Here are the dates for each headliner performing.

06/24/2023 – P!NK

06/24/2023 – P!NK

06/30 – Guns N’ Roses

07/01 – Take That

07/02 – BLACKPINK

07/06 – Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

07/07 – Billy Joel

07/08 – Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

Ticket purchase wise, there is a usual mixture of ticket types which varies in prices, providing different access and experience to the event. The tickets include General Admission, Gold-Circle access and VIP Packages like the Diamond VIP experience and Great Oak Premium. For more information, visit the BST Hyde Park’s official site here.

The organisers of BST Hyde Park have stayed committed in doing the best they can to provide accessibility for fans with disability. They now have the option to apply for a Disability Access ticket option.

As stated in NME Martin Talbot the Chief Executive at the Official Charts Company, said: “Congratulations to BLACKPINK. Being any kind of chart first is a record which can never be taken away, so for their new album ‘Born Pink’ to become the first UK Official Number One by a K-pop girl group is a fantastic achievement – and puts them in the record books forever!”

The rest of this week’s UK top five includes Suede‘s Autofiction at Number Two, the band’s highest chart position since 1999. The London-based rock group also claimed the best-selling album in UK independent record stores this week,. Then Rina Sawayama‘s Hold The Girl at Number Three, Marcus Mumford‘s (self-titled) (Number Four), and Pink Floyd‘s Animals reissue (Number Five).

The album was accompanied by the release of a vibrant video for the lead single “Shut Down,” which paid homage to some of BLACKPINK’s prior collective and solo releases. There where visual references to their singles “Kill This Love,” “Ice Cream,” “How You Like That,” Rosé’s “Gone,” Lisa’s “Money,” and Jennie’s “Solo”. BLACKPINK also shared two tracks from Born Pink prior to its release – first, “Ready To Love,” which premiered as part of the band’s virtual concert with PUBG. In August, they then returned with their vivacious single “Pink Venom,” which upon release broke Spotify and YouTube records for a K-pop girl group and racked up the views for the biggest music video premiere of 2022 so far. You can view the music video below.

Additionally according to The Korea Times quoting YG Entertainment citing data from Hanteo Chart, (a local market tracker) the album broke the record for the biggest first week sales by a K-pop girl group in history by selling more than 1.54 million copies in the first week of its release. BLACKPINK are also set to embark on a world tor kicking off with a pair of dates in Seoul before heading to North America and Europe which will include two shows at The O2 in London.