BLACKPINK

K-pop girl group BLACKPINK has earned a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for its 2025 digital single "Jump." The RIAA said on its website on Thursday (U.S. time) that "Jump" has surpassed 500,000 units, the threshold required for gold certification, as of Dec. 11. The association awards gold for 500,000 units, platinum for 1 million, multi-platinum for 2 million and diamond for 10 million units. Certified units are counted based on physical and digital album sales, downloads, and audio and video streams. The track has also been certified platinum by the Canadian music industry and single platinum in France. It received gold certifications in Australia, Belgium and New Zealand. Released last July, "Jump" has exceeded 470 million streams on Spotify and stayed on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 10 weeks. The K-pop quartet is set to release its third EP "Deadline" on Feb. 27, marking its first full-group comeback in three years and five months since its second studio album "Born Pink" in September 2022.

Blackpink earned gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America with “Jump,” the organization announced Thursday in the US. The foursome dropped "Jump" as a digital single in July. It debuted on Billboard’s Hot 100 at No. 28 and spent ten weeks on the chart, the longest run for the group. It also ranked atop Billboard’s Global 200 and Global excl. US. Blackpink is set to roll out its third EP “Deadline” on Feb. 27, its first full group effort in almost 3 1/2 years. Its pre

SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group BLACKPINK has earned a gold certific...

Blackpink is set to make its long-awaited return to the K-pop scene with a third EP, titled “Deadline,” on Feb. 27, according to YG Entertainment on Thursday. The agency announced the release through a teaser video on its official social media channels, unveiling a motion graphic teaser that featured a burst of neon-pink light slicing through a black screen — both signature colors of the group — to signal the group’s return. The upcoming album shares its name with Blackpink’s world tour that beg

Girl group BLACKPINK will release its third EP, "Deadline," on Feb. 27, the group's label, YG Entertainment, said Thursday. YG unveiled a video announcing the K-pop quartet's comeback on its official blog. "Deadline" will mark the first album from the group in three years and five months since "Born Pink" in September 2022. The group released the digital single "Jump" in July but showcased its distinctive musical colors more through active solo projects during the group's break. YG said the album's title, "Deadline," is the same as that of BLACKPINK's latest world tour, which began in July in Goyang, just northwest of Seoul. It added the comeback will serve as a grand finale to the tour. While the group had already completed major work on the album, including the filming of a music video, the release was postponed from last year to this year to further enhance its quality. "We sincerely thank fans for their patience over the long wait," YG said. "We plan to repay their support with highly refined music and ask for continued interest." BLACKPINK will wrap up its world tour with concerts at T

SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- Girl group BLACKPINK will release its third EP, "Dead...