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Warner Chappell Music has announced it has signed a global administration deal with K-pop superstar ROSÉ. ROSÉ is the lead vocalist of BLACKPINK—one of the most celebrated K-pop acts in history.
Her recent collaboration with leading WCM hitmaker Bruno Mars on the single “APT.” has spent four weeks at the #1 spot on both the Billboard Global 200 and Global (Excluding US) chart. The song also debuted at #1 on both charts, making ROSÉ the first female K-pop solo artist to do so simultaneously. The song also rose to the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, marking another milestone for ROSÉ as the first female K-pop act to reach that position.
ROSÉ released her newest single, “Number One Girl” on Friday, November 22 and her long-awaited solo debut album rose is slated for release on December 6.
“I am beyond excited to join the team at Warner Chappell,” shares ROSÉ about the news. “There is so much more to come that I can’t wait to share—it’s going to be an amazing journey.”
“ROSÉ has earned this moment, and it’s a huge honor to officially welcome her to our Warner Chappell family,” adds Ryan Press, President, North America, WCM. “As she breaks record after record, she’s singlehandedly redefining the K-pop genre while also paving the way for a new era of cross-cultural expression. We’ve already hit the ground running with our partners at Atlantic to support ROSÉ’s bold vision and explore new creative opportunities for her songs. Above all, we can’t wait to see where her music takes us next.”
ROSÉ was born in Auckland, New Zealand and raised in Melbourne, Australia. The budding pop singer moved to South Korea at the age of 15 to pursue her music career. In 2016, she rose to global fame as the lead singer of the K-pop quartet BLACKPINK. They quickly became a leading force in the music industry, setting new records as the first K-pop girl group to win a VMA and then appear on the cover of Billboard magazine.
BLACKPINK also have the distinction as the first Korean act to headline Coachella and became recognized by the RIAA with their gold-certified “Ddu-du Ddu-Du.” The group also joined the Spotify Billions Club playlist with their hit, “How You Like That.”