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BLACKPINK singer Rosé has joined Atlantic Records’ roster for her upcoming solo releases.
Earlier today (September 27), BLACKPINK’s Rosé shared on Instagram that she has signed a global deal with Atlantic Records. The label’s roster currently includes acts like Bruno Mars, Charli XCX and Ed Sheeran.
“I know you’ve all waited sooo long for this moment, but i hope you’re READY for what’s in store for the next few months!! i CANNOTTT wait for you all to hear everything!! so hang on tight!!miss you all dearly,” the Korean-Australian singer wrote.
Rosé also announced the launch of her new “finsta” account @vampirehollie, where she and her team will share updates on her upcoming solo music. Notably, yhe account handle shares a name with an upcoming song she teased to fans back in February.
In June, the K-pop star shared that she had signed with The Black Label for her solo activities. This came six months after all four members of BLACKPINK decided not to renew their individual contracts with YG Entertainment in late 2023.
At the time, Rosé said that she personally “didn’t want to speak or announce anything before I had everything aligned for my music to be out,” but shared that she had been “in and out of the studio almost every single day” in preparation of her upcoming solo record.
The singer’s upcoming release will be her first solo music since her debut single album ‘R’ in 2021, which included the songs ‘On The Ground’ and ‘Gone’. She also sang the solo B-side ‘Hard To Love’ on BLACKPINK’s 2022 studio album ‘Born Pink’.
The news comes just weeks after fellow BLACKPINK member Jennie announced her own solo deal with Columbia Records, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment. Meanwhile, bandmate Lisa launched her partnership with RCA Records back in April, under which she has released two singles – ‘Rockstar’ and ‘New Woman’ featuring Rosalía.
Last week, YG Entertainment shared plans for BLACKPINK to make a comeback with a new album in 2025, which will be accompanied by a world tour. It will be their first music as a group since ‘Born Pink’.
10cc drummer Paul Burgess has announced that he is leaving the band because the demands of touring have become too much for him.
The 75-year-old musician, who also spent time performing with Jethro Tull, Camel, Magna Carta, and The Icicle Works, has chosen to walk away from the legendary rock group after more than five decades.
He shared: “After so many wonderful years with 10cc, I must admit that the rigours of touring are no longer manageable for me as I get older, and I feel it’s time to let go of the long hours in airports and endless travel on buses.
“I’m not planning to stop playing altogether. I will still perform but at a pace that feels right, working alongside old friends and a new group of fellow musicians called The Guilty Men.”
Frontman Graham Gouldman confessed that it will feel unusual to perform without his “longest-running musical associate.”
He explained: “When Paul and I first joined forces in 10cc, we never could have imagined that we’d still be at it after 30 years, let alone 52.
“Paul has been my longest musical partner and it will feel different to turn around and see another drummer, but I completely understand why he no longer wants to sit on a plane for 14 hours or wake up in a new hotel every day for weeks at a time.”
Ben Stone, who has previously played with Mike and The Mechanics and Bonnie Tyler, will be taking over on drums.
Paul, who had several runs with 10cc after joining in 1973, performed his final show with the I’m Not In Love band in Alexandria, Virginia this past September.
The group is set to continue their And Another Bloody Greatest Hits Tour in the UK next year.
