At this year's Grammy Awards, the Korean - Kpop music industry made a historic mark when songs produced and performed by Kpop producers and artists were nominated for the honorary nomination category.
Notably, Rose's management company The Black Label (Blackpink) won big with many producers and artists nominated through the two songs "APT." and "Golden".
The hit APT. performed by Rose and Bruno Mars, in which Rose participated in writing the lyrics, received nominations for 3 categories - Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best Pop Duet/Group Performance.
Rose made history as the first K-pop artist to be nominated in 2 categories in Grammy's "Big Four" (4 Most prestigious awards: Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Album of the Year, New Artist) category.
The song "Golden" from the soundtrack of the movie "Kpop Demon Hunters" was nominated in 4 categories - Song of the Year, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, Best Song composed for a Movie/Truyen hinh, Best Re-Heading.
Golden was performed by 3 female singers Ejae, Audioshow and Rei Ami (voicing 3 members of the virtual music group Huntr/x in the movie Kpop Demon Hunters). Meanwhile, the song's composition and production team includes producers from The Black Label - Teddy, 24, IDO.
In addition, The Black Label received another good news when the soundtrack album "Kpop Demon Hunters" was nominated for Best soundtrack Album category.
The Black Label's production team, headed by Teddy, participated in the production of the most famous songs in the soundtrack album, including "Golden", "Sopa Pop", "Your Idol", "How It's done".
The Black Label was recorded by 2 YG Entertainment producers - Teddy and Kush - in 2016. Initially, this was a record label under YG, the office was still located in YG headquarters building in hapjeong-dong area.
But since 2020, The Black Label began to restructure, gradually becoming an independent company. In 2024, the company officially moved its headquarters to Hannam-dong, separating from YG. Teddy is currently the largest shareholder with more than 40% of shares, YG only holds about 15% of shares.
After her individual contract with YG Entertainment expired, Rose joined The Black Label in June 2024.
Currently, this company is managing many other artists such as Taeyang (Big Bang), Jeon conc, Park Bo Gum, Im Si Wan, Lee Jong Won... The Black Label has also established 2 music groups MEOVV and Allday Project.
