On Dec 4 at 10 a.m. (local time), Variety released the list for their Hitmakers 2020. And among the names, BLACKPINK has been chosen as ŌĆ£Group of the Year.ŌĆØ ŌĆ£HitmakersŌĆØ is an award ceremony that selects singer-songwriter, producer, composer and label who contributed to producing the most popular song of the year. BLACKPINK stood shoulder to shoulder with A-list artists like Harry Styles, J Balvin, Lil Baby and Lewis Capaldi. BLACKPINK said, ŌĆ£This wonŌĆÖt be possible without you guys and we want to say thank you again. 2020 has been a memorable year for all of us as we released our first full album and received so many encouraging messages from everyone. Thank you so much BLINK and we love you.ŌĆØ
Variety paid attention to the groupŌĆÖs mesmerizing achievements this year. They wrote, ŌĆ£After becoming the first K-pop girl group to perform at Coachella, the girls took to collaborating with such A-list artists as Lady Gaga ŌĆŌĆØ their sweet duet, ŌĆ£Sour Candy,ŌĆØ appears on GagaŌĆÖs ŌĆ£ChromaticaŌĆØ album ŌĆŌĆØ and Selena Gomez,ŌĆØ and added, ŌĆ£Their latest music video, ŌĆ£How You Like That,ŌĆØ garnered 86.3 million views in 24 hours on YouTube when it debuted in June, setting a record.ŌĆØ But what they focused on was BLACKPINKŌĆÖs first regular album THE ALBUM. ŌĆ£The eight-song collection topped the iTunes chart in 57 regions around the world and made Blackpink the first-ever million-selling K-pop girl group ŌĆŌĆØ a quarter of those album sales coming from the U.S.,ŌĆØ they wrote. ŌĆ£In fact, ŌĆśIce Cream,ŌĆÖ BlackpinkŌĆÖs joint single with Gomez, has found a welcoming home on Top 40 radio, where itŌĆÖs amassed more than 40,000 spins since its August release.ŌĆØ Meanwhile, BLACKPINK will play livestreamed concert on YouTube titled ŌĆ£YG PALM STAGE ŌĆŌĆØ 2020 BLACKPINK: THE SHOWŌĆØ on Dec 27 at midnight (EST) and 2 p.m. KST. Source (1)
