BLACKPINK and Selena Gomez Confirm Song Collaboration
After some speculation, Selena Gomez confirmed that she’s teaming up with BLACKPINK for a new collaboration.
“So SO excited to announce @BlackPinkOfficial and I have a new song coming out August 28th,” the pop star wrote via Instagram on Tuesday (Aug. 11), alongside a sweet and sparkling art featuring the two acts’ names over what appears to be dripping chocolate.
Gomez also shared an image on her Instagram account of a car license plate saying “SELPINK” – a mash-up name of Selena and BLACKPINK.
The announcement comes just a week after YG Entertainment, BLACKPINK’s label, teased a secret collaboration. The poster also reaffirms the track’s Aug. 28 release date but doesn’t reveal its title.
The new collaboration will follow the release of Blackpink’s fellow 2020 single “How You Like That,” which came at No. 33 on the Hot 100 upon its release, coincidentally matching the high mark achieved by “Kill This Love” back in 2019. It will also mark their second crossover single of the year with a major American pop star after teaming up with Lady Gaga for “Sour Candy.” Another international artist they’ve worked together with was Dua Lipa, in 2017.
BLACKPINK’s highly anticipated first full-length album, titled The Album, will be arriving on October 2. So far, Gomez is the only featured act on the set, though the full tracklist hasn’t dropped yet, so that could change whenever they do share that information.
Meanwhile, Gomez most recently collaborated with Trevor Daniel on the remix of rising pop singer’s 2020 single “Past Life” in the wake of her own hit 2020 album Rare. The singer kicked off the year by earning the first Hot 100 No. 1 of her career with the LP’s vulnerable lead single, “Lose You to Love Me.”
