BLACKPINK's Lisa covers up 'Rockstar' plagiarism controversy with comeback

Lisa from the group BLACKPINK is making a comeback at lightning speed.

Lisa announced the release of her new song 'NEW WOMAN' on the afternoon of the 6th through LLOUD Co.'s official website.

This single features global pop star Rosalia. Rosalia, who has won several awards at the American 'Grammy Awards' and the Latin 'Grammy Awards', has 25.1 million monthly listeners on Spotify, along with The Weeknd, Billie Eilish, and Travis Scott. ) has made its presence known by collaborating with renowned global artists such as ).

As Rosalia has always boasted of her close friendship and warmth with Lisa, the expectations of listeners around the world are growing to see what kind of synergy the two people, who met through music, will show through 'NEW WOMAN'.

Previously, Lisa signed a partnership with RCA Records, a label under Sony Music in the U.S., through Loud Company, the agency she founded. In June of this year, she released the single 'ROCKSTAR' and entered into a full-fledged solo career.

In particular, Lisa's 'ROCKSTAR' debuted at number 8 on the Spotify Global Chart and 70th on the US Billboard 'Hot 100' upon its release, ranked 4th on the Billboard 'Global 200' Weekly Chart, and 'Billboard Global (excluding the US)'. (Billboard Global Excl. US)' chart, reaching the top spot and achieving another career high. However, although the plagiarism controversy related to 'ROCKSTAR' arose, Lisa did not speak out about it.

Lisa's 'NEW WOMAN' will be released on various online music sites at 9 am (Korean time) on the 16th.

Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr