Blackpink is coming in your area — virtually, anyway.YouTube Music has announced a livestream concert featuring the K-pop group, set for launch on Dec. 27 at midnight ET. The event, available exclusively on Blackpink's YouTube channel, will include first-time performances of songs from "The Album," released in October.Members of Blackpink, Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Rosé, will also go live on its YouTube channel on Thursday at 9 p.m. PT to personally introduce "The Show" to their fans."We wanted to end...
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Cohen
Global Head, Music
In the past two years, music veteran Cohen has enhanced artist support by launching initiatives, including YouTube Analytics for Artists, and lobbying for YouTube plays to count on the Billboard 200 chart. In February, he announced the company had delivered $12 billion-plus to the music business since inception, $3 billion in 2019 alone. When the pandemic shuttered concerts, YouTube enabled 215,000 artists to generate income through virtual performances, such as Andrea Bocelli’s Easter showstopper, with over 2.8 million viewers. In June, Cohen and CEO Susan Wojcicki were on the executive team that initiated a multiyear $100,000 fund to support original programming by Black artists and creators.