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BLACKPINK Announces 2025 World Tour With Shows Across the Globe
BLACKPINK, the renowned K-pop girl group, has officially announced their 2025 World Tour, marking a significant return to the global stage after a two-year hiatus.
This tour is set to commence on July 5, 2025, at the Goyang Stadium in South Korea and will span multiple continents, including North America, Europe, and Asia. Their final performance is scheduled for January 18, 2026, at the Tokyo Dome in Japan.
It follows their highly successful “Born Pink World Tour” (2022–2023) and comes after the members’ renewal of contracts with YG Entertainment in 2023. During the interim, members Jennie, Lisa, Jisoo, and Rosé have pursued individual projects.
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Going further, the 2025 World Tour will feature performances in major cities across the globe. With North America, notable venues include SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on July 12, Soldier Field in Chicago on July 18, Rogers Centre in Toronto on July 22, and Citi Field in New York on July 26.
Furthermore, European dates encompass shows at Stade de France in Paris on August 2, Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan on August 6, Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona on August 9, and Wembley Stadium in London on August 15.
Blackpink’s tour will conclude with three consecutive performances at Tokyo Dome on January 16, 17, and 18, 2026.
Also, tickets for the tour will be available for purchase starting Thursday, February 27, 2025. Fans are encouraged to secure their tickets promptly, as high demand is anticipated. Tickets can be purchased through official platforms such as Ticketmaster and Live Nation.
In addition to the group tour, individual members have been active with solo endeavors. Jennie is set to embark on a solo tour in March 2025, with a notable performance at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
Lisa is scheduled to headline Coachella in April 2025.
TIME magazine has unveiled its 2026 TIME100 Next list, recognising 100 emerging figures whose work and influence are shaping the next generation.
Among the musicians recognised on this year’s list are RAYE, Troye Sivan, PinkPantheress, Megan Moroney, Conan Gray, Alex Warren and Sombr.
The list recognises rising figures across entertainment, sports, business, technology, fashion, media, arts and other fields. RAYE, who is featured on one of the three worldwide covers for the 2026 TIME100 Next issue, is also set to perform at the TIME100 Next event in New York on October 29.
Other entertainers recognised on the list include Druski, Ashley Padilla, Charles Melton, Eiza González, Joey King, Chase Sui Wonders, Molly Gordon, Cooper Hoffman and Yerin Ha, among others.
Colleen Hoover is making headlines once again as her bestselling psychological thriller Verity has been adapted into a movie.
The film stars Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett, with Hathaway playing the titular character, Verity Crawford, Johnson as struggling writer Lowen Ashleigh and Hartnett as Jeremy Crawford. Other cast members include Ismael Cruz Córdova and Brady Wagner. Directed by Michael Showalter and written by Nick Antosca, the movie is based on Hoover’s bestselling 2018 novel.
The movie follows Lowen Ashleigh, a struggling writer who is hired to complete the book series of acclaimed but incapacitated author Verity Crawford. After moving into Verity’s home, Lowen discovers a disturbing manuscript that reveals dark secrets about the family and leaves her questioning what is real and what is fiction.
It can be recalled that Colleen Hoover gained significant attention in the movie industry after her books It Ends With Us and It Starts With Us became major talking points, with It Ends With Us adapted into a 2024 film starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni.
Verity is scheduled to be released in cinemas on October 2, 2026
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Former BBN Star, Cross Questions Lagos Security After Alleged Robbery by Street Beggar
Former Big Brother Naija star Cross Okonkwo has spoken about the security situation in Nigeria after alleging that he was robbed by a street beggar in Lagos.
Cross shared his experience after the incident, which he said occurred in the Ikate area of Lekki, Lagos, while several beggars approached his vehicle.
According to the reality TV star, one of the men reached into his car, took an item and ran away. “Federal government, I just got robbed. All these beggars, they were in my window talking to me. I did not refuse the guy and he just ripped off something from my car and ran away,” Cross said.
“Nigeria is not safe. Federal government, what kind of mistake are you guys doing allowing these guys on the street?” he added.
“This Lagos, I don’t understand why you guys are allowing these people to be on the street. This is unfair,” Cross said
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