Stray Kids, Jennie to headline major US music festival 'The Governors Ball'

A promotional poster featuring Jennie of BLACKPINK and Stray Kids for the U.S.-based Governors Ball Music Festival. Courtesy of The Governors Ball Music Festival SEOUL, January 07 (AJP) - K-pop girl group BLACKPINK's Jennie and K-pop boy band Stray Kids will headline The Governors Ball Music Festival, one of the largest music festivals in the U.S.

Organizers of The Governors Ball Music Festival announced on Tuesday the lineup for this year's event, scheduled to take place from June 5 to 7 at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in New York.

HYBE's Korean-American joint girl group KATSEYE, which has been nominated for Best New Artist at the 2026 Grammy Awards set to be held in February, will open the festival on June 5. Stray Kids will headline the June 6 show, while Jennie will take the stage as a headliner on June 7.

Jennie is expected to perform tracks from her first full-length solo album, "Ruby," during her set.

The festival is a large-scale outdoor music event held annually in New York during the summer. Past headliners include Eminem, Travis Scott, Kendrick Lamar and Lizzo.

Meanwhile, Stray Kids have set a record by topping the U.S. Billboard 200 with eight consecutive releases. According to the latest chart released on Tuesday, the group's fourth full-length album, "KARMA," ranked No. 117, marking its 19th consecutive week on the chart and extending the group's longest charting record.

Jennie recorded the highest first-week sales ever for a female solo artist in Korea last year, selling around 660,000 copies, according to the Korea-based music sales tracking system Hanteo Chart. She also logged the highest cumulative views at the Melon Music Awards, organized by Korea's largest music streaming platform, with a total of 1.7 billion streams to date.
Kim Hee-su Reporter khs@ajupress.com