CL Signs With Teddy's THEBLACKLABEL, First Release Due This Month

Singer CL has signed with THEBLACKLABEL, the record label founded by producer Teddy, and her first release under the new deal arrives this month, November 2026, Billboard reported on 13 November.

The pairing brings back a working partnership that went quiet for a long time. Teddy wrote and produced most of the catalogue of 2NE1, the group CL first rose to fame with, so the two have shared a studio before. Their last music together was CL's 2016 solo single "Lifted," which peaked at No. 94 on the Billboard Hot 100, the US weekly chart that ranks songs using sales, radio airplay and streaming.

Before the signing, CL had approached Teddy about a new song for 2NE1's reunion tour, which marks the group's 15th anniversary. That single never came together. Plans for the tour did not change the outcome of that request, and the song did not reach release.

CL has since run her own company. She left YG Entertainment, the South Korean agency that managed her and 2NE1, and founded her own label, Very Cherry. Joining THEBLACKLABEL means she now works with a different label team, though the terms of the agreement have not been made public.

For a general reader, a record label is the company that pays for recording, releases and promotion of an artist's music, and takes a share of the money it brings in. A signing like this sets the rules for how an artist's next records reach the public. It also sets who gets paid, and how much, for each one.

The first release is the next thing to watch. Its title, format and exact release day were not given, so the details will come from CL and her new label as they are announced.