KATSEYE DROPS NEW SINGLE “PINKY UP” ON THE EVE OF THEIR COACHELLA DEBUT
VIEW OFFICIAL VIDEO HERE
GRAMMY®-NOMINATED GROUP WILL HEADLINE THE HEAD IN THE CLOUDS AND HINTERLAND MUSIC FESTIVALS AND PERFORM AT THE GOVERNORS BALL
09 APRIL 2026 (TORONTO, ON) — Ahead of their debut performance at Coachella on Friday, KATSEYE unveils their new single, “PINKY UP.” The edgy, high-energy track expands the world that the two-time GRAMMY®-nominated global girl group has been building – confident, playful and always pushing pop forward. Featuring bold percussion and a lead bassline topped with sleek synth textures, the song delivers a bold, punk-inspired message of living life to the fullest without hesitation. The track was produced by dwilly, "hitman" bang and FRANTS. Listen to “PINKY UP” HERE.
Directed by Bardia Zeinali (Kacey Musgraves, Troye Sivan) and produced by Roisín Moloney (Beyoncé, Lady Gaga), the accompanying video transforms everyday environments into KATSEYE’s own playground, a place where acceptance, confidence and joy take center stage. Moving through these spaces with a sharp sense of attitude, the members create their own reality within the ordinary. View HERE. “PINKY UP” made its broadcast premiere on MTV Live, MTVU and on the Paramount Times Square billboards.
In addition to playing Coachella, KATSEYE will headline the 2026 Head In The Clouds and Hinterland Music festivals and perform at The Governors Ball. See below for itinerary. KATSEYE’s first-ever tour – in support of their EP BEAUTIFUL CHAOS (HYBE x Geffen Records), which debuted in the top five of the Billboard 200 – was completely sold-out.
Praising KATSEYE’s performance at the 2026 GRAMMY Awards – where they were nominated for Best New Artist and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance – Forbes said, “KATSEYE Steals The Show…” while ELLE hailed it as “One of the Night’s Most Talked-About Performances.” View their performance HERE and check out Vogue’s coverage of their final GRAMMY fitting HERE. Days later, KATSEYE made their debut appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” where the group discussed the GRAMMYs and demoed their dance from the State Farm commercial that premiered during the Big Game.
The group earned a spot on The Washington Post’s Post Next: 50 People Shaping Our Society in 2026. Vogue delved into why the world “can’t stop talking about” KATSEYE in its April issue. New York Magazine’s The Cut chronicled 36 hours in the lives of the six group members in its Spring 2026 cover story. In this video, The Cut goes thrifting with KATSEYE. The group received a GLAAD Media Awards nomination for Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist.
KATSEYE – comprising Daniela (Cuban/Venezuelan-American, from Atlanta, GA), Lara (Indian, from New York, NY), Manon (Ghanaian-Italian, from Zurich, Switzerland), Megan (Chinese-American, from Honolulu, HI), Sophia (Manila, Philippines), and Yoonchae (Seoul, South Korea) – bring a truly international perspective to pop culture. Formed through HYBE and Geffen Records’ Dream Academy and Netflix’s Pop Star Academy, the group was named one of Google’s top trending musicians in the U.S. in 2025 and crowned TikTok’s Global Artist of the Year.
KATSEYE 2026 Festival Dates
4/10 – Indio, CA – Coachella Music and Arts Festival
4/17 – Indio, CA – Coachella Music and Arts Festival
6/5 – New York, NY – The Governors Ball Music Festival
7/30 – Saint Charles, IA – Hinterland Music Festival
8/8 – Pasadena, CA – 88rising Festival: Head In The Clouds
About HYBE x Geffen Records:
In February 2021, HYBE (formerly Big Hit Entertainment) and UMG’s Geffen Records officially announced their strategic joint venture partnership — an unprecedented collaboration between an esteemed U.S. record label and the leading K-pop and entertainment lifestyle platform company, brought together to create the world's first U.S.-based, global girl group modeled on the world-renowned K-pop training & development system. This marked the first time a U.S. record label and a K-pop entertainment company were uniting to combine their expertise in artist discovery and development, and music production to assemble, develop, and introduce a group from ground zero. The November 2021 announcement of the first-ever HYBE x Geffen Global Girl Group Audition that followed kicked off the historic JV. Combining HYBE’s global expertise to lead the discovery, training, and development of the group, fan content production processes, and engagement with fans around the world, with Geffen Records' extensive industry network and partners to oversee the music production, marketing, and global distribution operations, the JV aims to debut a new girl group that will transcend national, cultural, and artistic boundaries.
About HYBE:
HYBE, rebranded from Big Hit Entertainment in March 2021, is a global entertainment lifestyle platform company that seeks boundless expansion in order to innovate the music industry. Ever since, HYBE has been expanding its multi-label system including BIGHIT MUSIC, BELIFT LAB, SOURCE MUSIC, PLEDIS Entertainment, KOZ ENTERTAINMENT, ADOR, YX LABELS, NAECO, while HYBE AMERICA also manages its affiliate labels including Big Machine Label Group. In addition to the label business, HYBE established an integrated structure with its solution business that creates concert, video content, game, original story, and retail, as well as a platform business through Weverse, a global fandom platform. Composed of its three headquarters based in Korea, Japan, and the US, the company works towards bringing innovative change throughout the global music industry.
About Interscope Geffen A&M:
Combining the legacies of three of the most influential record labels in modern music history, Interscope Geffen A&M embarked on a new tradition of musical achievement with its unification on January 1, 1999. Headed by Chairman & CEO John Janick, Interscope Geffen A&M is a major force in global music, developing chart-topping artists across a wide range of musical genres including rock, rap, pop and alternative. Interscope Geffen A&M is part of Universal Music Group, the world’s largest music company.
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