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KATSEYE’S To Release New EP 'WILD' On August 14
- Rosa Gulliver
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Rosa Gulliver of TINYGMUSIC | April 15, 2026
KATSEYE will release their third EP, WILD, on August 14, 2026, via HYBE x Geffen Records. WILD is the follow-up to the GRAMMY® nominated group’s 2025 EP BEAUTIFUL CHAOS, (HYBE x Geffen Records), which debuted in the top five of the Billboard 200. Pre-save / pre-order WILD HERE.
Yesterday, KATSEYE received nominations in three categories for the 52nd American Music Awards: New Artist of the Year, Best Music Video (for “Gnarly”) and Breakthrough Pop Artist. Fan voting is now open via VoteAMAs.com and the @AMAs Instagram profile in all award categories.
After making their Coachella debut last weekend, KATSEYE returns to the Sahara stage this Friday, April 17. Rolling Stone, Pitchfork and numerous other publications hailed the group’s performance among the best of Coachella 2026 Weekend One. The Los Angeles Times said, “[KATSEYE] proved no this ain’t their debut at their first Coachella performance…the girl group packed the festival field with Eyekons packed shoulder to shoulder as far as the Do LaB.” Billboard summed it up in a word: “Bonkers. It was bonkers.” People praised their “Girl Group Greatness.” NBC’s “TODAY” covered the moment KATSEYE brought out K-Pop Demon Hunters to perform “Golden” in its Coachella highlights segment.
KATSEYE gave their new single, “PINKY UP,” its live debut last weekend at Coachella. The track was voted the No. 1 favourite new music release of the week by Billboard readers and won praise from them. as a “hyperpop club jam… [with] a slightly nihilistic edge to it...” Complex noted, “KATSEYE is exploring the frequency of fancy in the high-energy music video for their latest single…” View the video, which was directed by Bardia Zeinali (Kacey Musgraves, Troye Sivan) and produced by Roisín Moloney (Beyoncé, Lady Gaga) and features appearances by Vivian Wilson, Mel 4Ever, Katalina, Vhex and DJ Saturn Rising.
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) – was completely sold-out.
KATSEYE 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
4/17 – 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 modelled 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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