Overview
- KATSEYE delivered a high‑energy performance of “Pinky Up” at the American Music Awards on May 25, 2026, bursting out of a giant pink teddy bear into a colorful tea‑party set.
- The group won all three of its AMA nominations, including New Artist of the Year, Breakthrough Pop Artist, and Best Music Video for “Gnarly.”
- Monday’s telecast was KATSEYE’s first awards‑show appearance since the Grammys and its first televised performance as a five‑member act while Manon Bannerman remains on temporary hiatus for health and well‑being.
- Commercial tracking shows mixed reports for “Pinky Up,” with Billboard reporting a No. 28 Hot 100 debut while other outlets have published different placements, a discrepancy that complicates exact chart comparisons.
- Built through a HYBE×Geffen model and introduced on the Dream Academy/Netflix pipeline, KATSEYE now moves into a planned rollout that includes the Wild EP in August and the Wildworld tour beginning September 1 in Dublin.