KATSEYE will release its third EP, WILD, on August 14, 2026, through HYBE x Geffen Records, extending a run that has already carried the group from awards recognition to another packed festival calendar. The release follows 2025’s BEAUTIFUL CHAOS, which debuted in the top five of the Billboard 200.
The group, which is GRAMMY-nominated, received three nominations earlier this week for the 52nd American Music Awards: New Artist of the Year, Best Music Video for “Gnarly” and Breakthrough Pop Artist. That news came after KATSEYE gave its new single, “PINKY UP,” its live debut last weekend at Coachella, where the group has another date lined up on April 17, 2026, when it returns to the Sahara stage in Indio, California.
“PINKY UP” also arrives with a video directed by Bardia Zeinali and produced by Roisín Moloney, featuring Vivian Wilson, Mel 4Ever, Katalina, Vhex and DJ Saturn Rising. The single has become the newest marker for a group that has moved quickly from one high-profile moment to the next.
That pace is not easing. KATSEYE is scheduled to perform at The Governors Ball Music Festival in New York on June 5, 2026, then at Hinterland Music Festival in Saint Charles, Iowa, on July 30, before heading to 88rising Festival: Head In The Clouds in Pasadena, California, on August 8. The group is also set to headline both the 2026 Head In The Clouds festival and the 2026 Hinterland Music Festival.
For KATSEYE, WILD is less a fresh start than a confirmation. BEAUTIFUL CHAOS put the group in the top tier of the Billboard 200, the new American Music Awards nominations show the industry is still paying attention, and the 2026 festival slate gives WILD a launchpad that stretches from Coachella to Pasadena. The only question left is how far the new EP can push a group already moving on several fronts at once.