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KATSEYE’S New Single, “Gnarly,” Out Now
After debuting at No. 1 on Billboard’s Emerging Artists and Heatseekers Albums charts with their 2024 debut EP SIS (Soft Is Strong), KATSEYE returns with “Gnarly,” a hard-hitting club banger built on earth-quaking 808s, gritty rave synths and a pugnacious attitude. As they embark on this new era, KATSEYE captures what it’s like to grow up in the digital age and to simultaneously be thrust in the limelight – resulting in a heady blend of excitement, vulnerability and overstimulation. Always reveling in life’s dualities, KATSEYE leans into the dual meaning of “gnarly” and embraces the blurred line between the real and the digital worlds. The track was produced by Pink Slip, Tim Randolph, HYBE founder “hitman” Bang and Slow Rabbit. Listen to “Gnarly,” released today via HYBE x Geffen Records, HERE. View the official video, directed by Cody Critcheloe HERE. The video made its broadcast premiere on MTV Live, MTVU, MTV Biggest Pop and on the Paramount Times Square billboards.
KATSEYE says, “We want people to feel the vibes, to really connect with our music. ‘Gnarly’ feels true to us — it’s bold, it’s fun, and it shows a different side of what we’re about. It feels good to share more of that as we grow alongside the EYEKONS,” referring to the group’s dedicated fandom.
Named an artist to watch for 2025 by VEVO DSCVR and TIDAL, KATSEYE don’t just break the mold — they’re making their own. The global girl group is the first of its kind, forged within the high standards of the K-pop system, but armed with the explicit goal of smashing through boundaries both cultural and creative. Ranging in age from 17 to 22 and coming from immensely different cultures, the six members of KATSEYE are: 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).
After the world watched them compete and come together through HYBE and Geffen Records’ groundbreaking Dream Academy show and artist development program (a story told in the Netflix docuseries, Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE), the group made its recording debut with the aptly titled single “Debut” in the summer of 2024, which was featured on Rolling Stone’s “Songs You Need to Know” playlist. KATSEYE’s second single, “Touch,” found a spot on Billboard’s Staff List of “The 100 Best Songs of 2024.” Their chart-topping debut EP, SIS (Soft Is Strong), included both singles plus three new songs.
SIS received widespread critical acclaim, with features running in Interview Magazine; PAPER; the Los Angeles Times (including an appearance on the cover of Image Magazine); Associated Press; Cosmopolitan; V Magazine; OUT Magazine; and the first-ever social-first cover of InStyle. KATSEYE performed on “Good Morning America,” “GMA3” and “The Kelly Clarkson Show.”
The group was nominated for two 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards and gave a stunning performance at the MAMA Awards. The Los Angeles Times observed, “they blew everyone away with their commanding stage presence and on-point, intricate and athletic prowess.” Billboard said, “KATSEYE slayed a high-flying rendition of their tracks ‘Debut’ and ‘Touch’ in a special collaboration with the Los Angeles Rams Cheerleaders squad.” View the performance HERE. KATSEYE stars in Fendi’s new “Fendi For Yourself” global digital campaign and Pepsi has tapped “Debut” for a new ad campaign.
KATSEYE continues to create a prismatic, mercurial and potent pop sound that thrives in the tension between softness and strength, polish and raw power, precision and rebellion — always shining, always evolving, as “Gnarly” affirms.
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Trevor Noah Announces New An Evening Of Stand Up With Trevor Noah
Trevor Noah, best known for being the Emmy Award-winning host of “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central and for hosting the Grammy Awards for six consecutive years, has announced a special performance in New York City on Tuesday, December 15, 2026. Taking place at The Beacon Theatre, the show will feature all new material.
The announcement comes as Noah is about to kick off his sold-out Asia tour, with stops in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Kuala Lumpur, as well as a four-night run in Dubai next month.
TICKETS: Tickets will be available starting with the Artist presale on Thursday, October 22 at 10 am local time on Trevornoah.com. Additional presales will run ahead of the general on sale beginning Friday, Oct. 23 at 10 am ET at Ticketmaster.com
ABOUT TREVOR NOAH
Trevor Noah is one of the most successful comedians in the world and was the host of the Emmy® Award-winning “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central for seven years. Under Trevor, “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” broke free from the restraints of a 30-minute linear show, producing engaging social content, award-winning digital series, podcasts and more for its global audience. In January of 2024, “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” won an Emmy for “Outstanding Talk Series.” Trevor has also notably served as the Grammy Awards host for six years in a row, with the 2024 show bringing in 16.9 million viewers, a 34% increase from 2023.
Trevor currently hosts a SiriusXM weekly podcast titled What Now? With Trevor Noah. In this podcast, listeners get a chance to hear Trevor like never before. Trevor is joined each episode by celebrities, thought leaders, athletes, and friends to chat about the contemporary topics on everyone’s minds. He brings the kinds of conversations that happen behind the scenes to light – full of radical candor, authentic back-and-forths, and honest reactions, with Trevor bringing to bear his classic, effortlessly playful and equally probing style.
Trevor is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller “Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood” and its young readers adaptation, released in 2019, titled “It’s Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood,” which also debuted as a New York Times bestseller. The Audible edition of “Born a Crime,” performed by Trevor, remains one of the top-selling, highest-rated, and most-commented-on Audible performances of all time. To date, “Born a Crime” has sold over 3 million copies across all formats.
Following the extraordinary success of “Born a Crime,” Trevor’s most recent book titled “Into the Uncut Grass” was released in October 2024 and is a #1 New York Times bestseller. It is a gorgeously illustrated and moving modern fable for readers of all ages about forgiveness, acceptance, and the secret to solidarity.
Trevor’s success has also spanned to sold out stand-up comedy shows across 5 continents. His “Off The Record” World Tour stopped in 28 cities across the US before heading to international destinations, and a set from “Off the Record” became available as his fourth Netflix stand-up special titled Where Was I in 2023. Where Was I has recently scored a 2025 Grammy nomination for ‘Best Comedy Album,’ two 2024 Emmy nominations for ‘Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) and ‘Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special’ as well as Golden Globe and Critic’s Choice Association nominations, sold out Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl, enjoyed a 10-consecutive-show run at the Beacon Theatre, sold out three O2 shows (50K tickets total) in London, and set a record for the most tickets sold by a non-German comedian in history in Berlin.
Trevor has written, produced, and starred in 12 comedy specials total, including Grammy and Emmy-nominated “I Wish You Would” for Netflix, which premiered globally in November 2022. True to form, Trevor hilariously shares revelations about learning to speak German, modern communication, and his love for curry. His previous special for Netflix, “Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia” received a NAACP Image Award for “Outstanding Variety Show,” as well as a Grammy Award nomination for “Best Comedy Album”.
Emmy Nominated Day Zero Productions, a joint venture between Trevor Noah and Paramount Global, develops and produces diverse, high-quality creative content for a global audience. With projects set up both within the Paramount Global family, as well as at other studios, streamers, and live platforms, Day Zero focuses on entertaining and impactful content with an eye toward authentic stories from diverse points of view. Current feature film projects include a reimagining of the classic Paramount feature President’s Analyst, a biopic centered on 8-year-old Nigerian chess champion Tanitoluwa Adewumi, a feature adaptation of Kiese Laymon’s novel Long Division, and an untitled animated feature based on an original idea from Noah.
On the television side, Day Zero is producing several scripted and documentary series including an adaptation of Noah’s best-selling and award-winning autobiography Born A Crime, with Lupita Nyong’o starring; partnering with Time Studios and Sugar23 on MSNBC/Peacock’s The Turning Point, which features standalone documentaries on voting rights, climate change, and the global refugee crisis; Showtime’s The World According to Football in partnership with Religion of Sports; Amazon Prime Video’s first South African original LOL: Last One Laughing; two seasons of Nickelodeon’s Kid of the Year TV special alongside TIME Studios; and the Discovery+/ HBOMax special For All Humankind. Day Zero also produced Trevor Noah’s most recent stand-up specials I Wish You Would and Where Was I for Netflix, and produces his hit podcast What Now? With Trevor Noah.
In 2018, Trevor launched the Trevor Noah Foundation to improve equitable access to quality education for underserved youth in South Africa. Trevor’s vision is a world where education enables youth to dream, see and build the impossible.
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Cleo Sol Announces The Gentlewoman Tour
Acclaimed British singer-songwriter Cleo Sol has announced the Gentlewoman Tour, her long-awaited first-ever tour and first North American arena headline run. The tour follows the August 20, 2026 release of her fifth studio album, Gentlewoman.
Promoted by Live Nation, the North American arena run begins Tuesday, April 13, at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY, before traveling to Baltimore, Toronto, Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Oakland. Cleo will make her New York arena debut following three sold-out shows at Radio City Music Hall last March. The North American leg concludes Saturday, May 1, at Oakland Arena in Oakland, CA, and includes a Los Angeles date at The Kia Forum, marking her second LA headline show following a sold-out show at the Hollywood Bowl in April 2025.
Cleo’s live shows earned widespread acclaim, with her first North American appearances selling out in record time and prompting multiple added dates in New York. The Gentlewoman Tour will also feature her debut performances in several key markets, including Baltimore, Toronto, Chicago, Atlanta, Oakland.
TICKETS: Tickets will be available starting Thursday, October 22 at 10am local time at ticketmaster.com.
CLEO SOL 2027 TOUR DATES:
Tue, Apr 13 — New York, NY — Madison Square Garden Arena
Fri, Apr 16 — Baltimore, MD — CFG Bank Arena
Mon, Apr 19 — Toronto, ON — Scotiabank Arena
Wed, Apr 21 — Chicago, IL — United Center
Sun, Apr 25 — Atlanta, GA — State Farm Arena
Wed, Apr 28 — Los Angeles, CA — Kia Forum
Sat, May 1 — Oakland, CA — Oakland Arena
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