Katseye Wins Best New Artist, Performs 'Pinky Up' at American Music Awards
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Chris Willman
6d ago· 3 min readenNews
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Katseye performed their hyper-pop single "Pinky Up" at the American Music Awards on a brightly colored tearoom set, shortly before winning the Best New Artist award on the CBS/Paramount+ telecast. The performance was highly anticipated due to the group's devoted fan base and featured some of the most energetic moments of the three-hour show.
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· 3 pulledTeahouses and raves have not often been mentioned in the same breath, but Katseye brought the hyper-pop dance party to a beyond-brightly-colored tearoom set with the quintet's live rendition of 'Pinky Up' on the American Music Awards.
The galvanizing number came shortly before the group won best new artist on the CBS/Paramount+ telecast.
Kateye's performance was one of the most highly anticipated of the night, given the devotion of the group's fan base
Katseye performed their latest single, 'Pinky Up,' at the American Music Awards.
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