Leah Kate

Leah Kate surfaced as a boundary-testing pop musician thriving on social platforms, aligned with peers including GAYLE, Madison Beer, and Olivia Rodrigo. The wry and explosive single "Fuck Up the Friendship" turned her into a viral phenomenon during 2020. A native of California, she delivered her opening EP, Impulse, in 2019, presenting her incisive fusion of '90s pop and fierce 2000s pop-punk. That approach reached full definition on 2021's suitably titled What Just Happened?, which surged across social channels on the strength of its profanity-laden streaming successes "Shit Show," "F U Anthem (Fuck You Anthem)," and "Fuck Up the Friendship." Kate extended her climb in pop during 2022 by issuing the heated, ex-criticizing "10 Things I Hate About You," securing her debut placement on Billboard charts. She sustained the trajectory in 2023 through her first full-length album, Super Over, which spotlighted the streaming successes "Happy" and the upbeat title track. The next year brought the releases "What Girls Do" and "WYA" (featuring 24kGoldn), supplying early looks at her pending second studio album, LK2.