Maybe these Pussycats really do have nine lives.
The Pussycats Dolls have somehow survived an ugly lawsuit, a COVID cancellation and the stunning career renaissance of the lead singer — and they’re going back on the road, Page Six has learned.
Music insiders tell us the “Don’t Cha” hitmakers are prepping for a world tour after a 16-year hiatus, with several USA dates. And frontwoman Nicole Scherzinger is “definitely back” with the band, we’re told.
We hear an official tour announcement is coming in a matter of days.
The group disbanded in 2010 after wrapping a tour, but they were expected to tour in 2020. But COVID-19 halted those plans.
Then Scherzinger and her former pal, the band’s founder Robin Antin, got embroiled in a lengthy legal battle over the canceled tour. Antin claimed in court papers that Scherzinger announced publicly that she would take part, then said she wouldn’t go on stage unless she got 75% of the profits and complete creative control — a move that Antin called “extortion.” They reached a settlement in 2024.
In the meantime, Scherzinger scored a massive career triumph when she got rave reviews for her role as Norma Desmond in the 2023 West End revival of “Sunset Boulevard” which went on to take Broadway by storm and win her the Tony for Best Actress in a Musical.
But on Monday the band seemed poised for a comeback, and even launched a new website titled, “pcdforever.”
Back in 2024, just as she was set to make her Broadway debut in the Andrew Lloyd Webber show, Scherzinger didn’t rule out a reunion with the band that made her a household name.
“I love my Dolls. I love the Pussycat Dolls. So, I always say never say never,” she said in an interview with the Daily Mail at the time. Scherzinger acknowledged she was “obviously in a different place in [her] life right now.”
“But you never know what the future holds,” she said, adding that she still kept in touch with her bandmates.
“I’m really happy for the girls. I see them. I love keeping up with them on their Instagrams, and everybody is just thriving and looking good while they’re doing it,” she said.
The Sun previously reported the band was reuniting as a trio, but it’s unclear how many are expected to reunite for the tour. A source, however, told us Scherizinger is “definitely back.”.
In December, Scherzinger teased “what’s to come,” posting a clip of their hit song “Buttons” featuring Snoop Dogg. “From then to now… seeing this video hit 1 billion views on YouTube fills my heart with so much gratitude. For the PCD fans. For the memories. For what’s to come,” she wrote.
A rep for the band did not comment.
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