One thing I see over and over again, for so many artists, is the temporary ephemeral nature of online media and articles. I hate clicking on something I really want to read, and seeing something like THIS is highly annoying:
From an article in the August 2023 online edition of Vogue:
"King Princess Serenaded the Crowd at Mother’s Bowie Capsule Collection Celebration"
The car was printed with the logos of Mother and Bowie in honor of the LA-based brand’s capsule with the late iconoclastic British musician. This was their second (and final) collaboration, with their first release having launched this spring with events in London. But tonight would be a total New York City affair. Inside the hotel’s Club Room, a swanky and jazzy lounge that recently reopened, stacks of vintage TVs and radios set the retro mood with dreamy flash sequences of Mother’s latest Bowie capsule campaign.
Tommy Dorfman and Candice Huffman arrived in coordinating Mother denim. The brand’s knit cardigans were another hit last night, with modeling legend Pat Cleveland and And Just Like That... star Cathy Ang sporting the chunky styles.
“We started with the ’70s now we moved on to the ’80s,” Mother’s Tim Kaeding tells Vogue of their latest capsule drop, which takes inspiration from Bowie’s 1983 Serious Moonlight tour with tees and jackets printed with concert poster and album imagery.
He and his co-founder Lela Becker were thrilled to host the event in New York this time around, though they’d only stick around for a few days before returning back to LA. “It just felt exciting after not being here for a while to return and celebrate with everyone,” says Becker.
By 8:30, guests including Tayshia Adams, Jemima Kirke, and Parker Kit Hill gathered around the stage for the evening’s surprise performer, King Princess, who serenaded the crowd with an acoustic three-song set of Bowie covers and her original song “Ain’t Together.”
True to the evening’s ’80s theme, DJ Va$htie kept the decade’s musical vibes going the rest of the night under the venue’s famous disco ball.
Additional photos of the event can be seen here.
We as a fan community don't have footage of this show yet. If any of you attended or took footage please share with us!
Back in June 2024, KP posted a cool shot from behind the scenes of 9 Perfect Strangers Season 2, as she was reclining in a marble pool of red liquid (at the time we suspected this was fake blood and that there was a murder element to the plot of 9PSS2). Turns out it was wine, and she was wearing a lovely Sun Tattoo bikini set by Jean Paul Gaultier:
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| KP on the set of 9PSS2, in a bath of red wine |
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| A screenshot from JPG's website |
Here you can see KP modelling the bikini on set with Murray Bartlett, from the wine bath scene.
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| Left: King Princess on set of 9 Perfect Strangers, 2024 Right: Model on Jean Paul Gaultier's website, 2025 |
You can read about the bikini on JPG's website here & here
KP either used the bikini from her personal collection for the shoot, or perhaps she kept it from the shoot as a souvenir. Here is a cute shot of her wearing the bikini at a relaxing summer picnic with friends in June 2025 in NYC:
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| Relaxing with pals by the water, June 2025 |
Unfortunately as of this blog post they are sold out, but keep an eye on Ebay or Depop or Offer Up, you never know what you can find now a days on online retailers and more upscale thrifting / reselling sites.
KP sat down for an upcoming interview with Billboard Magazine at Julius' bar & grill in Manhattan.
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| HQiest possible version we have so far of the 9PSS2 sheet poster. (digital) |
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| Miss King is bullied in this screencap by a comical clown, perhaps a Roan like figure, played by actress Marley Gotterer. @MarleyIsMarley on Instagram. |
Vevo surprise dropped a brand new special spotlighting the making of KP's music video for RIP KP.
...on behalf of all lesbians, thank you!
KP said:
“‘RIP KP’ is about the sexy side of girl violence – when love takes over your brain like a cordyceps and suddenly you’re getting fucked all over your house, acting a fool. It’s the perfect way to open the record: dramatic, unhinged, and a little tongue-in-cheek. I wrote it during a full ego death – leaving LA, my label, my old life – and somehow landed back in NYC making the music I would’ve obsessed over at 15. It’s a slutty anthem for the lesbians. We need debauchery this summer.
“Girl violence is very sneaky. It’s not physical, it’s deeply emotional, spiritual, and spooky. Women are both amazing and sinister — including myself — and it’s my curiosity to understand all the love, loss, and changes that come out of my love for women. Why are we so inclined to cause and receive chaos? If you’ve experienced even an iota of it, then you’ll have a story to tell. And these are mine.”
From her new label, Section 1:
"Girl Violence is the third album from New York artist King Princess (Mikaela Straus), marking her most personal and unapologetic work to date. Written after walking away from a long-term relationship, a major label deal, and a city that dulled her spark, the album captures the chaos, clarity, and catharsis of starting over.
Across bold pop anthems and intimate confessionals, Straus explores the nuanced, messy and magnetic dynamics of loving women. The result is a record that’s emotionally feral, sonically fearless, and deeply self-assured.
Since her breakout with “1950” - a Platinum-certified anthem with over a billion streams - King Princess has carved out a singular space in modern pop. On Girl Violence, she turns the page, taking full creative control and delivering her most striking and uncompromising vision yet."
Girl Violence upcoming album tracklist:
1. Girl Violence
2. Jaime
3. Origin
4. I Feel Pretty
5. Cry Cry Cry
6. Get Your Heart Broken
7. Girls
8. Covers
9. Say What You Will
10. RIP KP
11. Alone Again
12. Slow Down and Shut Up
13. Serena
King Princess 2025 Tour Dates:
The pre-sale code - RIPKP2025 - was dropped on the discord for fans to get early access to tickets. Links to ticket sites
06/04 Brooklyn, NY - Market Hotel
10/03 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits
10/10 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits
10/25 Nashville, TN - Marathon Music Works
10/26 Atlanta, GA - Buckhead Theatre
10/28 Richmond, VA - The National
10/29 Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Paramount
10/31 Washington, D.C. - 9:30 Club
11/01 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
11/02 Boston, MA - House of Blues
11/04 Toronto, ON - History
11/05 Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre
11/07 Chicago, IL - The Salt Shed
11/08 Minneapolis, MN - Uptown Theater
11/10 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
11/11 Kansas City, MO - The Truman
11/13 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
11/14 Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
11/16 Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo
11/17 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
11/19 San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom
11/21 Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
11/22 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
12/03 Dublin, Ireland - Vicar Street
12/05 Glasgow, Scotland - Queen Margaret Union
12/06 Leeds, UK - Beckett
12/07 Manchester, UK - New Century Hall
12/09 London, UK - Brixton Electric
12/13 Brussels, Belgium - La Madeleine
12/14 Paris, France - Le Trianon
12/16 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg Max
12/17 Berlin, Germany - Astra Kulturhaus
