When Jimmy Fallon introduced a PinkPantheress performance on last night’s Tonight Show, I thought that he couldn’t possibly be right. PinkPantheress has already spawned a whole mini-generation of insular dance-pop imitators, so she must have been on TV before that. As far as I can tell, though, Fallon was actually correct. It makes sense. PinkPantheress began her career during the pandemic, when she’d never even been inside a club. When she started playing live shows, there was a goofy little mini-controversy about how she didn’t seem to care about the process one bit. Maybe her people were actually trying to keep her off of TV until she was ready. But now, she has played tons of big venues and festivals, and she also just got an honorary doctorate. I guess it was time.
