Pussycat Dolls perform first live TV set as trio at 2026 AMAs

The Pussycat Dolls gave their first live TV performance as a trio at the 2026 American Music Awards on Monday night.

Wearing coordinating red latex outfits, Nicole Scherzinger, Kimberly Wyatt and Ashley Roberts hit the stage at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, twenty years after the group's AMAs debut.

They performed a high-energy, choreographed routine to a medley of greatest hits, kicking off with Buttons before moving into When I Grow Up, their comeback track Club Song, and their 2005 debut single Don't Cha.

For Don't Cha, the trio were joined on stage by rapper Busta Rhymes, who performed his original verse in a matching red leather jacket and trousers. Nicole also wore a white hoodie that had the words "don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me" on it, an outfit from the original music video.

Teasing the reunion last week, Nicole told People, "I believe it might have been our first time performing (in) 2006, and it's crazy that the time flies so much to think that it's 20 years later. Busta is a legend. We love him. I actually just did a couple shows with him over the weekend overseas, and to be reunited with him, to be on the same stage with him, is always an honour."

The trio announced they were reuniting for a world tour and a single back in March. However, they were forced to cancel all U.S. dates on the tour except for the West Hollywood Pride in Los Angeles on 6 June amid reports of low ticket sales.

The European leg will run from 9 September to 13 October.

Nicole, Kimberly and Ashley performed as a trio for the first time earlier this month when they played a surprise set at a Huda Beauty launch event in London.

The Pussycat Dolls launched as a six-piece - featuring Jessica Sutta, Carmit Bachar and Melody Thornton - in 2003 and originally disbanded in 2010.