Courtney Love Hails Slayyyter as a 'Once in a Generational' Talent After Sold-Out LA Shows
Courtney Love has declared Slayyyter a "once in a generational talented witch queen genius," sharing photos and footage from the 29-year-old singer's sold-out Los Angeles performance at the Shrine Expo Hall.
On Tuesday, Aug. 25, Love posted a carousel on Instagram featuring candid shots of the two together and video from Slayyyter's Monday-night show, which followed another sold-out night at the same venue. The caption urged followers to "protect" such artists "with all we've got" and tagged Slayyyter directly. The St. Louis-born singer replied in the comments: "hope we made you proud" (Billboard).
Love's enthusiasm had been building. The previous week, Slayyyter performed a cover of Hole's "Violet" for triple j's "Like a Version," the long-running Australian radio segment where artists tackle songs outside their own catalogues. Love called the cover "a DELIGHT" and jokingly told Slayyyter to "keep wiping the floors with us" (Billboard).
For Slayyyter, born Catherine Slater, the endorsement lands during a breakout stretch. Her album WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA, released in March, topped Billboard's Top Dance Albums chart. Earlier this month, the track "brand new chanel$" became her first song to enter the Billboard Hot 100 — the flagship US singles chart that blends streaming, radio airplay and sales — debuting at No. 98 on the Aug. 15-dated ranking (Billboard).
Her WOR$T GIRL IN THE WORLD TOUR has been selling out venues across the country, including a stop in her hometown of St. Louis. The back-to-back Shrine Expo Hall sellouts in Los Angeles underline the momentum that the chart numbers capture.
Love's Instagram caption also noted that Slayyyter's very first upload to SoundCloud, the streaming platform widely used by emerging artists, was made while she was still in high school (Courtney Love, Instagram).
The connection between the two artists carries a certain symmetry. Hole, the band Love fronted through the 1990s, emerged from the same DIY, independent-release ethos that Slayyyter's career has followed — uploading tracks online, building a fanbase through streaming and touring, and reaching the industry's chart infrastructure from the ground up rather than through a major-label front door.
Slayyyter responded simply. Her comment — "hope we made you proud" — suggests she did.
