page_title: The Pussycat Dolls
section_title: 2017–present: Reunion and Unfinished Business tour
hierarchical_section_title: The Pussycat Dolls / History / 2017–present: Reunion and Unfinished Business tour
caption_attribution_description: English: The Pussycat Dolls performing live at National Student Pride 22-Feb-2020
context_page_description: The Pussycat Dolls are an American girl group and dance ensemble, founded in Los Angeles, California, by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995 as a burlesque troupe. At the suggestion of Jimmy Iovine, Antin decided to take the burlesque troupe mainstream as a pop group. Antin negotiated a record deal with Interscope Geffen A&M Records in 2003 turning the group into a music franchise comprising Nicole Scherzinger, Carmit Bachar, Ashley Roberts, Jessica Sutta, Melody Thornton, and Kimberly Wyatt. Their debut single, "Sway", was featured on the soundtrack of the 2004 film Shall We Dance?
  The Pussycat Dolls achieved worldwide success with number-one singles "Don't Cha", "Stickwitu", "Buttons", and their multi-platinum debut album PCD. However, despite their commercial success, the group was plagued by internal conflict due to the emphasis on Scherzinger, the group's lead vocalist, and the subordinate treatment of the other members. Bachar's departure from the group preceded the release of their second and final studio album Doll Domination, which contains hit singles "When I Grow Up", "I Hate This Part", and "Jai Ho!".
context_section_description: In October 2017, Dan Wootton of The Sun reported that Roberts, Scherzinger, Sutta, Wyatt, and Thornton were considering reuniting and going on tour in 2018, but Bachar was not on board. The following week, social media sites were set up, further fuelling speculation of a reunion. On April 25, 2018, during an appearance on The Chris Ramsey Show, Wyatt claimed that the band could reunite before the end of 2018. "We're all just in a place where we're kind of ready to live it all again, and make it fun and enjoy it and everything," she said. "So yeah, we're looking at the possibilities." 
  On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed the Pussycat Dolls among hundreds of artists whose master tapes was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal Studios fire. The extent of damages and losses were not known due to conflicted reports over the number of primary masters kept in storage. Later in September 2019, ET, reported that Scherzinger has joined former members of their band Pussycat Dolls for new studio sessions and the band will be reuniting for a Greatest Hits tour in 2020. UK The X Factor judge Louis Walsh confirmed that the Pussycat Dolls would be performing on the finale of The X Factor: Celebrity on November 30, 2019. The band then confirmed their reunion on British radio station Heart, confirming that Bachar, Roberts, Scherzinger, Sutta, and Wyatt had been recording new music and have announced nine tour dates around the UK in 2020. During the interview, Scherzinger remarked that it had been around 10 years since the group's last tour and that the time felt right, "it's been a long time coming, but this feels like the perfect time to remind the world what it means to be a Pussycat Doll." According to group founder Robin Antin, Thornton would not be taking part due to her feeling like the time was not right. Thornton has since confirmed this during an interview with The Sun newspaper where she said, "I think it would be great for everyone to enjoy themselves and their lives, and whatever direction they want to go. I worked for years on the development of music and financed it myself. As a creative person I would like to make and release music myself." The group have stated that they are leaving the door open for Thornton and she would be welcome back if she decided to join them later down the line.
  During the X Factor: Celebrity finale, the group performed a medley of their previous hits "Buttons", "When I Grow Up", "Don't Cha", and a brand new song, "React". Since the performance, their tour has been dubbed Unfinished Business and The Reunion Tour, and has been expanded to include dates in Australia and New Zealand. The group's performance on The X Factor attracted over 400 complaints to British broadcasting regulator Ofcom for their "risque outfits" and being "too raunchy". Sutta confirmed that a new album was in the works. It was also confirmed that the group will perform at the Newmarket Nights event held annually at the British horse racing venue Newmarket Racecourse. On January 31, 2020, American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor released her third album, Treat Myself (2020), which features the Pussycat Dolls on the song "Genetics". Trainor revealed the collaboration came about when she bumped into Scherzinger whilst both artists were filming The Four and The Masked Singer respectively. Scherzinger recorded the group's vocals for "Genetics" in exchange for Trainor working on new music for the group.
  In February 2020, the group performed on Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, and at Nova FM 96.9's Red Room at Glass Island Sydney Harbour, Australia in early March. It has also been confirmed that the group will headline Brighton Pride with a 75 minutes set on August 2, 2020, in the UK.
caption: The Pussycat Dolls performing "React" live at G-A-Y for National Student Pride 2020.
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