Katseye's Manon Steps Back, Sparking Industry Conversations

0:00It's April 7th, entertainment and celebrity news. Today starts now, AI-powered and trending. Man in Bannerman, the Swiss-Genaean singer in the global girl group Katsaya, is stepping away temporarily to focus on her health and well-being. The announcement hit their official social media on February 20th, right after the group performed at the Grammy Awards where they snagged two. Nominations. Katsaya formed back in 2023 through the YouTube series Dream Academy, a collab between H-Y-B-E and Geffen Records. They dropped their debut EP in 2024, followed by hits like Gabriela and Narlie in 2025, and even got a Netflix documentary series. On their journey, fans have been vocal, especially since Manon is the only black member, pointing to past issues like her getting called out for missing practices on, the show. In recent interviews, she spoke about the pressure to overwork, even when sick and feeling labeled lazy unfairly, sparking bigger talks on how the industry treats black women in

1:03pop. She skips in recent gigs, like Lola Paloza in Latin America, though her bandmates shouted her out on stage. Now with Coachella coming up in April, it's unclear she'll join, and on April 3rd, she dropped Katsaya from her Instagram bio. The group plans to keep pushing forward with their schedule, fully backing her break, and everyone's hoping she returns strong when she's ready.