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Courtney Love praises Slayyyter's cover of Hole's 'Violet': 'It's a delight!'
Courtney Love has publicly endorsed Slayyyter's cover of Hole's 1994 grunge classic 'Violet', recorded for Australian radio's Like A Version series, calling the rendition 'a delight' and joking about the pop star's future career path.
Courtney Love has given her seal of approval to Slayyyter's recent cover of Hole's 1994 classic 'Violet', describing the rendition as 'a delight'. The endorsement came after the American pop singer, born Catherine Grace Garner, performed the grunge staple during a recent appearance on triple J's Like A Version series, the popular Australian radio segment where artists perform their own tracks alongside a cover that holds personal significance.
During the session, which aired on Thursday, August 20, Slayyyter performed her newly released single 'Brand New Chanel$', the follow-up to her earlier 2025 track 'Beat Up Chanel$'. For the cover portion of the show, she chose 'Violet', the hit single from Hole's landmark 1994 album 'Live Through This', and applied her signature pop-infused style to the song. The performance quickly caught the attention of Love, who took to Instagram to share footage of the cover and offer her enthusiastic praise.
In her post, Love wrote directly to Slayyyter with a characteristically playful message: '@slayyyter will in fact not be returning to St. Louis. She's employed me to run the salon. Keep wiping the floors with us,' the singer added. 'It's a DELIGHT!' Slayyyter responded in the comments section, writing, 'hope we made you proud'. The exchange marks a notable moment of cross-generational appreciation between the alt-rock icon and the rising pop star.
The Like A Version appearance comes on the heels of a busy year for Slayyyter, who released her third studio album 'WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA' in March and has since played festival slots across the summer, including a set at Coachella. The album received a four-star review from NME, which praised it as a 'new strain of brash, sleazy pop'. The review noted that the record's psychedelic dream-pop elements and cinematic peaks make it a compelling listen, with the publication writing that listeners 'can't help but give in to the cinematic peak of 'Wor$t Girl In America', touching us the way all good movies do'.
For Love, the praise comes amid ongoing work on her long-awaited second solo album, the follow-up to 2004's 'America's Sweetheart'. The alt icon has been open about the project's challenges, revealing last year that she 'almost died' during its creation. She has confirmed that Echo & The Bunnymen guitarist Will Sergeant is contributing to the record, describing his work as 'incredible leads' and noting that he rarely plays outside his main band. In March, Love also revealed that her former Hole bandmate Melissa Auf Der Maur will appear on the album. Auf Der Maur, who spoke to NME earlier this year, has hinted that the current political climate might make a Hole reunion more plausible than previously thought.
The cover and Love's response highlight the enduring influence of 'Live Through This', an album widely regarded as a cornerstone of 1990s alternative rock. 'Violet', with its raw, confrontational energy, has remained a touchstone for subsequent generations of musicians. Slayyyter's interpretation, which reimagines the track through a contemporary pop lens, demonstrates how the song's emotional intensity continues to resonate with artists working in entirely different genres.
The exchange between the two musicians also underscores the role of platforms like Like A Version in fostering these kinds of cross-generational connections. The segment, which has been a staple of Australian radio for years, regularly produces viral moments when artists pay tribute to their influences in unexpected ways. Slayyyter's choice of 'Violet' and Love's enthusiastic response have given fans of both artists a rare moment of mutual recognition, bridging the gap between the grunge era and today's pop landscape.
