Doja Cat isn’t just kicking off a new musical era — she’s also squashing old beefs.
During her highly anticipated return to the Outside Lands Music Festival on Friday night, the Scarlet star premiered her synth-soaked new single “Jealous Type” and embraced a bold ’80s aesthetic. But the moment that truly broke the internet? A surprise reconciliation with the TikTok fan she once famously dubbed “musty.”
Yes, that musty boy.
Back in June, Doja and the fan (whose real name remains a mystery but who has gone viral for his enthusiastic support) had a prickly exchange after he handed her a t-shirt during a fan meet-up. She later called him “musty” in a TikTok — a diss that lit up stan Twitter and left fans divided over who crossed the line.
But at Outside Lands, it was all love.
In a new TikTok posted during the festival, Doja and the formerly musty fan reunited — and this time, things were decidedly more friendly. The two were seen smiling and posing together in a short clip that quickly made the rounds online, signaling that whatever awkwardness existed between them is officially in the past.
It’s just one part of a weekend that’s seen Doja Cat blend pop spectacle, drama, and deep queer energy. Her Friday night set at Golden Gate Park featured high-concept visuals, platinum-blonde hair piled high, and a zebra-striped catsuit that looked like it was pulled straight from a Depeche Mode cover shoot. She only previewed a portion of “Jealous Type” — a glittery, new wave-infused track — during her main set, saving the full rap verse for an intimate afterparty at Oasis, a historic queer nightclub in San Francisco that’s set to close by year’s end.
That afterparty also saw Doja debut another unreleased song, “Take Me Dancing,” in a cozy, low-production set that felt like a love letter to the local LGBTQ+ scene.
As for Vie, her upcoming album, fans are already drawing comparisons between its rose-themed artwork and Depeche Mode’s Violator. If “Jealous Type” is any indication, the new era is ditching the dark rap of Scarlet 2 CLAUDE for something shinier, sassier, and more sonically nostalgic.
And if making up with a so-called “musty” fan in the middle of all that is part of the rollout? Honestly, it’s peak Doja.
