Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television judge. After singing in church during her childhood, she pursued a career in gospel music as a teenager.
Perry signed with Red Hill Records and released her debut studio album Katy Hudson under her birth name in 2001, which was commercially unsuccessful. She moved to Los Angeles the following year to venture into secular music after Red Hill ceased operations and she subsequently began working with producers Glen Ballard, Dr. Luke, and Max Martin.
After adopting the stage name Katy Perry and being dropped by The Island Def Jam Music Group and Columbia Records, she signed a recording contract with Capitol Records in April 2007.
Cat's Out of the Bag: Find Out When Katy Perry's New Album Is Dropping
billboard.comKaty Perry announced the release date of her long-awaited sixth album on Wednesday (May 13), with a little help from Amazon's Alexa.
In a clip posted to Twitter by a fan page, the digital assistant can be heard saying, "Katy asked me to let you know that her new album will be released on August 14." (Billboard can confirm that the LP is slated for release on Aug.
14 via Capitol Records.) Preceded by lead single "Daisies," which is set to drop Friday (May 15), the studio set will be the pop star's first full-length LP in over three years, serving as a follow-up to 2017's Witness.
In the interim, the American Idol judge released a string of well-received standalone singles throughout 2019, including "Never Really Over" -- which peaked at No.
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