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.
Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Chappell Roan dedicates Best New Artist win at VMAs to queer and trans community
nme.comChappell Roan used her acceptance speech at the MTV VMAs 2024 to celebrate the queer and trans community. Watch below.This year’s ceremony for the MTV Video Music Awards took place last night (September 11) at the UBS Arena in New York, hosted by Megan Thee Stallion.Among the winners were Sabrina Carpenter who won Song Of The Year for ‘Espresso’, Katy Perry for VMA Most Iconic Performance, and Taylor Swift, who took home seven trophies.
Check out the full winners list here.Roan also won the career-defining award for Best New Artist, beating off competition from Benson Boone, Gracie Abrams, Shaboozey, Teddy Swims and Tyla.
With the victory, she joins huge past recipients including Nirvana, Billie Eilish, Eminem and more.While taking to the stage to accept the prize, she gave a moving speech to the audience, and dedicated the trophy to the “queer and trans people who fuel pop”.“Can you believe it?
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