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.
Edward Christopher Sheeran, MBE (born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. In early 2011, Sheeran independently released the extended play, No. 5 Collaborations Project. After signing with Asylum Records, his debut album, + (pronounced "plus"), was released in September 2011. It topped the UK and Australian charts, reached number five in the US, and has since been certified eight-times platinum in the UK.
The album contains the single "The A Team", which earned him the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. In 2012, Sheeran won the Brit Awards for Best British Male Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act. "The A Team" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2013 Grammy Awards, where he performed the song with Elton John.
Ed Sheeran's 'dreadful' gig led to 'drinking ban' before and during shows
ok.co.ukEd Sheeran has opened up about the "dreadful" gig which prompted him to quit drinking alcohol before his live shows. The Thinking Out Loud singer, 32, explained how he used to drink tequila shots in between songs at his shows, which would make him "play longer" but after one particular gig, he decided he needed to give it up. “They used to give me tequila shots in between the songs to get me to play longer,” dad of two Ed, who recently won a copyright lawsuit which alleged he copied parts of Marvin Gaye’s hit song Let’s Get It On, admitted.
Ed went on to recall an incident at a gig, saying: “I just remember hitting my loop pedal and it flipping over. And afterwards, there was a guy who was in A&R, a record label, that walked up and [said], ‘That was really dreadful.’" He added to Apple Music: "I was like, ‘I’m never ever, ever drinking before stage again.’" Elsewhere, Ed opened up about touring and being away from his two daughters, Lyra, two, and Jupiter, one, who she shares with wife Cherry Seaborn.
He admitted parenting is "tough" but outlined his plans to bring his two children on the road with him, saying: "I think it’s far more important to have two loving parents actively in your life than one absent one.” Ed's candid interview comes after he claimed he never received an invitation to perform at the King's Coronation Concert on Sunday evening in London.
The singer expressed his desire to "set the record straight" after reports began circulating that he'd rejected the opportunity to perform before the newly crowned King and Queen.
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