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.
Fans Loved Demi Lovato's 'I Love Me' In This Week's New Music Poll: See the Results
billboard.comThis Friday (March 6) marked the end of a week full of many surprises and happy returns, including the early drop of a brand new Megan Thee Stallion album, a surprise drop from Lil Uzi Vert, a new track (and pregnancy reveal!) from Katy Perry and a Demi Lovato declaration of self-love her fans adore.
This week's new music poll proved that in spades: Lovato's "I Love Me" accounted for nearly half of the vote with a whopping 45% turnout, netting nearly double the vote that Perry's "Never Worn White" received (which falls in second with 24%).
Both "I Love Me" and "Never Worn White" are returns to form for the pop dynamos. "I Love Me" is Lovato's second single of the year, and follows "Anyone," the vulnerable ballad she performed at the 2020
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