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.
How to Watch the Democracy Summer 2020 Concert
billboard.comRock the Vote is ready to get fans fired up for the election on Thursday (June 18) with their virtual Democracy Summer 2020 concert.
Featuring co-headliners Katy Perry and The Black Eyed Peas, the two-hour event will be hosted by Eve and Chuck D alongside actors Rosario Dawson and Logan Browning.
Other acts set to take the stage during the virtual concert include Ne-Yo, Big Freedia, Lucy Hale, Amara La Negra, Saweetie, Sklyar Astin, Max, Leslie Grace, Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Rich Brian and Michael K.
Williams, along with special appearances by former Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Cory Booker and Obama-era Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro.
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