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.
Instagram Freeze Day: 5 Facts About Why Kim Kardashian More Stars ‘Freezing’ Accounts
hollywoodlife.comCelebrities like Kim Kardashian and Katy Perry are “freezing” their Instagram accounts on September 16 to send a message to Mark Zuckerberg, who owns the platform: stop allowing misinformation and hate to be shared on social media. “I love that I can connect directly with you through Instagram and Facebook, but I can’t sit by and stay silent while these platforms continue to allow the spreading of hate, propaganda and misinformation — created by groups to sow division and split America apart –- only to take steps after people are killed,” Kim wrote on Instagram the night before the freeze.
Here’s five things you need to know about the movement: 1. The Instagram freeze was proposed by Stop Hate for Profit. Stop Hate For Profit is a coalition
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