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.
Listen: ABC’s Rob Mills on Fate of ‘The Bachelor’ and Saving ‘American Idol’
variety.comBy Cynthia Littleton Business Editor As the scope of the coronavirus lockdown became clear last month, ABC was faced with a dilemma over what to do with “American Idol.” The network was counting on the show to fill many hours on ABC’s Sunday and Monday night schedule.
Rob Mills, ABC’s senior VP of series, specials and late-night, said the “Idol” team embraced the age-old mantra “the show must go on” in crafting a way for the live performance shows to continue starting April 26 with contestants performing from remote locations while judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan will preside from their homes. “I’m fascinated to see how ‘American Idol’ looks and feels when people are doing their performance remotely,” Mills says in the
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