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.
Luke Bryan Reveals Advice Katy Perry Gave Him Ahead of His Vegas Residency (Exclusive)
etonline.comLuke Bryan is getting advice from special sources ahead of his Las Vegas residency. ET's Rachel Smith spoke with the 45-year-old country star ahead of his residency at Resorts World Las Vegas, and Bryan revealed that his fellow judges, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie, offered up some words of wisdom to him before the start of his shows.«Katy, I’ve been talking to her… She said, 'It's just a big, big stage,'» Bryan said of Perry's advice, after she had her residency at the same venue last year.While Bryan appreciates the heads up about the stage size, his turn at Resorts World Las Vegas will be much different than Perry's, which he classified as more «theatrical.»«I don’t take myself very seriously, to just stand there and try to be real theatrical,» he explained. «I wanna be energetic. [I want to put on a] rockin' show where people are just having fun.
I want moments where I interact with the crowd too.»Richie, who's in the midst of his residency at the the Wynn Las Vegas, has given Bryan «a lot of advice» too.«We were on [the ] set and I’m like, 'Man, I’m worried about this Vegas thing,'» Bryan recalled. "… Lionel said, 'You’ll be all right, little buddy.'«As for if his co-stars may appear as special guests during his shows, Bryan admitted, „I hope that Katy and I and Lionel's world intersect where we can get on the stage with one another.“If it's not Perry and Richie that stop by, Bryan noted, „With so many artists and singers that come through, I mean, there’s no telling“ who could appear.He even jokingly warned his famous pals, „Whenever they’re in town, they better not call me and tell me they’re in town, 'cause I’m going to give them an ultimatum to come by here and get on stage with me.“When it comes to what fans can.
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