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.
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is the 45th and current president of the United States. Before entering politics, he was a businessman and television personality. Trump was born and raised in the New York City borough of Queens, and received a bachelor's degree in economics from the Wharton School. He took charge of his family's real-estate business in 1971, renamed it The Trump Organization, and expanded its operations from Queens and Brooklyn into Manhattan.
The company built or renovated skyscrapers, hotels, casinos, and golf courses. Trump later started various side ventures, mostly by licensing his name. He owned the Miss Universe and Miss USA beauty pageants from 1996 to 2015, and produced and hosted The Apprentice, a reality television show, from 2003 to 2015. Forbes estimates his net worth to be $3.1 billion.
MTV’s Video Music Awards Draw Largest Multi-Network Audience In 4 Years
deadline.comOnce again buoyed by Taylor Swift and her several big wins, the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards delivered its biggest audience in four years.
Hosted by Megan Thee Stallion, the awards show managed 3.11M viewers during its premiere telecast across 13 networks, representing a 25% boost compared to last year, according to early Nielsen data.
When including encore showings, the audience grew to 4.09M, up 8% from last year’s 3.78M. In addition to MTV, the show was also simulcast on BET, BET Her, CMT, Comedy Central, Logo, MTV2, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Pop, TVLand & VH1.
Paramount Global also touted 66.7M social interactions, which apparently beats the Super Bowl and came in second only to the 2024 Presidential Debate on Tuesday night between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.
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