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.
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completemusicupdate.comAPPOINTMENTSUniversal Music’s Virgin Music Label & Artist Services will begin the new year by launching a new division in the West Balkans.
It will be run by Nikola Jovanovic, who has been given the joint job titles of VP of Virgin Music Label & Artist Services, Western Balkans and Head Of Society Relations, Universal Music Western Balkans. “I have been working with artists and indie labels from this region for many years, constantly pushing to bring the necessary change to the regional music industry, to enable young talents and entrepreneurs to make a living out of their creativity and art”, he says.Copyright hub ICE has announced Peter de Mönnink as its new CEO.
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