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.
Rihanna’s Super Bowl performance now the most-watched halftime show
nme.comRihanna‘s performance at this year’s Super Bowl game is officially the most-watched halftime show of all time.The news was confirmed by Rihanna’s label Roc Nation on Twitter tonight (May 2) with 121.017million views.
Per an image attached to Roc Nation’s tweet, an initial report from Nielsen was incorrect and has since been corrected, now making Rihanna’s halftime show the “most-watched on record”..@Rihanna's Super Bowl LVII 2023 performance is the most watched halftime show of all time, with 121.017M views!
https://t.co/iRY2u9XlOa #SBLVII pic.twitter.com/Ixgev7X7vp— Roc Nation (@RocNation) May 2, 2023Shortly after Rihanna’s performance in early February, it was announced that her performance was the second most-watched halftime show in history, with Katy Perry’s 2015 performance clinching the top spot.Perry’s halftime show was reported to have 121million views in February.
That number has since been surpassed by Rihanna’s halftime performance this year.For her set – her first performance in five years – Rihanna put on a career-spanning performance saw her play hits such as ‘Bitch Better Have My Money’, ‘Where Have You Been’, ‘Rude Boy’, ‘Work’, ‘All Of The Lights’, ‘Run This Town’, ‘Umbrella’ and ‘Diamonds’.Following her halftime show, Rihanna said in an interview that she expects to release her long-awaited ninth album this year. “I want it to be this year,” she said. “Like, honestly, it’d be ridiculous if it’s not this year.
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