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.
Shane McAnally Calls 'Songland' Season 2 Premiere a 'Pinch-Me Moment'
billboard.comShane McAnally will return to NBC on Monday night (April 13), when the second season of Songland premieres at 10 p.m. ET. The reigning Academy of Country Music songwriter of the year serves as a mentor on the show alongside OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder and Ester Dean (Rihanna’s “Rude Boy,” Katy Perry’s “Firework”).
Each episode features four aspiring songwriters who share their songs with the mentors. McAnally, Tedder and Dean then meet with the writers in the studio to workshop each song before presenting the final product to the week’s musical guest.
Monday night's episode includes special guests Lady Antebellum, who will select one song from the four songwriters to record and release themselves following the episode.
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