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.
Skip Marley & H.E.R. Top Adult R&B Songs: 'When the Vibe Is Organic, People Feel It Too'
billboard.comSkip Marley and H.E.R.’s “Slow Down” moves up one spot to top Billboard’s Adult R&B Songs airplay chart dated May 23. The collaboration climbs through a 23 percent surge in plays in the week ending May 17, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data, the largest jump among all 30 songs on the list.“Down” gives the 23-year-old Marley both his first leader on Adult R&B Songs and first No.
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