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.
Thomas Rhett on new album Where We Started and collaborating with Katy Perry: "She's everything I'd hoped for and more"
officialcharts.comThomas Rhett is, without doubt, one of the most humble musicians we've ever had the pleasure of chatting to. Despite having six studio albums under his belt, sell-out shows worldwide and industry awards adorning every inch of surface space he has available (probably), the 32-year-old country star's still as down to Earth as ever.
Now, as he releases his latest album Where We Started - its title track being a collaboration with none other than Katy Perry - we catch up with Thomas to discuss working with a pop icon, balancing fame and family life and how it feels to finally release his latest body of work. "I look at my songs like babies; it's really hard to leave a lot of them behind," Thomas explains. "Over the last couple of years, I've written so many songs.
On tour is where I write the majority of the time. At home, I've got four kids. The thought of telling my wife I want to write when I get home would just be a tragedy [laughs].
So how does Thomas balance his career with family life? "You should've seen my morning this morning. It's absolute chaos. I think I've learned how to be productive in chaos.
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