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.
Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Watch Katy Perry deliver a career-spanning set at the 2024 MTV VMAs
nme.comKaty Perry received the coveted Video Vanguard Award at the 2024 MTV VMAs last night (September 11), and delivered a career-spanning performance of her biggest songs – check it out below.The ceremony for the MTV Video Music Awards was held last night (September 11) and took place at the UBS Arena in New York, hosted by Megan Thee Stallion.Winners on the night included Chappell Roan who won Best New Artist, Sabrina Carpenter who won Song Of The Year for ‘Espresso’ and Taylor Swift, who took home an impressive seven awards.
Check out the full list of winners here.One of the more prestigious awards on the night, the Video Vanguard Award, was given to Katy Perry, who took to the stage to perform a medley of her most famous hits, as well as a new song from her upcoming album ‘143’.Starting off, the performance opened with a collection of the singer’s greatest videos, before she broke into a powerful rendition of ‘Dark Horse’ by floating into the middle of a circle on stage.
Wearing a futuristic outfit, she then was launched into the air, and lifted above the audience as she went into ‘E.T’.From there, she announced a new track with Doechii called ‘I’m His, He’s Mine’ – set to be released as the third single from her forthcoming new album ‘143’ – and played it live with the artist for the first time atop a clear stage.If anyone needs me, I'll be watching @katyperry's #VMA Video Vanguard performance for the rest of my life!pic.twitter.com/1HdShZ8L1Y— MTV (@MTV) September 12, 2024Later in the medley, Perry channelled her 2015 Super Bowl Halftime Show by playing ‘California Gurls’, as well as ‘Teenage Dream’, ‘I Kissed A Girl’ and ‘Firework’.
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