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.
Why We Can’t Let Music Whitewash Prison Profiteering (Guest Column)
variety.comJason Flom Lava Records founder Jason Flom is best known as a one of the most successful label heads and A&R reps of the past 30 years, with top posts at Atlantic Records and Virgin-EMI, and founder of Lava Records, with a remarkably diverse track record of artists, ranging from Tori Amos and Katy Perry to Kid Rock and Lorde.
Yet his longtime work in criminal justice has resulted in “Wrongful Conviction,” the widely popular podcast that he hosts about unjust incarcerations, and a podcast network,all under his Lava for Good multimedia platform.
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