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.
Perhaps you thought Katy Perry would just release the track list for her upcoming Smile album in some boring, predictable fashion?
No, not likely. Perry put on her best yellow polka dot jacket and had a lot of fun with the reveal on Thursday (Aug. 6) with a vibrant picture in which she's tossing a series of colorful plastic balls in the air, which just happen to contain the titles of the album's 12 tracks. "Actual footage of me spilling some [tea] about the new album...
hope you’ve had a ball with it all," Perry yukked. All your favorites are on there, including the title track, as well as singles "Daisies," "Never Really Over" and "Harleys in Hawaii," though it remains to be seen if "Never Worn White" and "Small Talk" will make the cut, as
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