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.
Dua Lipa returns with new single ‘Houdini’
nme.comDua Lipa has returned to music with the release of her highly anticipated single ‘Houdini’ marking a new era for the pop star.Written by Lipa, Caroline Ailin (Ellie Goulding, Katy Perry), Danny L.
Harle (Caroline Polachek), Tobias Jesso Jr. (Harry Styles, King Princess, FKA Twigs), and Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, as well as produced by Parker and Hale, the track paves the way for the pop singer’s new era.According to a press release, Lipa said: “‘Houdini’ embodies that 4am feeling when the night is coming to a close and you’re a bit sweaty, but you just don’t want the party to end.”Directed by Manu Cossu alongside cinematographer André Chemetoff, the track’s accompanying video sees Lipa post-rehearsal in a dance hall, revising her choreography under fluorescent lights.Speaking of the song in a press release, Lipa said: “This track represents the most light and freeing parts of my singledom. ‘Houdini’ is very tongue in cheek, exploring the idea of whether someone is really worth my while or if I’ll ghost them in the end.” She continued: “You never know where something may take you, that’s the beauty of being open to whatever life throws your way.
I’m looking forward to sharing that feeling of defiant bliss with my fans.”Ailin, Harle, Jesso, and Parker also served as core collaborators throughout Lipa’s forthcoming project.
Speaking of the creation of the project, the pop singer said: “A lot of this album was written in those joyous moments of absolute chaos and how I moved through the world with lightness and optimism of whatever the outcome may be.”Her new album will follow 2020’s ‘Future Nostalgia‘.
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