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.
From Lil Uzi Vert to Demi Lovato, What's Your Favorite New Music Release This Week? Vote!
billboard.comSince he first tweeted about it on July 16, 2018, fans waited 599 days for Lil Uzi Vert's Eternal Atake to drop -- and on but Friday (March 6), it finally did.
The week brought more new music treasures, too, including Demi Lovato's self-love anthem "I Love Me," Megan Thee Stallion's hotly anticipated debut album Suga, and Bad Bunny's YHLQMDLG reggaetón record.Fans will recall Uzi's struggle with his Generation Now label to release his long-awaited, out-of-this-world LP, which Megan can relate to after her week in court with her 1501 Certified Entertainment label when a federal judge in Texas ruled Thursday that 1501 CEO Carl Crawford couldn't halt Suga from coming out.Meanwhile, pop stars like Lovato and Katy Perry and R&B songbird Jhené.
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