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.
Future Earns His Third No. 1 Album This Year, as Katy Perry’s ‘143’ Debuts at No. 6
variety.comChris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Future‘s future is so bright, he has to wear shades — with his “Mixtape Pluto” album becoming his third release to hit No.
1 on the Billboard 200 chart in 2024. The only numeral 1 for Katy Perry right now, meanwhile, is embedded in her album title, as “143” lagged behind with a No.
6 debut. The Future set bowed with 129,000 equivalent album units, a chart breakout first reported by Billboard on Sunday. Streaming accounted for most of his tally.
Although it’s the rapper’s third No. 1 album of the year (so far — let’s not underestimate him), “Mixtape Pluto” is the first of those three to come out solely under his name.
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