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.
Hitmaker of the Month: Blackbear Collaborator Andrew Goldstein Talks ‘Hot Girl Bummer,’ Sessions With Katy Perry
variety.comCharlie Amter Los Angeles-based songwriter and producer Andrew Goldstein scored the biggest hit of his career this year via a co-write of Blackbear’s smash “Hot Girl Bummer,” which lit up radio in America for the first four months of 2020 (its spin count is north of 538,700, according to Mediabase).
He also co-wrote two songs on Katy Perry’s recently released album “Smile.”“It’s been a wild ride,” laughs the 34-year-old of the irreverent, internet-savvy tune he wrote with Blackbear in 2019. “The day it was at the top of ‘Today’s Top Hits’ on Spotify with Bear’s picture was a really great moment, and hearing it on KIIS-FM in L.A.
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