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.
Just Sam Went ‘Broke’ Paying Off Her Record Label After ‘American Idol’ Win: ‘I Cannot Afford To Release Music’
etcanada.comFormer “American Idol” winner Just Sam is speaking candidly about life after the TV show. The singer, 23, whose real name is Samantha Diaz, won the 18th season of “Idol” in 2020 when the show went virtual amid the pandemic.
Diaz, who has gone back to being a subway musician in New York City since parting ways with her record label, said on her Instagram Story: “I thought it was gonna be easy, just go to the studio, record, put out music,” Just Jared reported. READ MORE: Just Sam Covers Fantasia’s ‘I Believe’ On ‘American Idol’ “And that’s not how the world works.
That’s not how the industry works. It takes time, it takes money that I don’t have. It takes patience. “I have people who are helping me.
I’m putting out music when I can and when it’s ready,” she continued. “It’s just hard because I’m coming out of pocket and I have bills to pay.
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