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.
Katy Perry delivers bad news to fans as new album SMILE is delayed
mirror.co.ukPop princess Katy Perry has been forced to delay her new album SMILE. The I Kissed A Girl singer, 35, had been due to release her sixth studio album on August 14 but now due to unforeseen production issues it has been delayed by weeks.
Revealing the bad news, Katy wrote on Twitter : "Welp. I hate to throw this bad news at you like a pie in the face...but if there’s anything 2020 taught me, it’s to not get too attached to plans and be malleable. "Due to unavoidable production delays, my album #SMILE will now be released weeks later on August 28".
However, it wasn't just bad news for fans of Katy as she revealed there would a consolation prize to make it up to them. She tweeted: "To make this up to you, starting this Sunday (Aug 2) and
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