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.
Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969 or 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Referred to as the "Songbird Supreme" by Guinness World Records, she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style, and signature use of the whistle register.
She rose to fame in 1990 after signing to Columbia Records and releasing her eponymous debut album, which topped the U.S. Billboard 200 for eleven consecutive weeks. Soon after, Carey became the only artist ever to have their first five singles reach number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, from "Vision of Love" to "Emotions".
Katy Perry says every female artist “needs to say thank you” to Madonna
nme.comKaty Perry has claimed every female artist “needs to say thank you” to Madonna.The pop star made the remarks in an interview with Australian programme The Project ahead of her AFL Grand Final performance next Monday (September 28).Speaking with The Project, Perry explained her friendship with Madonna, saying: “Madonna was really nice to me, well it took a minute because she was testing me and then she became super nice to me.“She just does her Madonna thing,” Perry continued. “She would invite me to a party and we had to do a photoshoot together which was amazing.
She’s the greatest.”Perry went on to say that Madonna’s support of her 2007 hit ‘Ur So Gay’ on radio helped “break” the singer into stardom: “She actually shouted out my song and that was really the beginning of my career.
That’s kind of what started to break me.”The ‘Woman’s World‘ singer concluded by saying “every female [artist] still needs to continue to say thank you” to Madonna. “I’m 40, I still get to do music because of Madonna,” she said.Perry recently released ‘143‘, an album which NME described as “a record that sometimes hits the target but rarely leaves a lasting impression.“Pop fans have a fondness for resurrecting “flop” albums that were given short shrift when they first came out: Mariah Carey’s ill-fated soundtrack album ‘Glitter’ and Christina Aguilera’s sonic hodgepodge ‘Bionic’ have both become cult classics of sorts.
But even this fate seems unlikely for ‘143’, a serviceable but slightly dull collection on which Perry struggles to relocate her old sense of fun.”The album rollout saw the singer face backlash over working with Dr Luke, who was sued by Kesha accusing him of emotional abuse and sexual assault in 2014, culminating in a.
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