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.
It's been more than eight months since Taylor Swift and Katy Perry iconically put an end to by dressing up as a hamburger and fries in , but it looks like the pop stars are far from being besties again.
In a new interview with , Katy was asked how she would characterize their friendship now, and she replied, "Well, we don’t have a very close relationship because we are very busy, but we text a lot." Katy added that it was "difficult" for her to be in Taylor's video, saying: And sorry, that's not all, cause Katy also took a moment to praise Miss Americana, saying that she was "impressed" and that she "saw some self-awareness starting to happen and I saw a lot of vulnerability." Though it is a little shady that Katy said that Taylor is
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