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 is opening up about an ongoing legal battle between producer Dr. Luke and Kesha.
The Smile singer opened up in an interview with the Los Angeles Times. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Katy Perry Back in 2017, Katy was deposed in Kesha‘s battle against the producer, in which Kesha accused Dr.
Luke of rape. At the time, Katy said she was afraid of being publicly attacked for being “the one woman that is against women” if she took a public stance. “I knew both of them at the time.
It sucks when you know both of the players. I can only speak for my own experience, and my own experience [with Dr. Luke] was a healthy one.
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