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 Wins Appeal In $2.8 Million “Dark Horse” Plagiarism Lawsuit
genius.comIn August 2019, a jury in Los Angeles federal court found that Katy Perry’s 2013 hit, “Dark Horse,” infringed on the copyright of a 2008 Christian rap song titled “Joyful Noise” by Marcus Gray, who records under the name Flame.
The jury awarded $2.8 million in damages to Gray and his co-writers. On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Christina Snyder overturned the verdict on appeal, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
In the original jury verdict, Perry was ordered to pay $550,000, while her label, Capitol Records, owed nearly $1.3 million.
The pop singer’s five collaborators on the song were also ordered to pay, including star producer Max Martin and his former protégé, Dr.
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