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 in Reversal of 'Dark Horse' Copyright Lawsuit Verdict
justjared.comKaty Perry has been found not liable for infringement. After half a year after a California jury found that Katy, collaborator Dr.
Luke and Capitol Records were guilty of ripping off Christian rapper Flame‘s work for her 2013 hit “Dark Horse,” a California federal judge found her not liable on Tuesday (March 17). PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Katy Perry “It is undisputed in this case, even viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to plaintiffs, that the signature elements of the 8-note ostinato in ‘Joyful Noise’… is not a particularly unique or rare combination, even in its deployment as an ostinato: prior compositions, including prior works composed by the parties, as well as what all agree is a separate non-infringing
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