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.
Kesha fights to overturn defamation ruling
torontosun.comKesha has filed an appeal after losing a defamation battle with her former music producer, Dr. Luke.The pop star is refusing to pay the US$374,000 she was ordered to pay the hitmaker and in new court documents, obtained by The Blast, she is asking lawmakers at a higher court to look at the case and reverse the order.
She was found liable of defaming Dr. Luke last month, in a series of tweets sent to Lady Gaga, in which she accused the music mogul of raping Katy Perry.
Perry testified under oath and made it clear the story was not true.Kesha’s battle with Dr. Luke began in 2014, when she accused him of infliction of emotional distress, gender-based hate crimes and discrimination.
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