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.
Luke Bryan is celebrating his smalltown roots in the new music video for “Born Here Live Here Die Here”. The nostalgic song — the title track off his newly released seventh studio album — sees Bryan paying homage to his hometown of Leesburg, Georgia.
The lyrics include “Born here, live here, die here / From the roots, to the boots, to the lay me down suit / Yeah, I’m gonna be proud to be right here / Just like my daddy, and his daddy did too.” RELATED: Luke Bryan Reveals Reason He Almost Didn’t Put ‘Build Me A Daddy’ On His New Album The three-and-a-half-minute visuals include cameos from many of Bryan’s close professional friends, including his “American Idol” co-workers Ryan Seacrest, Lionel Richie, and Katy Perry, as well as his longtime
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