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 Defends Katy Perry After 'American Idol' Backlash: 'I Think We Get Set Up'
etonline.comLuke Bryan is sticking up for Katy Perry. In an interview during CMA Fest, the 46-year-old judge defended his co-star against criticism she received during the most recent season of the show.«When it comes down to are fans too hard on Katy, you know, listen, Katy Perry's been dealing with stuff like that her whole career,» he said. «We all get it.
I mean, we're judging kids that people at home fall in love with, so we're not gonna bat 1,000 as judges.»Even with that in mind, Bryan thinks that he, Perry and Lionel Richie «get set up» as judges on the show.«We kind of fall on the sword a lot of times and get set up to where people can get very vocal on socials and stuff,» he said. «My thing is, I think when me and Lionel and Katy sit down at the desk, in our hearts we're doing the best we can.»Though they do their best, Bryan said, «Katy gets picked on for going out and trying to have fun making a TV show.»«You can't be so safe in the moment that you're so homogenized, you can't ever go for a joke or go for a fun moment,» he said. «Sometimes, you just gotta say stuff.»When Perry does «roll the dice on TV» by making comments, how those get «perceived» can lead to backlash, Bryan said.
Bryan doesn't believe it's Perry-specific, though, as he noted, «It may be my year next year.»«We're conditioned and calloused for it,» Bryan said of himself, Perry and Richie. «Katy's been dealing with that.
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