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.
Nana Agyemang Is Taking Sisterhood to Another Level
glamour.com, a digital platform focused on highlighting Black and Brown women at the intersection of media and fashion. I immediately followed, and I have been a supporter ever since.“I started EveryStylishGirl because I wanted to be a voice for the voiceless," EveryStylishGirl's CEO and Founder, Nana Agyemang, tells me. "I felt like when it comes to Black and Brown women in non-traditional career paths, we're often silenced or not recognized.
We don't have a seat at the table. So I told myself, “Well, if we don't have a seat at the table, I'm going to build our own table”."Nana Agyemang and Moe DiggsAnd she did just that.
In 2016, she started to build an Instagram presence to try and create a “millennial Essence magazine.” She says, and began interviewing women in and around Washington, D.C. “At that time, I was attending George Washington University and I wanted to interview cool Black women who are multifaceted.
So maybe they're doctors or engineers, but they have a clothing brand or a skincare company. They're tapping into these non-traditional roles.”Like other media and digital platforms that curate in-person events for people of color, Essence's Essence Fest or The Creative Collective's , Nana Agyemang came up with , which she wanted to be the “largest fashion and beauty summit for Black women.” And after reaching her target of selling more than 1,000 tickets, Agyemang might've successfully accomplished that this year.In previous years, Sip N' Slay has taken place in New York, Los Angeles, and Accra, Ghana.
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