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.
New Releases
officialcharts.comThe full list of this week's new single, album and DVD/Blu-ray releases is at the bottom of the page, but first, here are a few highlights.
Raye’s new single Natalie Don’t is essentially Dolly Parton’s Jolene for 2020 – so much so that she even references the Dolly classic in the song.
Kid Cudi and Eminem have teamed up on a new single (announced impeccably by Cudi’s daughter), curiously titled: The Adventures Of MoonMan and Slim Shady.
Katy Perry has dropped the title track of her new album, titled Smile. While the album’s artwork is dividing fans, the song itself is where she operates best: playful, carefree, and uplifting.
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