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.comEach week, we here at Official Charts compile the best and most exciting releases of New Music Friday, to give you a chance to hear the future hits on the Official Singles and Albums Chart.
Let's dive in! We have some massive albums arriving this week; chief among them is Charli XCX's fifth record Crash. Promoted as the final album under her current contract and her most commercial-leaning project since 2014's bratty Sucker, Crash is a all-killer, no-filler joyride of a pop record, proving that Charli's finger remains firmly on the pulse.
Latin icon Rosalia may also be a superstar around the world, but she hasn't quite cracked the UK...yet. That could all change with her super-charged third album Motomami, released today after months of build-up (side-note: a lot of mechanical-themed releases this week, did every pop star watch Titane last year?).
A thrilling record that stretches across reggaeton, flamenco and rap, it's an eclectic and dizzying display of artistry. Brighton's own ArrDee may feel Pier Pressure, but it certainly doesn't show on his debut mixtape; a confident and self-assured body of work that's as braggadocios as we'll allow for an act that has so far racked up five Top 40 hits in less than a year.
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