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.
Katy Perry wants her fans to know that she’s here to “listen, learn and take action.” The pregnant pop star participated in a star-studded virtual event in celebration of Stonewall Day, a global campaign to elevate awareness and support for the Stonewall legacy and the continuing fight for full LGBTQ equality.
With a Pride rainbow shining across her face, Perry was candid about the hopes she has for her and fiancé Orlando Bloom’s child. “As I get ready to bring new life into this world, the wish I have for my child is that she’ll be happy and healthy and safe.
It’s the same wish every mother has for their kids,” she said before naming those Black Americans whose untimely deaths have sparked protests across the nation. “It’s the same wish
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