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.
Edward Christopher Sheeran, MBE (born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. In early 2011, Sheeran independently released the extended play, No. 5 Collaborations Project. After signing with Asylum Records, his debut album, + (pronounced "plus"), was released in September 2011. It topped the UK and Australian charts, reached number five in the US, and has since been certified eight-times platinum in the UK.
The album contains the single "The A Team", which earned him the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. In 2012, Sheeran won the Brit Awards for Best British Male Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act. "The A Team" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2013 Grammy Awards, where he performed the song with Elton John.
Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Naman Ramachandran Canadian poet, artist and performer Rupi Kaur has revealed her tour dates for the fall. Beginning Sept. 9, Kaur will perform in 17 cities across the U.K.
and Europe, her biggest tour to date.Kaur will perform unpublished pieces, poems from her latest book “Home Body” and greatest hits from her influential previous books “Milk and Honey” and “The Sun and Her Flowers.” The shows are designed as immersive experiences, integrating music and projections alongside Kaur’s spoken word performance, where she will lead audiences on a journey of personal loss and love, growth, mental health, community, friendship and strength, laced with humor.As a 21-year-old university student, Kaur wrote, illustrated and self-published her first poetry collection, “Milk and Honey,” followed by “The Sun and Her Flowers,” which together have sold over 10 million copies and have been translated into 42 languages.
Her most recent book, “Home Body,” debuted atop several bestseller lists across the world. In 2021, Kaur executive produced and starred in her debut film, “Rupi Kaur Live,” which is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video.The Rupi Kaur World Tour is in association with AEG Presents, which promotes global tours for artists such as The Rolling Stones, Ed Sheeran, Elton John, Taylor Swift, Celine Dion, Justin Bieber, Kenny Chesney, Paul McCartney and Katy Perry.Beginning May 2, Kaur also has a North America tour coming up.Rupi Kaur U.K./European Tour DatesSept.
9 – Edinburgh, U.K. – Queen’s Hall Sept. 12 – Glasgow, U.K. – Old Fruitmarket Sept. 16 – Cambridge, U.K. – Corn Exchange Sept.
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