Who is Katy Perry? As she reminded people in the initial run-up to her comeback single “Woman’s World,” where she dusted off her six RIAA-bestowed Diamond awards, she’s one of the biggest-selling pop stars of the millennium, with fizzy, playful tracks like “California Gurls” and strident empowerment anthems like “Firework” …
Read More »Katy Perry Flies Through 'Lifetimes' of Hits as She Accepts VMA Vanguard Award
A cotton candy career of hits becomes a futuristic, post-apocalyptic dream. At Wednesday night’s VMAs, Katy Perry took the stage to deliver a medley of her greatest hits (and her new album, 143) as she celebrated receiving the coveted Video Vanguard Award. Perry’s performance opened with a montage of her …
Read More »From Lady Gaga to Mitski, Here Are All the Artists Supporting Chappell Roan
Chappell Roan has had an incredible year — as this month’s Rolling Stone cover story put it, she’s experienced “the kind of rise that makes words like ‘meteoric’ feel quaint.” However, she’s also been open about how disorienting everything has been, even taking to TikTok to describe scary moments she’s …
Read More »Katy Perry and Doechii Set Release Date for First Collaboration 'I'm His, He's Mine'
In less than two weeks, Katy Perry will release her latest album, 143. The album era began in July with “Woman’s World” and continued with “Lifetimes” in August. Neither single has been received exactly how Perry seemed to hope they would as far as her comeback goes, so she’s breaking …
Read More »Katy Perry's Messy '143' Rollout: A Timeline of Her Controversial Comeback
Katy Perry’s album 143, which is out Sept. 20, has been a long time coming, marking her first LPsince 2020’s Smile. The singer officially launched her 143 era in June when she dropped the lead single “Woman’s World.” The song immediately faced pushback for its stereotypical imagery — which Perry …
Read More »Katy Perry Dodges Dr. Luke Collab Inquiry With Response About Motherhood and Empowerment
Back in 2010, all the stars aligned for Katy Perry as she released Teenage Dream. All six of the album’s singles were era-defining hits, and when she expanded the album two years later, those deluxe singles were hits, too. It’s been years since Perry last occupied such a dominating space …
Read More »Katy Perry 'Adhered to All Regulations' While Filming at Dunes in Spain, Says Team
After learning that Katy Perry was being investigated over the potential environmental impact of her “Lifetimes” video in Spain, a spokesperson for the singer told Rolling Stone Wednesday that she was “given verbal authority” to film at the protected dunes of S’Espalmador. “The local video production company assured us that …
Read More »Katy Perry to Receive Video Vanguard Award at 2024 VMAs
The pop music legend behind iconic music videos for songs “Roar,” “E.T.,” “Last Friday Night,” and “California Gurls” is getting the VMAs‘ most-coveted award. On Thursday, MTV announced that Katy Perry will be given the Vanguard Award at this year’s ceremony on Sept. 11. She’s also slated to perform at …
Read More »Punk's Most Contrarian Wise-Ass Is Much More Than That
There’s a kid outside the Drug Church show who looks like a character from one of their songs. Slumped on the curb outside a New Jersey dive called Salty’s Beach Bar, he has his shaggy head resting on his knees; by his feet is an empty can of Demolition Man …
Read More »Katy Perry Reveals '143' Track List in Beachy 'Lifetimes' Video
Katy Perry is a beachside, motorcycle-riding baddie in the video for her new single “Lifetimes.” On Thursday, the pop star released the visual, which reveals the track list of her upcoming album, 143, and includes collabs with Kim Petras, Doechii, 21 Savage, and J.I.D. The Stillz-directed video captures the singer …
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