Following the release of her single «Never Worn White» in March 2020, Perry revealed in the accompanying music video that she was expecting her first child with Bloom. Outside of recording music, Perry appeared as herself in the film Zoolander 2, which was released in February 2016. The show’s creators Benj Pasek and Justin Paul had requested Perry to cover the song to promote the musical’s national tour.
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During the early stages of her career, Perry’s musical style gravitated towards gospel, and she aspired to be as successful as Amy Grant. The record was panned by critics, and Perry was widely criticized for her decision to work with Dr. Luke on it after singer Kesha’s allegations of sexual assault against him. In February 2024, Perry announced her exit from American Idol following the conclusion of the twenty-second season, saying she wanted to «go out and feel that pulse to my own beat» and release new music after being «in the studio for a while».
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“It’s not what you did, it’s what you didn’t,” Perry sings in the introduction of the pop track. Katy Perry‘s new single “Bandaids” has her reflecting on the end of her relationship with actor Orlando Bloom. “Lifetimes,” the second cut promoted, only climbed to No. 89, while both “I’m His, He’s Mine” with rapper Doechii and “OK” missed the mark entirely. It is possible that she has a lot more music on the way, or perhaps she is simply hoping that “Band Aids” would serve as something of a palette cleanser. Since “Bandaids” does not make it to the Official Streaming ranking, it is likely longtime supporters buying the cut that are largely responsible for its placement.
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Four months later, she sold her music rights to Litmus Music for an estimated $225 million. The next month, it was announced Perry would create music for the soundtrack to Jeremy Zag’s animated musical film Melody and voice its title character. That December, Perry followed this with «When I’m Gone», a collaboration with Swedish DJ Alesso that made her the third person to reach number one on Croatia’s ARC 100 list across three different decades following Lady Gaga and Coldplay. Tiësto remix of «Resilient» featuring Aitana was released in November 2020, while Bruno Martini remix of «Cry About It Later» featuring Luísa Sonza was released in April 2021. The album received mixed reviews, and debuted at number five in the United States. In July, a jury in California returned a verdict following a week-long trial that Perry’s song «Dark Horse» had copied Flame’s 2008 song «Joyful Noise» after he filed a copyright lawsuit alleging that it used his track’s beat without permission; the verdict was later overturned.
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Perry has a difficult road ahead, as it is notoriously tough for pop musicians to change a negative narrative, but with “Bandaids” she is off to a fair start in the U.K. During the 11-minute flight, Perry sang Louis Armstrong’s classic “What a Wonderful World” to her fellow space tourists, which included journalist Gayle King and former National Aeronautics and Space Administration rocket scientist Aisha Bowe. After recording the stripped-down live album MTV Unplugged (2009), Perry returned to the studio. She made a greater splash several months later with the single “I Kissed a Girl,” an assertive ode to sexual curiosity backed by a hard-edged electro-pop beat.
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In March 2014, she made a guest appearance playing herself in the episode «Blisteritos Presents Dad Academy Graduation Congraduritos Red Carpet Viewing Party» of the Kroll Show. That month, a portrait of Perry by artist Will Cotton was included in the United States National Portrait Gallery. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) ranked her fifth on the list of Top Global Recording Artists of 2013. Her performance was critically acclaimed, and Guinness announced two days after the singer’s halftime show that it garnered 118.5 million viewers in the United States, becoming the most watched and highest rated show in Super Bowl history.
Six of Perry’s songs have received Diamond certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Her following albums—Witness (2017), Smile (2020) and 143 (2024)—were released to varying critical and commercial success. Its reissue, subtitled The Complete Confection (2012), produced the U.S. number-one single «Part of Me». Perry recorded an album while signed to Columbia Records, but was dropped before signing to Capitol Records.
Later singles «Thinking of You» and «Waking Up in Vegas» were released in 2009 and reached the top 30 of the Hot 100. «Hot n Cold» was released the following September and became the album’s second successful single, reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100, while topping charts in Germany, Canada, the Netherlands, and Austria. A campaign was started with the November 2007 release of the video to «Ur So Gay», a song aimed at introducing her to the music market. Perry and Dr. Luke co-wrote the songs «I Kissed a Girl» and «Hot n Cold» for her second album One of the Boys. In addition, after Devine suggested that songwriting team the Matrix become a «real group», she recorded an album, The Matrix, with them. By November 2006, Perry had finished writing and recording material for her Columbia debut titled Fingerprints (with some of the material from this time appearing on One of the Boys) which was planned for release in 2007.
Perry provided backing vocals on Mick Jagger’s song «Old Habits Die Hard», which was included on the soundtrack to the 2004 film Alfie. Perry worked with songwriters including Desmond Child, Greg Wells, Butch Walker, Scott Cutler, Anne Preven, the Matrix, Kara DioGuardi, Max Martin, and Dr. Luke. Ballard then introduced her to Tim Devine, an A&R executive at Columbia Records, and she was signed as a solo artist. Perry began work on a solo record due for release in March 2005, but the record was shelved after Java was dropped. Transitioning from gospel music to secular music, Perry started working with producer Glen Ballard, and moved to Los Angeles at the age of 17. Her singing caught the attention of rock artists Steve Thomas and Jennifer Knapp from Nashville, Tennessee, who brought her there to improve her writing skills.
- The song quickly stirred controversy, as some critics derided it for promoting same-sex relations and others charged that the racy scenario it depicted catered to male fantasies of female sexuality.
- As a teenager, she learned to play the guitar and sought a musical career in Nashville with a Christian record label, but her debut album, the gospel-influenced Katy Hudson (2001), sold poorly.
- Nonreligious music was forbidden in the Hudson household, and she grew up singing church hymns and gospel tunes.
- Perry started writing songs for her new album in June 2016, and recorded an anthem for NBC Sports’s coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympics titled «Rise», which was released the following month.
Perry subsequently recorded a cover of the Dear Evan Hansen song «Waving Through a Window» for the deluxe edition of the cast recording, which was released on November 2, 2018. The album, titled Witness, was released on June 9, 2017, to mixed reviews, and debuted at number one in the United States. On February 10, 2017, Perry released the album’s lead single «Chained to the Rhythm» featuring Skip Marley. Perry released a mobile app titled Katy Perry Pop in December 2015 through Glu Mobile where her character helps players become famous musicians. Perry also made a cameo appearance in the music video for Madonna’s song «Bitch I’m Madonna» in June 2015. On November 23, 2015, Perry starred in H&M’s holiday advertising campaign, for which she wrote and recorded a song titled «Every Day Is a Holiday».
On November 23, 2014, the National Football League (NFL) announced that Perry would perform at the Super Bowl XLIX halftime show on February 1, 2015. Perry’s third headlining tour, the Prismatic World Tour, began in May 2014 and concluded in October 2015. Prism was chicken road game download released on October 18, 2013, and has sold over 6 million copies as of September 2016. «Unconditionally» followed as the second single from Prism on October 16, 2013, and peaked at number 14 in the United States. She hosted Saturday Night Live on December 10, 2011, with Robyn as the episode’s musical guest. In December 2010, Perry played Moe Szyslak’s girlfriend in the live-action segment from a Christmas episode of The Simpsons titled «The Fight Before Christmas».
- Her popular singles include “I Kissed a Girl,” “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.),” “Roar,” and “Rise.”
- Perry embarked on her second tour, the California Dreams Tour, in support of Teenage Dream from February 2011 to January 2012.
- That month, a portrait of Perry by artist Will Cotton was included in the United States National Portrait Gallery.
- On July 22, 2009, Perry recorded a live album titled MTV Unplugged, which featured acoustic performances of five tracks from One of the Boys as well as one new song, «Brick by Brick», and a cover of Fountains of Wayne’s «Hackensack».
- She also became the first artist to have three songs receive Diamond certifications from the RIAA in 2017 with «Dark Horse», «Firework», and «Roar».
In 2022, Elle dubbed her as «the kitsch-loving pop star renowned for her uniquely experimental style», while Vogue described her style as «synonymous with outrageous, eye-catching ensembles that lean towards the theatrical». Perry lists Gwen Stefani, Shirley Manson, Chloë Sevigny, Daphne Guinness, Natalie Portman, and the fictional character Lolita as her style icons. Perry was placed at number one on the Maxim Hot 100 in 2010 as the «most beautiful woman in the world», with editor Joe Levy describing her as a «triple – no quadruple – kind of hot». As of September 2025, she was the second-most followed woman on the site, with over 104 million Twitter followers, and the sixth most followed musician across social media with a combined total of over 377 million followers across Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Keith Caulfield of Billboard stated that Perry is «the rare celebrity who seems to have enormous popularity but genuine ground-level interaction with her adoring KatyCats». She received a Guinness record for most Twitter followers, and became the first person to gain 100 million followers on the site in June 2017.
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Prior to ending her relationship with Mayer in 2014, she recorded and co-wrote a duet with him titled «Who You Love» for his album Paradise Valley. In 2014, «Birthday» and «This Is How We Do» respectively followed as the album’s fourth and fifth singles, and reached the top 25 on the Hot 100. «Dark Horse» with Juicy J was released as the album’s third single in December, and became her ninth U.S. number-one single the following month. Four days later, Perry performed the songs from the album at the iHeartRadio Theater in Los Angeles. That month, she became the first artist to have four songs sell over 5 million digital units when «E.T.» reached that mark along with «Firework», «California Gurls», and «Hot n Cold».
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Along with Thomas Rhett, Perry recorded a country pop duet titled «Where We Started» for his album of the same name that was released on April 1, 2022. The track was also streamed over three million times on Spotify within 24 hours, breaking the music streaming service’s record at the time for the highest first-day streaming for a single track by a female artist. The dance-inspired Prism (2013) spawned two U.S. number-one singles, «Roar» and «Dark Horse», with their respective music videos making Perry the first artist to have multiple videos reach one billion views on Vevo and YouTube. While critics often disparaged Perry’s songs as vapid, the music industry was generally kinder, rewarding her with several Grammy Award nominations, including album of the year for Teenage Dream.
In 2016, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled the sale to Hollister invalid due to the absence of necessary church approval, clearing the way for Perry’s purchase. However, two elderly nuns, Sister Rita Callanan and Sister Catherine Rose Holzman, opposed the sale and attempted to sell the property to Hollister instead at $15.5 million, believing she would preserve the site and open it to the public. In 2015, Perry attempted to purchase a former convent in Los Angeles, which sparked a years-long legal battle involving the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, members of the Sisters of the Most Holy and Immaculate Heart of Mary, and real estate developer Dana Hollister. Abbott had dialed in to a talkback segment on Sydney radio station 2Day FM to ask Perry when she would return to Australia for a full tour.
Perry started writing songs for her new album in June 2016, and recorded an anthem for NBC Sports’s coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympics titled «Rise», which was released the following month. Katy Perry tied Michael Jackson’s record of five number one songs from a single album when her song “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)” reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2011. According to RIAA, Perry is the thirteenth top digital singles artist in the United States, with 121.5 million certified song units in the country including on-demand streams and also has 19 million certified album units, totaling 140.5 million certified units in the United States. In the United States, she has accumulated nine number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100, her most recent being «Dark Horse», and holds the record for having 18 consecutive number-one songs on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.
Perry’s initial efforts at mainstream stardom were fruitless, with two separate record labels signing and subsequently dropping her before any material was released. By then, however, Hudson had found new musical models in such rock artists as Freddie Mercury and Alanis Morissette, whom she had discovered through friends. Perry is among the wealthiest musical artists; during September 2023, Forbes surmised her net worth was $340 million. According to Billboard, she is the 15th most successful dance club artist of all time.
