“I think it's a great anthem for people to use when someone's trying to hold you down, or bully you,” Perry said. Perry's song "Swish Swish" is apparently about the feud. Perry and Taylor Swift, who both dated John Mayer, ended their friendship after Perry allegedly tried to poach some of Swift's tour dancers. Just after midnight on March 5, Perry delivered another surprise announcement by revealing a baby bump at the end of her new video for "Never Worn White." Feud With Taylor Swift On February 15, 2019, she announced her engagement to Bloom with an Instagram photo that showed her flower-shaped ring. Perry has also been romantically linked to musicians John Mayer and Diplo, as well as actor Orlando Bloom. In February 2020, she was named an ambassador of the British Asian Trust by Britain's Prince Charles. The label changed its name to Unsub Records in 2016.Īfter visiting Madagascar on behalf of UNICEF in April 2013, Perry became a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador late in the year. In 2014, Perry also launched her own music label, Metamorphosis Music, as a subsidiary of Capitol. The artist was the subject of the autobiographical documentary Katy Perry: Part of Me (2012), which featured behind-the-scenes footage and clips of young Perry along with her dazzling concert performances. She also voiced the character of Smurfette for The Smurfs (2011) and The Smurfs 2 (2013) and made a cameo as herself in Zoolander 2 (2016). However, the verdict was overturned upon appeal in March 2020, with a federal judge determining that the disputed portion of "Dark Horse" - an eight-note ostinato that runs through much of the song - was not distinctive enough to be protected by copyright laws. The following month, Perry and her collaborators were ordered to pay $2.78 million in compensation. In July 2019, a federal jury in a Los Angeles ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, with Perry, her five credited co-writers and the four corporations that released and distributed "Dark Horse" all found liable for copyright infringement. Along with appearances by guest artists Lenny Kravitz and Missy Elliott, the show was remembered for the seeming mismatched choreography of two dancers in shark costumes while Perry belted out "Teenage Dream." Overall, the performance drew a reported 118.5 million viewers, making it the most-watched Super Bowl halftime show to date. On February 1, 2015, Perry was the featured performer during the Super Bowl XLIX halftime show.
Perry later returned with Bryan, Richie and Seacrest for seasons 17 and 18. The pop star immediately made waves for her behavior during the two-part premiere of season 16 in March 2018: At one point she fell while dancing on stage in high heels, and at another moment she smooched a shy contestant who said he was saving his first kiss for someone special, drawing the ire of many on social media. Since then, she had turned down offers to appear on other singing competition shows, like The X Factor. Perry had previously served as a guest judge on Idol in 2009, temporarily replacing Paula Abdul.
She and her two siblings were also not permitted to watch such cable channels as MTV and VH1. "The only things I was allowed to listen to were the Sister Act 1 and 2 soundtracks," Perry told Entertainment Weekly. Both of her parents are pastors, and they refused to let her listen to any rock or popular music. Katy Perry was born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson was born on October 25, 1984, in Santa Barbara, California. Fans might be surprised to learn that the singer who writes about sexual exploration in "I Kissed a Girl" grew up in a very conservative family. Perry is also known for her performance during the 2015 Super Bowl halftime show, her marriage to comedian Russell Brand and her selection as a judge for American Idol. Her image radically changed by the time of her 2008 smash single "I Kissed a Girl," from One of the Boys, and she went on to top the charts with the follow-up albums Teenage Dream, Prism and Witness. American pop singer Katy Perry is known for hits like 'I Kissed a Girl,' 'Teenage Dream,' 'Firework' and 'Dark Horse.' Who Is Katy Perry?Īmerican pop singer Katy Perry initially attempted to break into the music business with a gospel album.