In response to speculation that her parents opposed her music and career, Perry told MTV News that they had no problems with her success. One of the songs she had recorded for her album with Ballard, “Simple”, was featured on the soundtrack to the 2005 film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Perry provided backing vocals on Mick Jagger’s song “Old Habits Die Hard”, which was included on the soundtrack to the 2004 film Alfie. She recorded background vocals on P.O.D.’s single “Goodbye for Now”, was featured at the end of its music video in 2006, and performed it with them on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. After recording the stripped-down live album MTV Unplugged (2009), Perry returned to the studio. Perry also appeared on two singles with other artists; she was featured on a remix of Colorado-based Incaspin casino band 3OH!

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  • Perry’s albums One of the Boys, Teenage Dream, Prism, Witness, and Smile have each surpassed one billion streams on Spotify.

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  • The following month, her music video for “Roar” reached 1 billion views on Vevo, making her the first artist to have multiple videos with 1 billion views.

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  • Perry later recalled a story about how a friend of hers played “You Oughta Know” by Alanis Morissette, which influenced her songwriting and singing.
  • She also became the first artist to have three songs receive Diamond certifications from the RIAA in 2017 with “Dark Horse”, “Firework”, and “Roar”.
  • My sister’s boyfriend (39M, been together like 1 year) comes in and not yells but raises his voice about my nephew using his controller.

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September 2016: Family Time

Hi everyone, I’m a full time nanny for a stay at home mom with an 8 month old baby. I know he needed me that time, and not being able to do anything if I’m far would’ve killed me. I pull my sister aside and tell her my nephew and I will be gone early tomorrow for half the day.

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  • In 2016, the magazine estimated her net worth was $125 million, and ranked her number six on their list of “Highest-Paid Women in Music” with earnings of $41 million.

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  • The world’s highest-paid female musician in 2015 and 2018, she was named by Billboard as one of the greatest pop stars of the 21st century.

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  • The song was the lead single from her third studio album, Teenage Dream, and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in June.

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  • “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.
  • She also credits the 1996 film The Craft for inspiring her song “Dark Horse”, and Eckhart Tolle’s book The Power of Now for influencing Prism.

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Transitioning from gospel music to secular music, Perry started working with producer Glen Ballard, and moved to Los Angeles at the age of 17. In 2010, she recalled that “Thinking of You” was one of the first songs she wrote after moving to Los Angeles. That Friday morning I told my MB I wanted to talk during the baby’s nap, and she said okay. I told her it made me uncomfortable, and that’s when everything went downhill.

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“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. Perry’s initial efforts at mainstream stardom were fruitless, with two separate record labels signing and subsequently dropping her before any material was released. 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. Although Perry’s music incorporates elements of pop, rock, and disco, Katy Hudson contains gospel.

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She dedicated the music video to her song “Firework” to the It Gets Better Project. 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. 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”. Outside of recording music, Perry appeared as herself in the film Zoolander 2, which was released in February 2016.

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One of the Boys is a pop rock record, while Teenage Dream features disco influences. Perry’s fourth album, Prism, is significantly influenced by dance and pop music. Lyrically, the album addresses relationships, self-reflection, and everyday life. Many of her songs, particularly on Teenage Dream, reflect on love between teenagers; W magazine described the album’s sexual innuendos as “irresistible hook-laden melodies”.

  • 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.
  • She moved to Los Angeles at 17 to venture into secular music, and later adopted her stage name from her mother’s maiden name.

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  • Perry primarily listened to gospel music, as secular music was generally discouraged in the family’s home.

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  • I’m pretty sure the parents are having sex during the dad’s lunch break, maybe every day or every other day.

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  • He may have already paid for this lion, and he is serious and adamant I need to have this lion cub.

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  • In August 2019, Josh Kloss, Perry’s co-star in the “Teenage Dream” music video, accused her of sexual misconduct.

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On February 10, 2017, Perry released the album’s lead single “Chained to the Rhythm” featuring Skip Marley. The album’s second single, “Bon Appétit” with Migos, was released that April. Its third single, “Swish Swish”, featured Nicki Minaj and followed the next month. She also became the first artist to have three songs receive Diamond certifications from the RIAA in 2017 with “Dark Horse”, “Firework”, and “Roar”. All three of them and “E.T.”, “California Gurls”, and “Hot n Cold” have each sold over 5 million digital copies.
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2019: Witness and American Idol

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The show’s creators Benj Pasek and Justin Paul had requested Perry to cover the song to promote the musical’s national tour. She also recorded the song “Immortal Flame” for the game Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, and had a playable character modeled after her. 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. The viewership was higher than the game itself, which was viewed by an audience of 114.4 million.

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