Latest Katy Perry News

On the night before Election Day, Kamala Harris brings in celebrities. Donald Trump is unimpressed

Nov. 04, 2024 23:52 PM EST

On the night before Election Day, at campaign events across the country, celebrities including Oprah Winfrey, Lady Gaga and Jon Bon Jovi turned out in force for Kamala Harris ' presidential bid. The battleground state of Pennsylvania was particularly starry: In Pittsburgh, the vice...

Drag queen Pattie Gonia aims to give the climate movement a makeover with joy and laughter

Sep. 26, 2024 13:56 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Dressed in a sequin-laced, sleeveless top and puffy pink skirt, drag queen Pattie Gonia strides around the stage in white high-heeled boots that come up to the knees, telling the crowd that nature must be a woman. “She is trying to kill us in the most...

Rock in Rio's sign language pumps up Brazil's deaf audience

Sep. 22, 2024 10:26 AM EDT

Tens of thousands of Brazilians gathered at Rio de Janeiro’s mega-festival Rock in Rio on Friday, with many staking out spots of artificial grass all day to hear the headliner, Katy Perry. As her music keyed up, the enormous screens around the stage showed someone else in their bottom corners —...

Music Review: Katy Perry returns with the uninspired and forgettable '143'

Sep. 20, 2024 10:03 AM EDT

Katy Perry's new album title, “143,” is code for “I love you,” based on the number of letters in each word of the phrase. She may love us, but the album is more like 144 — “I made mush.” Perry's first LP since 2020’s lackluster “Smile” is just as lackluster, an...

Taylor Swift wins big at MTV Video Music Awards, ties Beyoncé’s record and thanks Travis Kelce

Sep. 12, 2024 09:26 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift 's dominance continued at the MTV Video Music Awards, where she took home seven awards — including the night's biggest, the trophy for video of the year. In her speech Wednesday night, Swift thanked her “boyfriend, Travis” for being on set of the...

There's no X in Brazil. Celebrity fandom worldwide is in disarray

Sep. 04, 2024 13:18 PM EDT

It was a rapture and a revelation all at the same time. En masse, celebrity stan accounts posted tearful farewells over the weekend as X was suspended in Brazil amid a showdown between Elon Musk and a Supreme Court justice. Many of their hundreds of thousands of followers learned...

Katy Perry to be given the Video Vanguard Award at the 2024 MTV VMAs

Aug. 15, 2024 14:07 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Katy Perry will receive the Video Vanguard Award at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards next month. She will also perform. Previous recipients include Shakira, Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna and Missy Elliott. Perry...

Spain is investigating unauthorized Katy Perry music video in a protected natural area

Aug. 15, 2024 03:26 AM EDT

MADRID (AP) — In her new music video, Katy Perry pretends to be one of the thousands of tourists having the time of their lives on Spain's Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean. But some parts, filmed in a protected natural enclave, could bring trouble. The regional government is...