PopSugar UK — Katy Perry is back and better than ever with her new song "Rise." After turning heads with her subtle shade, the singer took to social media once more to release the very special track. "This is a song that's been brewing inside me for years, th... more info

Dlisted — “Oh goshdarnit, Ah think ah just gambled ayn loss into mah freakum toga…” Engineers specialized in auto-tune theatrics and graphic designers are rejoicing, because the Empress of Auto-Tune and the Princess of Photoshop (sorry, the queen crown b... more info

Idolator — We offer up our  first impressions of Katy’s Olympics anthem. more info

New York Times — Hear the tracks that caught our pop critics’ attention, from Jamie Lidell’s “Walk Right Back” to Martha’s “Ice Cream and Sunscreen” more info

People.com — The singer released the song on Thursday night more info

PopSugar UK — Hey Katycats! Remember when Katy Perry had a blog? Before she boasted 90 million followers on Twitter and became our spiritual sister on Instagram, she was an avid Tumblr and Vimeo user, blogging and vlogging her way to the top! Early Katycats were t... more info

Dlisted — The 2016 Summer Olympics begin in a little over two weeks in Rio, which means all those online invitations to “COME TO BRAZIL” will finally pay off. In honor of the upcoming Olympic games, Katy Perry slipped away from the high school cafeteria f... more info

TMZ — Here's the official music video for Katy Perry's new song "Rise" -- which NBC will use as an anthem during the 2016 Olympics coverage.  "This is a song that's been brewing inside me for years, that has finally come to the surface," Perry said.… ... more info

People.com — Katy Perry said she decided to release "Rise" because of "the overall mood of the world today more info

Stereogum — Katy Perry isn’t the only veteran hitmaker who came back with a new out-of-nowhere single last night. Britney Spears is only three years older than Perry, but she was making hits with Max Martin a full decade before anyone even knew who Perry was. ... more info