MSN Music — Katy Perry has just released her first new single in two years...and it's for a special occasion: the 2016 Rio Olympics. The "Roar" pop star dropped "Rise," which she also wrote, an uplifting track with a dash of electronic influence, late Thursd... more info

Idolator — Get inspired. more info

Stereogum — Katy Perry’s name has been in the news this week, but not for particularly good reasons. So her release of the swollen, inspiration-heavy new song “Rise” was particularly well-timed. Swedish chart god Max Martin produced the song, and it’s go... more info

New York Post — It could – and perhaps should – have been the definitive pop moment of the year: Katy Perry and Britney Spears releasing new songs at exactly the same time on Friday, July 15. But the divas have conspired to create a chorus of mid-summer “mehs.... more info

ET Online — "This is a song that's been brewing inside me for years." more info

E! Online — Katy Perry has risen to the occasion. The pop star released a new song, "Rise," at 11 p.m. ET Thursday. The track, which is available to download on iTunes and to stream on Apple... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Get DOUBLE ZAYN, DOUBLE Tinashe and more with today's new music releases... more info

NME — Perry says she hopes the song will "inspire us to heal, unite, and rise together" more info

MTV.co.uk News — "...because now more than ever, there is a need for our world to unite." more info

The Mirror — The star has released her new single Rise ahead of the games in Rio next month more info