New York Post — Katy Perry's new album, "143," is hardly the comeback that she needed. It’s as if she became a has-been before her time on “American Idol.” more info
Antimusic Rock — After being recognized with MTV's coveted Video Vanguard Award at the 2024 'VMAs' earlier this week, Katy Perry unveils her striking new single more info
Stereogum —
Y’all heard
Alligator Bites Never Heal
yet? Doechii’s new mixtape is one of my favorite releases of the year. Between that and her ultra-fun single “Alter Ego,” I was starting to believe the TDE upstart from Florida had a Midas touch. Th... more info
Stereogum —
On Wednesday, a lot of musicians gave grandiose performances at the VMAs, such as Chappell Roan, Katy Perry, and Eminem. Another artist to do so was Sabrina Carpenter, and Britney Spears had some thoughts about it. more info
New York Post — While it’s no longer the must-attend affair that it once was, the 2024 VMAs still had the almighty Taylor Swift, who won her fifth Video of the Year award for “Fortnight.” more info
Stereogum —
The MTV Video Vanguard Award is bestowed annually at the VMAs to an artist who’s made an “outstanding contributions” and “profound impact” on music videos and popular culture. Katy Perry is 2024’s winner, and she celebrated the occasio... more info
Stereogum —
Back in 2014, Kesha sued her label boss and frequent collaborator Dr. Luke, accusing him of all sorts of abuses. That led to a lengthy legal battle between Kesha and Luke, and it also led to many of Kesha’s peers denouncing and refusing to work ... more info
Stereogum —
So far, Katy Perry has previewed her forthcoming album 143 with the much-hated lead single “Woman’s World” (but don’t worry; it’s
satire
!) and the virtually ignored follow-up “Lifetimes.” On Friday night, the pop artist debuted thr... more info