Obscure Sound — An absorbing new single from Jodi DiPiazza, “Another Anyone” turns being underestimated into a soulful statement of self-worth, pairing her classically trained coloratura soprano with piano, guitars, and a live-band arrangement she wrote herself.... more info

Stereogum — Katy Perry is burning it all down on her new single, aptly titled “Watch It Burn.” You might be wondering how she is doing that — maybe with some matches or a Molotov cocktail? Nope. She’s using her newly grown scorpion tail. The post Katy Pe... more info

Stereogum — The final 2026 FIFA World Cup USA Opening Ceremony went down last night at Inglewood's Los Angeles Stadium, featuring performances from LISA, Anitta, Tyla, Rema, Future, Dan + Shay, and Purahei Soul. It also had a headlining set from Katy Perry, who ... more info

Stereogum — Hey, remember when Katy Perry and Chief Keef had beef with each other? No? You have no memory of such a thing ever occurring, or any frame of reference on how such a thing might occur? Well, it did. Sort of. “Beef” is probably too strong a word, ... more info

Stereogum — Katy Perry spent this past weekend traipsing around Coachella and spending time with two Canadian Justins: Her boyfriend and former prime minister Trudeau, and Saturday night headliner Bieber. For a portion of Bieber's set, he pulled out a laptop and... more info

Stereogum — This is a lot cooler than Katy Perry going into space: NASA played Chappell Roan's "Pink Pony Club" to wake up the astronauts on Artemis II this morning. However, mission control abruptly cut the audio after Roan sang “heels.” "We were all eager... more info

Stereogum — Katy Perry chose her stage name because she worried that her actual name, Katy Hudson, might be too close to a certain rom-com-associated actress. Nobody's confusing Katy Perry for Kate Hudson, but that stage name did wind up getting Perry into a 16-... more info

Stereogum — In 2020, Katy Perry and her husband at the time Orlando Bloom purchased a $15 million home in Santa Barbara from Carl Westcott, an army veteran and millionaire who founded 1-800-Flowers. He quickly tried to undo the deal, claiming he was on prescribe... more info

Stereogum — The Wicked: For Good press cycle has not been kind to Ariana Grande. The star was unable to make the movie premiere in São Paulo last week due to flight issues, and subsequently faced a wave of death threats from fans. Yesterday, she was walking the... more info

Stereogum — After releasing 143 , Katy Perry was inexplicably plagued with misfortunes on her tour for the album: An annoying stage-crasher, a malfunction with a metal sphere, a breakup with her longtime lover Orlando Bloom, an even worse malfunction with a ... more info