Katy Perry Merch
Katy Perry Merch - Movies and Other Endeavors
The artist was the subject of the autobiographical documentary Katy Perry: Part of Me (2012), which featured behind-the-scenes footage and clips of young Perry along with her dazzling concert performances. She also voiced the character of Smurfette for The Smurfs (2011) and The Smurfs 2 (2013) and made a cameo as herself in Zoolander 2 (2016).
In 2014, Perry also launched her own music label, Metamorphosis Music, as a subsidiary of Capitol. The label changed its name to Unsub Records in 2016.
After visiting Madagascar on behalf of UNICEF in April 2013, Perry became a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador late in the year. In February 2020, she was named an ambassador of the British Asian Trust by Britain’s Prince Charles.
Career
Her first music album ‘Katy Hudson,’ which was launched in the year 2001, was a gospel music record. The album was launched under the music record label, ‘Red Hill Records.’ Unfortunately, the album was not a successful one.
Eventually, she shifted from gospel music to other forms of music and wrote songs in association with American songwriter Basil Glen Ballard, Jr. At the age of seventeen, she travelled to Los Angeles, but spent her initial days in Los Angeles without much of a success. She recorded a few songs with some music labels, but the albums were not released due to various reasons.
In 2004, Perry was signed to Ballard’s label, ‘Java,’ which was then affiliated with ‘The Island Def Jam Music Group.’ In 2005, the film ‘The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants’ included a song sung by Katy Perry. She was also a backing vocalist for songs, such as ‘Old Habits Die Hard’ and ‘Goodbye for Now.’ In 2006, she was featured in the video of a song titled ‘Learn to Fly.’
She also played the love interest of her then-boyfriend Travie McCoy in the music video of the song ‘Cupid’s Chokehold’ by Travie McCoy’s rap rock band ‘Gym Class Heroes.’
In February 2017, Perry released the lead single ‘Chained to the Rhythm’ featuring Skip Marley from her fifth studio album, ‘Witness.’ The song reached number one in Hungary and number four in the United States. The album’s singles, ‘Bon Appétit’ and ‘Swish Swish,’ peaked at number 59 and 46 respectively in the United States. Her album ‘Witness’ was released in June 2017 to mixed reviews, and debuted at number one in the United States.
She hosted the 2017 ‘MTV Video Music Awards.’ Perry signed a $25 million contract to serve as a judge on ABC’s revival of ‘American Idol,’ which premiered in March 2018.
In June 2019, Perry appeared in the music video of Taylor Swift’s song ‘You Need to Calm Down.’
Perry has publicly advocated LGBT rights. She supported ‘Stonewall’ during their ‘It gets better….. today’ campaign to prevent homophobic bullying. She also dedicated the music video of her song ‘Firework’ to the ‘It Gets Better Project.’