Introducing...KATYPERRY
America's answer to Lily Allen has her sassy kiss-off to an ex-boyfriend titled "Ur So Gay" available to stream at the links below:
Audio streams for "Ur So Gay"
Ur So Gay
Ur So Gay.
The Los Angeles-based 22-year-old singer-songwriter has been wowing crowds with her catchy songs and larger-than-life charisma at recent shows with Yellowcard, Mika, and the Starting Line, with everyone from Blender Magazine to Warped Tour's Kevin Lyman (who recently booked the popstar for Warped '08) singing her praises.
The "Ur So Gay" video will be premiering on MySpace on March 19 and her yet-to-be titled album will be out this spring.
KATY PERRY - Official Website
MySpace.com - KATY PERRY is not what good girls do! - Santa Barbarian/Hollywouldnot/NYswizzle, California - Pop / Rock - www.myspace.com/katyperry
You can check out her appearance on Pancake Mountain here:
ABOUT KATY PERRY
"I think people can appreciate a songwriter who shows different sides," says Katy
Perry. "The whole angst thing is cool, but if that's all you've got, it's just boring.
Everything I write, whether it's happy or sad, has a sense of humor to it.
Someone told me the other day that I'm a bit like Lucille Ball. They said, 'You
look pretty put together on the outside, but inside there's just something a bit
wrong.'"
Comparisons to Lucille Ball only tell half the story. Now if Lucille Ball had a
secret love child with Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, it would look, sound, and
behave like Katy Perry. The L.A-based singer-songwriter's sassy confidence and
feisty confessional songs have already had fans and savvy media singing her
praises, even before her new EP, Ur So Gay, is released by Capitol Records on
November 20th, 2007. Blender Magazine called her "The Next Big Thing" while
Teen People dubbed her "One to Watch." And no less a harbinger of 'what's hot'
than celeb blogger Perez Hilton wrote of Perry on his website: "If Avril Lavigne
were actually talented, pretty, and had an appealing personality, she'd be Katy
Perry. She's got the whole package!"
"I don't care who I'm compared to as long as people listen to the music,"
Perry says. "Usually I find it funny to say I'm like a skinnier version of Lily Allen
and a fatter version of Amy Winehouse. It always renders a good chuckle."
It's that sort of cheeky comment that encapsulates Perry's irrepressible
sense of humor, which shines through on songs like "Ur So Gay" (a hilarious
kiss-off to an ex) and "Waking Up in Vegas," which is about doing just that. Her
upcoming debut album for Capitol Records, due in Spring 2008, will also feature
several honest, searching ballads, like "Lost," (about trying to find yourself after
losing your way) and the regretful, emotional "Thinking of You," both of which
display a more vulnerable side to this talented, multi-dimensional artist.
Perhaps that dichotomy stems in part from Perry's upbringing. The middle
child of two pastors, Perry grew up listening to gospel music and singing in
church in Santa Barbara, CA. "My dad would give me ten dollars, which is a lot of
money when you're nine, to sing at church, on tables at restaurants, at family
functions, just about anywhere," she says. Perry was raised on a strict diet of
church music; "secular music," as her mother put it, was "not allowed." But one
night during a slumber party, Perry happened upon a Queen record "and the
heavens opened and saved me. From then on, they have been my biggest
influence," she says. "Their musicality and lyrics were so flamboyant and real. I'd
never heard anything like it."
By the time she was 15, Perry was determined to pursue a path in music.
She spent some time in Nashville working with professional songwriters -- "these
seasoned country music vets who had been writing songs for forever" -- and
honing her own songwriting skills. "Every single one of my songs is drawn 100
percent directly from my life."
At 17, Perry hooked up with legendary producer and songwriter Glen
Ballard, who spent years guiding and developing her talent and songwriting. The
strength of the songs and Perry's big voice captured the attention of Jason Flom,
Chairman & CEO of Capitol Music Group, who signed her in Spring 2007. "I've
been through a lot of highs and a lot of lows in this business," says Perry, who's
now 22. "Last year was tough. I'd write a check for my rent and next to it, I'd
write, 'Please, God, please.' But I didn't jump off the Hollywood sign. Everything
always works out for the best."
Indeed it has, as Perry has just wrapped up work on her debut full-length
album, which she recorded with an array of noted producers and collaborators,
including Ballard (Alanis Morissette, No Doubt), Dave Stewart (Eurythmics), Dr.
Luke (Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne), Butch Walker (Pink, The Donnas), Sam
Hollander & Dave Katz (Gym Class Heroes) and Greg Wells (Mika, Natasha
Bedingfield, Rufus Wainwright). She's also been keeping busy performing low-
key acoustic shows at Hollywood's renowned Hotel Café (hey, it keeps her off
TMZ), as well as landing high-profile opening gigs for artists as diverse as Mika,
Puffy AmiYumi, and the Starting Line.
Whether it's by hearing her music on MTV's The Hills, Oxygen Network's
Fight Girls, the soundtrack to the film Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, or by
seeing her emotional performance on ABC Family's hit Wildfire, people are now
taking notice of Perry. She's also unleashed her considerable charisma making
cameos in the videos for Gym Class Heroes' "Cupid's Chokehold," which has
been viewed on YouTube more than 18 million times, as well as appeared in a
video for P.O.D. In addition, her face has graced ads for Too-Faced Cosmetics'
Spring 2007 line. All these things, and more, have people wondering: "Who's that
girl?"
Perry, however, doesn't put too much stock in the acting or modeling, or
the whole media fame game for that matter. "It's become about who's showing
up at what party, who's dating whom, and what plastic surgery they've had," she
says. "I want to bring it all back to the music. Pop stars are hard to relate to
because they are so scared of being vulnerable or real and afraid that people will
exploit their flaws. I on the other hand, celebrate my flaws and actually welcome
them. Flaws give us character and at the end of the day, I want people to see
me as that girl they can relate to, talk to, and have a good laugh with."
America's answer to Lily Allen has her sassy kiss-off to an ex-boyfriend titled "Ur So Gay" available to stream at the links below:
Audio streams for "Ur So Gay"
Ur So Gay
Ur So Gay.
The Los Angeles-based 22-year-old singer-songwriter has been wowing crowds with her catchy songs and larger-than-life charisma at recent shows with Yellowcard, Mika, and the Starting Line, with everyone from Blender Magazine to Warped Tour's Kevin Lyman (who recently booked the popstar for Warped '08) singing her praises.
The "Ur So Gay" video will be premiering on MySpace on March 19 and her yet-to-be titled album will be out this spring.
KATY PERRY - Official Website
MySpace.com - KATY PERRY is not what good girls do! - Santa Barbarian/Hollywouldnot/NYswizzle, California - Pop / Rock - www.myspace.com/katyperry
You can check out her appearance on Pancake Mountain here:
ABOUT KATY PERRY
"I think people can appreciate a songwriter who shows different sides," says Katy
Perry. "The whole angst thing is cool, but if that's all you've got, it's just boring.
Everything I write, whether it's happy or sad, has a sense of humor to it.
Someone told me the other day that I'm a bit like Lucille Ball. They said, 'You
look pretty put together on the outside, but inside there's just something a bit
wrong.'"
Comparisons to Lucille Ball only tell half the story. Now if Lucille Ball had a
secret love child with Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, it would look, sound, and
behave like Katy Perry. The L.A-based singer-songwriter's sassy confidence and
feisty confessional songs have already had fans and savvy media singing her
praises, even before her new EP, Ur So Gay, is released by Capitol Records on
November 20th, 2007. Blender Magazine called her "The Next Big Thing" while
Teen People dubbed her "One to Watch." And no less a harbinger of 'what's hot'
than celeb blogger Perez Hilton wrote of Perry on his website: "If Avril Lavigne
were actually talented, pretty, and had an appealing personality, she'd be Katy
Perry. She's got the whole package!"
"I don't care who I'm compared to as long as people listen to the music,"
Perry says. "Usually I find it funny to say I'm like a skinnier version of Lily Allen
and a fatter version of Amy Winehouse. It always renders a good chuckle."
It's that sort of cheeky comment that encapsulates Perry's irrepressible
sense of humor, which shines through on songs like "Ur So Gay" (a hilarious
kiss-off to an ex) and "Waking Up in Vegas," which is about doing just that. Her
upcoming debut album for Capitol Records, due in Spring 2008, will also feature
several honest, searching ballads, like "Lost," (about trying to find yourself after
losing your way) and the regretful, emotional "Thinking of You," both of which
display a more vulnerable side to this talented, multi-dimensional artist.
Perhaps that dichotomy stems in part from Perry's upbringing. The middle
child of two pastors, Perry grew up listening to gospel music and singing in
church in Santa Barbara, CA. "My dad would give me ten dollars, which is a lot of
money when you're nine, to sing at church, on tables at restaurants, at family
functions, just about anywhere," she says. Perry was raised on a strict diet of
church music; "secular music," as her mother put it, was "not allowed." But one
night during a slumber party, Perry happened upon a Queen record "and the
heavens opened and saved me. From then on, they have been my biggest
influence," she says. "Their musicality and lyrics were so flamboyant and real. I'd
never heard anything like it."
By the time she was 15, Perry was determined to pursue a path in music.
She spent some time in Nashville working with professional songwriters -- "these
seasoned country music vets who had been writing songs for forever" -- and
honing her own songwriting skills. "Every single one of my songs is drawn 100
percent directly from my life."
At 17, Perry hooked up with legendary producer and songwriter Glen
Ballard, who spent years guiding and developing her talent and songwriting. The
strength of the songs and Perry's big voice captured the attention of Jason Flom,
Chairman & CEO of Capitol Music Group, who signed her in Spring 2007. "I've
been through a lot of highs and a lot of lows in this business," says Perry, who's
now 22. "Last year was tough. I'd write a check for my rent and next to it, I'd
write, 'Please, God, please.' But I didn't jump off the Hollywood sign. Everything
always works out for the best."
Indeed it has, as Perry has just wrapped up work on her debut full-length
album, which she recorded with an array of noted producers and collaborators,
including Ballard (Alanis Morissette, No Doubt), Dave Stewart (Eurythmics), Dr.
Luke (Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne), Butch Walker (Pink, The Donnas), Sam
Hollander & Dave Katz (Gym Class Heroes) and Greg Wells (Mika, Natasha
Bedingfield, Rufus Wainwright). She's also been keeping busy performing low-
key acoustic shows at Hollywood's renowned Hotel Café (hey, it keeps her off
TMZ), as well as landing high-profile opening gigs for artists as diverse as Mika,
Puffy AmiYumi, and the Starting Line.
Whether it's by hearing her music on MTV's The Hills, Oxygen Network's
Fight Girls, the soundtrack to the film Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, or by
seeing her emotional performance on ABC Family's hit Wildfire, people are now
taking notice of Perry. She's also unleashed her considerable charisma making
cameos in the videos for Gym Class Heroes' "Cupid's Chokehold," which has
been viewed on YouTube more than 18 million times, as well as appeared in a
video for P.O.D. In addition, her face has graced ads for Too-Faced Cosmetics'
Spring 2007 line. All these things, and more, have people wondering: "Who's that
girl?"
Perry, however, doesn't put too much stock in the acting or modeling, or
the whole media fame game for that matter. "It's become about who's showing
up at what party, who's dating whom, and what plastic surgery they've had," she
says. "I want to bring it all back to the music. Pop stars are hard to relate to
because they are so scared of being vulnerable or real and afraid that people will
exploit their flaws. I on the other hand, celebrate my flaws and actually welcome
them. Flaws give us character and at the end of the day, I want people to see
me as that girl they can relate to, talk to, and have a good laugh with."
