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BREAKING NEWS: Katy Perry just got braces AND headgear! Kidding guys, it’s just a costume for the cover of her new remix single Last Friday Night (TGIF). Showing that she can be both beautiful AND goofy, it’s a fitting vibe for the fun party song. In it she sings about finding a stranger in her [...]

A departure from her candy-land bubblegum videos of the past, Katy Perry goes out-of-this-world for her E.T. video. Directed by Floria Sigismondi, known for her work with shock-rocker Marilyn Manson and Icelandic oddball Bjork, E.T. is all about the dark graphic images, extreme costumes, and the strange Discovery Channel-esque footage of wild animals. Even stranger [...]

If you thought Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” could only stand up as a bubbly, summer pop anthem then you’re in for a reality check. Bruno Mars hit the BBC Radio 1 Live Loungs to put his own unique spin on the song, making the best of only a piano and his truly soulful voice. Have a listen [...]

It’s that time of year again! That’s right, it’s Grammy season, the time when the music world gets together to award the biggest and brightest stars for their work. In some ways, The Grammy Awards are like the SuperBowl. Why? Because half the fun is in the time leading up to the event, when you [...]

Katy Perry has released the much-anticipated music video for her track “Firework,” which is making a serious dent in the charts of late. If you’ve heard the song, you know that it comes with a powerful message. And now the music video picks up that same theme and runs with it. The pop-star took to [...]

As the seemingly endless build up to Katy Perry’s Teenage Dream album release on August 24th continues (I can’t wait to stop talking about her!), two new tracks have leaked to the net. The reported third single from the album, “Firework,” is the third track from the album that will no doubt be a radio [...]

The music video for Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” has finally arrived. Premiering earlier today, the long awaited clip for the pop star’s second heat seeking single isn’t a let down. Directed by Yoann Lemoine and shot in Santa Barbara, the video screams West Coast. And even though the name might not suggest it, I’d argue [...]

Now, I know that this blog has had a number of Katy Perry posts recently, but this one simply couldn’t go unpublished. Rolling Stone has posted some photos online from a recent shoot with Katy Perry, and as you may have suspected, they feature one very scantily clad pop star. Oh, the humanity! Before you [...]

Fresh on the heels of debuting the title track “Teenage Dream” from her upcoming album, Katy Perry has dropped another pop gem on the masses. In a change of pace, she’s gone in the opposite direction of her first two tracks. The song, “Not Like The Movies,” is a beautiful piano ballad, that really shows [...]

The internet is absolutely abuzz today with the premiere of Katy Perry’s brand new single, “Teenage Dream.” Naturally, it’s a massive pop anthem. Though it’s not quite as danceable as “California Gurls,” if it doesn’t hit #1 on the Hot 100, I’ll be absolutely shocked. With a little bit more rock flair, Katy’s verses build [...]

Who says today’s pop music is all the same? Oh wait, I do! And so does the guy who made the video below. The clip below cuts between Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” and Ke$ha’s “Tik Tok” to demonstrate to you that they are literally THE SAME SONG, both cut from the same cookie cutter formula [...]

Check out this very nerdy spoof that’s been kicking around the net, courtesy of The Damsels of Dorkington. The group adds their own creative flair to Katy Perry’s “I Kissed a Girl.”  It looks like there’s hope for the geeky types after all. 0

The much-hyped video for Katy Perry’s “California Gurls,” featuring Snoop Dogg, has debuted, and if you’ve got a sweet tooth, you’re in the right place. The video depicts Perry frolicking through a utopian candy land board-game-come-to-life setting, under the watchful eye of the candy land overlord, Snoop Dogg. The storyline goes something like this: Katy [...]

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