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  • Katy Perry and John Mayer Call It Quits

    Well it seems those recent engagement rumors between Katy Perry and John Mayer have fizzled out.

    It looks like the musically inclined couple have called it quits. Suspicion started to rise when Mayer wasn’t seen with Perry on her recent voyage to London and Mian.

    A source mentioned that the split happened within the past few days. No other details about the breakup have been announced.

    This hasn’t been the first time the couple’s split, but things did seem to be going well for the pair. The duo was even considered one of Hollywood’s hottest couples, staring together in Mayer’s song “Who You Love,” off of his latest album, Paradise Valley.

    “I’ve been such a fan, I think he’s so incredibly talented and gifted and a genius songwriter. So to be a part of anything he was doing was just natural,” Perry said about their collaboration.

    The two were constantly talking about each other in interviews, never fearful of showing affection.

    Perry was even spotted wearing a giant diamond ring at the Elle Style Awards last week in London.

    Perry once even called Mayer a “genius” and said “I’ve been a fan of John’s for years before I got to actually kiss him.”

    The two first announced their relationship during the summer of 2012. They split briefly, reconciled, called things off again last March, but then got back together.

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  • Katy Perry, John Mayer Call It Off

    Katy Perry, John Mayer Call It Off

    Katy Perry and John Mayer, who have had an off-and-on relationship since 2012, have reportedly decided to end things for good. The “Roar” singer just enjoyed a trip to London and Milan without Mayer and started speculation that she might be single again.

    Perry actually sparked engagement rumors recently at the Elle Style Awards after she was photographed wearing a huge diamond on that finger, so the news of the breakup came as a shock to many. The couple have gone through some very public issues, however, and broke up once before reuniting and eventually working together.

    “Everyone wants them to get engaged,” a “source” told E! News last year. “They are so perfect together.”

    Perry has described herself as a huge fan of Mayer’s and was excited for the chance to work with him on the song “Who You Love” for his latest album, Paradise Valley.

    “I’ve been such a fan, I think he’s so incredibly talented and gifted and a genius songwriter. So to be a part of anything he was doing was just natural,” she said.

    After Perry’s marriage to comedian Russell Brand ended in early 2012, Mayer helped her get over the heartbreak of divorce. However, she has said that she enjoyed being married.

    “I really loved it. It was a new, fun, exciting journey. But I like how I am now, and I think all things happen for a reason,” she said.

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  • Katy Perry Offends Muslim Community With New Video

    It’s hard for Katy Perry to stay out of the news these days.

    Whether it’s because of her relationship to singer John Mayer or whether it has to do with one of her chart-topping singles, it seems people can’t get enough of the 29-year-old pop star.

    However, this time she’s in the news for her video Dark Horse, where she portrays an Egyptian queen who uses lightning to burn away a guy who seems to pine for her. Ultimately, he’s turned into sand after Perry gives him a glance, which has upset some people in the Muslim community.

    And what’s so controversial about a man being turned into sand? That man was wearing a religious pendant that means “Allah” in Arabic, and once he and the pendant were singed, a lot of folks were instantly offended.

    Soon after, a petition was created for YouTube to remove the video, and currently almost 40,000 people have signed it. Here’s what the petition says:

    The video is considered as highly controversial to its viewers as a result of its portrayals of blasphemy. At 01:15 into the video Dark Horse; a man is shown being burned, whilst wearing a pendant (also burned) forming the word ‘Allah,” which is the arabic word for God.”

    Such goes to show, that blasphemy is clearly conveyed in the video, since Katy Perry (who appears to be representing an opposition of God) engulfs the believer and the word God in flames.”

    “This is the reason for lodging the petition so that people from different walks of life, different religions and from different parts of the world, agree that the video promotes blasphemy, using the name of God in an irrelevant and distasteful manner would be considered inappropriate by any religion.

    So far, there has been no comment from Perry or any of her reps and it’ll be interesting to see if she decides to tweak the video or not. Stay tuned folks.

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  • Katy Perry Booed At Moschino Show And Heckled At LAX

    Katy Perry’s celebrity status did not stop photographers and fashionistas from booing her off the catwalk during the Milan Fashion Week. Perry walked on the runway as a guest of American fashion designer and good friend Jeremy Scott on his debut show for Moschino. The pop star allegedly showed up almost an hour late to the event, causing a significant delay to the show. Photographers and other members of the audience showed their disapproval by booing her off the stage as the strutted her stuff on the runway.

    The 29-year-old Roar singer arrived at the show wearing a body-hugging black dress with “Moschino” spelled in gold across the chest and a matching coat with gold trimmings. Members of the crowd were visibly upset with impatience as the show started only when Perry took her seat next to singer Rita Ora.

    In an attempt to appease the disgruntled crowd, Perry spontaneously launched a photoshoot on the runway before heading to her seat, but the gesture seemed to have backfired as the audience responded with boos and heckles. As the heckling grew louder, Perry snapped at the audience to “shut the f—k up”.

    Things did not improve for the famous pop singer when she flew back to Los Angeles on Friday. The jeers continued courtesy of the paparazzi when Perry arrived at LAX, which prompted her assistant Tamra Natisin to confront the photographers and shove them out of the way.

    The Moschino show was Scott’s first for the fashion house since he took the position of Creative Director in October of last year. It was held on the exclusive and upscale Corso Venezia and was scheduled to commence at 8 pm. British pop singer Rita Ora was also tardy, but it was only until Perry’s arrival that the models started coming out to the catwalk.

    Us Weekly reports that Perry arrived at the exact time she was informed to come to the show, as told by an insider at the Moschino show. Nevertheless, several well-known fashion figures like Marie-Claire UK editor-in-chief Trish Halpin and Financial Times fashion editor Vanessa Friedman were not forgiving of Perry as shown by their real-time tweets.

    Katy Perry attacked by paparazzi at LAX

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  • Miley Cyrus Kissed Katy Perry At Bangerz Concert

    Miley Cyrus, the daughter of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, has been known to shock the public with her crazy and outrageous behavior, such as twerking at the MTV Video Music Awards and constantly changing her hair. Recently, at one of the stops on her Bangerz tour, she adds another wacky happening to her list: kissing Katy Perry.

    The Bangerz tour started earlier this month, showcasing Cyrus’ new album “Bangerz” and revealing new tracks off the album. From the information listed on MileyCyrus.com’s events page, the Bangerz tour started February 14th and visits various countries around the world.

    According to The New York Daily News, the kiss between Miley Cyrus and Katy Perry happened on Saturday at Los Angeles’ Staples Center. As Cyrus was singing her new single “Adore You,” she crawled down off the stage to meet Perry (who was a guest in the front row at the Bangerz concert), and Cyrus quickly gave Perry a peck kiss, leaving Perry shocked of what just happened.

    One of the attendees af Saturday’s Bangerz concert in Los Angeles was able to capture the Cyrus/Perry kiss on video from one of the front rows:

    This is not the first time that two female celebrities have kissed in front of the public eye. At The MTV Video Music Awards in 2003, it was an unexpected moment when Britney Spears kissed Madonna.

    One day after the Los Angeles Bangerz concert, Cyrus published a tweet containing a picture of the kiss. Perry also tweeted the day after the concert, stating “And after! I adore you @MileyCyrus” along with a picture of Perry’s reaction to the unexpected kiss.

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  • Katy Perry and Miley Cyrus Share a Kiss

    Katy Perry and Miley Cyrus Share a Kiss

    Katy Perry kissed a girl…and definitely liked it.

    Miley Cyrus’s Los Angeles stop for her “Bangerz” tour was one for the history books. Not only was the performance filled with raunchy and bizarre moments, a giant tongue slide, and plenty of skin, Cyrus also had a few celeb guest “appearances” throughout the evening.

    Fellow-pop doll Perry was enjoying an evening out, watching Cyrus live in action at the Staples Center. Perry was seated in the front row and caught every single detail of the exciting yet controversial show that can’t make it out of theheadlines.

    Little did Perry know that she too would become part of the Cyrus tour tabloids.

    Shortly after Cyrus began singing her sexy love song “Adore,” she encouraged audience members that appeared on the jumbotron’s kiss-cam to make-out “with lots of tongue — as you can imagine, tongue is appreciated on this tour.”

    The 21-year-old spotted Perry and leaned down into the front row only to plant a big smooch on the “Roar” singer.

    “I just kissed a girl, and I really liked it a lot,” Cyrus ironically proclaimed to her roaring fans.

    One audience member caught the lip-lock on his smartphone, posting the video to his Instagram account.

    And it turns out Perry wasn’t too upset by the surprise kiss, taking to Twitter to share the after photo of the concert moment.

    Later, Wayne Coyne and Steven Drozd of the Flaming Lips joined Cyrus on her acoustic satellite stage.

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  • Katy Perry Booed On The Runway. Ouch!

    Katy Perry Booed On The Runway. Ouch!

    When Katy Perry referred to herself as a “dark horse” in her new single, she may have been closer to the truth than she realized.

    At least she’s an underdog on the runway.

    Perry strutted in Moschino’s Fall 2014 Show in Milan, Italy on Thursday. She looked well by all accounts. She may have even walked well.

    However, late fashion shows rarely make for happy individuals. And reports claim that the show was delayed because Katy Perry wasn’t on time.

    So much for being “fashionably late”.

    By the time the singer got onto the runway, the impatient photographers were ready to let her have it, jeering and heckling her. As the boos grew louder, Perry is reported as saying, “You’re all going to get your picture, so shut the fuck up.”

    A bit of the tense atmosphere can be heard in this clip from the show:

    By the video’s end, it’s clear that Perry’s snappy comeback was appreciated by those on hand to support the 29-year-old pop star.

    Aside from the outburst, Perry remained composed, posing fiercely and some clapped and cheered.

    Some are saying that even though Perry was late, it was not at all intentional or planned. One source claims the singer may have actually been misinformed as to when she was supposed to be there for the show. Instead of arriving in time for the 8:00 pm show, someone says she may have been told to arrive at 8:55 pm.

    Sabotage by a jealous model? It’s anyone’s guess.

    Even though Perry found she was anything but ready for the perfect storm that awaited her in Milan, she can look on the positive side. She did have a “show stopping” moment, and she can say that she featured in a major fashion show. That’s something that can never be taken away from her.

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  • Katy Perry Engaged to John Mayer?

    Katy Perry is always sporting wacky yet fun fashion. It seems though, that this specific fashion choice has caught more attention than any of her purple wigs or cleavage-barring tops have given her.

    On Valentine’s Day, Perry was spotted wearing a diamond ring on her left hand.

    The 29-year-old singer showed off what seemed to be a gold ring on her wedding finger as she and John Mayer made their way home from dinner at the Sunset Towers Hotel.

    While the two musicians haven’t made any official remarks about an engagement, Mayer did hop on Twitter to profess his love to a mystery girl that we have a sneaking suspicion is Perry.

    He tweeted this poetic verse the day after Valentine’s Day. Perhaps the guitar-hero proposed to Perry on the most romantic day of the year?

    Since the tweet, Mayer has posted but Perry has remained absent which isn’t usual for the pop diva. Recently, Perry hit over 50 million followers on Twitter making her the most-followed artist/Twitter user ever.

    While the two haven’t addressed the ring just yet, we certainly can’t deny their chemistry in “Who You Love.”

    So far Perry and Mayer’s reps haven’t made any comments on an engagement.

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  • Katy Perry Channels Cleopatra in New Music Video

    Katy Perry teased fans this week with a glimpse at her upcoming music video Dark Horse. The third single from her new album, Prism, it is already sweeping the radio waves and climbing the music charts. In it she channels the fashion and hairstyle of Cleopatra.

    “According to legend there was a magic queen in Memphis, Egypt,” reads a scroll at the beginning of the Egyptian-themed clip. “Every eclipse, kids would travel from Brooklyn to Babylon to win her heart. If she fell in love, you’d be top dawg. If she didn’t, her wrath would leave you whimpering. Her name is Katy Pätra.”

    Perry sports a crazy–almost bizarre looking–grill in the video, and that’s what first captures viewer’s attention when the door opens to reveal her. She is dressed as the aforementioned pharaoh.

    Juciy J–the rapper featured in the Dark Horse track, had the following to say about Katy Perry.

    “She’s really a genius,” he said. “She was by the mixing board and telling the guy what to take in and take out. She’s really hands-on with her music. She knows music.”

    The music video featuring Katy Perry and her hit single Dark Horse is set to premiere on February 20th–but given the penchant for track and video leaks recently–who knows? Fans might get to see it even earlier than that.

    Katy Perry shared her pharaoh persona with her fans in the form of a Twitter Valentine on Friday.

    Practically everything Katy Perry has touched in the past couple of years has turned to gold. Even her beau John Mayer seems to be morphing into a decent guy, and that’s something no one ever expected to see. Will the Dark Horse music video only add to Katy’s huge successes in her life–and her music career?

    Yes. Without a doubt.

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  • Anna Kendrick Gets Groped By Katy Perry

    Anna Kendrick gets felt up by Katy Perry; no, it’s not just a sensational headline, it’s true, according to the 28-year-old actress herself.

    Anna shared a tweet on Monday showing “Dark Horse” singer Katy Perry grabbing her, um…lady parts at an event in Hollywood recently, captioning the photo, “The girl can’t help herself.”

    The two were attending the Hollywood Stands Up to Cancer event on January 28th, which was hosted by Reese Witherspoon and her hubby, Jim Toth.

    One of the most hilarious (and strange) facts about the boob-encounter? The groping wasn’t even the first between the two girlfriends.

    According to Us Weekly, following her appearance at this year’s Grammy Awards wearing a cleavage-displaying Azarro dress, Kendrick told Conan O’Brien, “Katy Perry finger-banged my cleavage. I was kind of asking for it. If nobody had done it, I would’ve been a little sad.”

    Apparently Katy Perry didn’t want to let her friend down, and again chose to share the love at the cancer fundraiser.

    Image via @AnnaKendrick47, Twitter.

  • Katy Perry Alters “Yesterday” Lyrics

    Katy Perry Alters “Yesterday” Lyrics

    Sunday night on “The Beatles: The Night That Changed America – A Grammy Salute,” celebrities and musicians alike gathered for an unforgettable evening. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr witnessed the lovely evening as well.

    The tribute welcomed performances of classic Beatle’s hits from Dave Grohl, Annie Lennox and John Mayer.

    However, the most unforgettable and mentioned performance of the evening went to Katy Perry for her version of, “Yesterday.”

    Beatles fans weren’t too pleased with Perry’s rendition. The “Dark Horse” musician changed the word ‘man’ to ‘girl’ in the song causing quite an uproar.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVsD-tFchD0

    YouTube users weren’t too pleased with one-word change.

    One user said, “How dare she change the words!!!!!”

    “omg get over yourself!.The only thing she changed was he to she or him to her.She’s not the first to do it to this song, ya jackass And in case ya didn’t notice, the Paul and Ringo both liked it,” another user replied.

    This wasn’t the first time Perry had performed a Beatles song.

    Do you think Perry shouldn’t have taken the liberty to change the lyrics? Were you fine with the song? Either way, leave your comments below.

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  • Katy Perry Won’t Check Out Your Instagram Page

    It seems that people are still buzzing about the interview Katy Perry gave GQ magazine for it’s February issue, especially the parts about losing her virginity and praying to God for large breasts.

    So it’s likely that buzz will grow even stronger since GQ released some of her answers that weren’t used in the article. For example, Perry said she doesn’t like to look at people’s Instagram page and gets bothered when she’s asked if she’s seen a certain photo or not.

    “There’s too much self-importance in this world,” she said.

    “God knows, I hate an entitled [expletive]. Like, when people say ‘You didn’t see my Instagram? No, I didn’t see your Instagram. I’m doing something else. I’m living my own life. Send it to me if you want me to see it,’” which is a bit ironic considering Perry posts tons of images on her Instagram account, and it’s safe to assume that she expects a lot of people to view them.

    Also in the interview, the “Dark Horse” singer said that she loves dating musicians, because they understand what goes on in a musician’s mind. Plus, she said the first CD she ever bought was Incubus’s “Make Yourself” album in 1999.

    “The wonderful thing about dating a musician is that they understand the shoes I’m walking in,” she noted. “When both of your first love is music, there’s so much that you just don’t have to explain. You can save your energy.”

    Perry also told the story about her Incubus CD breaking in two, after she hid it from her parents. Apparently, she wasn’t allowed to listen to secular music back then.

    “I brought it home at the bottom of my knapsack, with stuff on top of it,” she explained. “My parents never searched my bag, but my mom has got a pretty good intuition and a great connection with God, so I thought she’s going to know something’s up.

    “So I remember going up to my room and I put my comforter in the crack of the door to make it hard to get in. And I opened it up and tried to pull the CD out and it breaks in two like the Ten Commandments, and I was like, ‘Maybe this is a sign. I should never be listening to this music.’”

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  • Katy Perry Reaches 50 Million Twitter Followers

    Katy Perry has had a big week in music. The singer not only swept the no. 1 spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart with hit “Dark Horse,” the beauty just earned herself over 50 million Twitter followers. The whopping follower number contributes to her title of most followed artist on Twitter.

    So what does it take to be the most followed musician on Twitter? Perry recently came into a Twitter following of over 50,055,293 and growing.

    Perry took over for most followed artist on Twitter last November when her follower amount grew larger than the recently arrested Justin Bieber.

    The singer took to twitter to announce the great news saying, “Oh yeah AND we grew to 50 million Katycats! Eh, regular day at the office.”

    The other top-ranking artist on Twitter include Justin Bieber at 49 million, Lady Gaga 41 million Britney Spears at 35 million and Rihanna at 34 million. Wondering where the Queen Bey sits with Twitter followers? She’s at about 13 million.

    It’s really no surprise Perry landed the coveted spot since she earned 18 million followers in 2013. That crazy amount of followers made her the top follower-earning artist that year.

    Will the woman ever stop? Probably not since she cleverly uses her twitter as a way to get her new album out and fans involved with promises of retweets.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXIzru7Vk9Q

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  • Katy Perry Is the First to Hit 50M Twitter Followers

    Katy Perry Is the First to Hit 50M Twitter Followers

    29-year-old singer Katy Perry is officially the first user in the history of Twitter to hit 50 million followers.

    According to data on Twitter Counter’s top 100, Perry currently sits at 50,022,000+ followers. By contrast, she’s only following 130 people.

    Up until recently, the battle for Twitter supremacy was usually one between Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga. The latter was the first to hit 10 million followers, and she also won the race to 20 million. At that time, Justin Bieber began to overtake Mother Monster and became the first to hit both 30 million and 40 million.

    But 50 million just seems like such a more significant milestone – and it belongs to Katy Perry.

    Perry has yet to acknowledge her feat on Twitter, instead tweeting out the news that she just hit #1 on the Billboard charts with the song “Dark Horse.”

    The rest of the top ten Twitter users, in terms of follower count, are as follows:

    Justin Bieber (49.2 million), Barack Obama (41.2 million), Lady Gaga (41 million), YouTube (38.9 million), Taylor Swift (38.7 million), Britney Spears (35.6 million), Rihanna (33.8 million), Instagram (30.5 million), and Justin Timberlake (30.2 million).

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  • Katy Perry’s Stylist Reveals Grammy Outfit Secrets

    You can really tell a person is pretty stylish if he or she changes clothes four times for one event, which is exactly what Katy Perry did at this year’s Grammy Awards.

    And if you’ve ever wondered what really goes on behind the scenes of choosing four outfits, Perry’s style-team has revealed some of their carefully guarded secrets.

    For the entire evening, the team went with a horror theme, and used a lot of dark colors to pull it off. But for the red carpet, they wanted to do something a little different. “We love a theme, so for this year’s Grammy performance it was a dark look, very haunting and sexy,” said Johnny Wujek, one of Perry’s stylists.

    “For the carpet we wanted to lighten things up, so our inspiration was a white witch, very angelic, light and whimsical. We love Valentino and this dress had all of the right pieces for the Grammys, and most importantly made a statement.”

    But for Perry’s performance, her team wanted an outfit that would perfectly match the concept of the song she was singing “Dark Horse,” so they went with dark purples and a variety of spooky colors. “We wanted to go with a powerfully haunting performance, where Katy was the queen of the coven,” said Wujek. “I designed the dress based on the treatment–a rich deep purple cape with a silhouette of a horse on the back.”

    And the long skirt, along with the bra-styled top, was created to highlight not only the song’s lyrics and feel, but to add to the overall performance as well. Especially the illuminated cross that Perry wore on the front of her outfit.

    “The cross was lit by LED ropes, and I was waiting on the side-lines ready to make them glow,” explained Wujek, who’s been styling Perry for several years.

    And what would a cool looking outfit be if one’s nails weren’t right, so Perry had her team go with a simple style that would offset the intricate design of her attire.

    “Katy wanted something really simple and chic to go with her red carpet dress and her performance look,” said Kimmie Keys, Perry’s manicurist. “We chose a light pink shade called Everbloom from the CoverGirl Outlast Nail Gloss collection. It offered just a subtle hint of color to keep the focus on her gown and flawless face.”

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  • Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse” Takes No. 1 Spot

    Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse” Takes No. 1 Spot

    Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse” has recently scooped the No.1 spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 list. This exciting spot marks Perry’s nonth No. 1 single on the Hot 100 list.

    The song featuring Juicy J has been all over the radio, making it a popular song to sing-a-long with as well as a no-brainer for the coveted No.1 spot.

    “This No. 1 is the most unexpected one I’ve ever had,” said perry. “‘Dark Horse’ has been a dark horse of a song, since August when the KatyCats voted to release it early on iTunes, before ‘PRISM’ even came out. I’m so thrilled and grateful to have these moments.”

    “I Kissed A Girl,” Teenage Dream and “Roar” are among other No. 1 hits the beauty has pumped out throughout her career.

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    Katy Perry performed her No. 1 hit “Dark Horse” at the Grammys this past Sunday.

    Quite a few YouTube users had a lot to say about the performance.

    “The question we should ask ourselves is: who’s idea was to make this performance? Katy perry is a pop icon. shes the faces of a corporation and the mainstream music industry. people like her barely act on their own. there is always a team of experts telling her how to live her life, what to sing, and what to perform. shes just the face of an enormous corporate effort. there are people behind the scenes here. we shouldnt act like katy perry is author of what she does because she probably isnt,” said one user.

    Another continued to say, “F****n haters……GET A F***N LIFE!…..Katty’s performance was awesome! it was one of the best at the Grammy’s…the bass beat was amazing, the dancing was even more amazing……KEEP IT UP KATTY! One of the best songs ever created, and I’m not even a fan…..”

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  • Katy Perry Gets Spooky At The Grammy Awards

    It looks like Katy Perry is a fan of Stevie Knicks and American Horror Story: Coven, because her performance tonight at the Grammys seemed to be inspired by both. Katy is known for putting on an amazing performance and she never holds back when it comes to costumes and getting into character.

    Katy performed her latest hit “Dark Horse” featuring Juicy J, tonight while dressed in a complete witch costume that was more sexy than scary. The fitted outfit was black, purple and blue with red accents and Katy’s dark hair allowed her to fit the part perfectly. She used a witch’s broom as a pole which she worked as well, if not better than any stripper.

    The opening of the performance started off fairly spooky, as Katy appeared in a crystal ball in the middle of a dark forest. Human trees moved around her as smoke and an image of a dark horse appeared on the stage. Contortionists put on a show amidst the darkness and Katy emerged from the ball and started to perform.

    Her performance ended with some pyrotechnics that made it appear as if the stage was on fire. While Katy’s song lyrics and voice are always impressive, the audience seemed to pay more attention to her dance moves than her singing. At one point she pulled out some twerking that would make Miley Cyrus jealous. Few people even glanced at Juicy J, who was also performing on stage.

    Katy Perry is known for making heads turn and her performance was not disappointing to say the least. It will likely become the talk of the Grammys and something artists will have to work hard to live up to at next year’s awards.

    What did you think of Katy Perry’s performance?

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  • Sara Bareilles Wants Katy Perry Beef To Stop

    In music, melodies, lyrical themes and good ideas get recycled all of the time, and sometimes it comes from one artist inspiring another, and other times it’s done on purpose.

    And it’s safe to assume that many of Sara Bareilles’ fans thought Katy Perry was stealing from her song “Brave,” when she created “Roar,” as both share the same melodies and song concept.

    But despite Bareilles’ fans tweeting all kinds of nasty things to Perry, she said she never wanted things to unfold like that, simply because that isn’t her style. “I was surprised and to be honest, disappointed at how vicious people were,” said Bareilles in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. “It’s not my nature, and it’s not reflective of what I feel I hope to incite in people. People really felt like Katy was ripping me off, and I disagree.”

    Earlier this month, we covered Bareilles’ interview with “CBS Sunday Morning,” where she admitted that her and Perry’s song sounded similar. But she also admitted there were no hard feelings or rivalry, because the two have been friends for quite some time.

    But that didn’t stop her fans from going at the “Prism” singer, and Bareilles said the backlash had more to do with people wanting a squabble than it had to do about music.

    In addition, Bareilles says there’s enough music and fans to go around, and nobody should want to see two friends fight or bicker. “Katy and I have known each other a really long time, she’s a friend of mine,” said the singer. “And it seemed like there was this infusion of people wanting to create conflict and drama. I find that to be really fatiguing.”

    “It’s an old paradigm of pitting people against each other based on the idea that there’s not enough–not enough fans–not enough music lovers, not enough space for both of you, so you have to hate each other.”

    Bareilles said the manufactured beef really upset her, and she felt like she was pulled into it without say. “I don’t believe in that,” she said. “I was disappointed. I feel it was misguided. There’s better s— to do than worry about that stuff.”

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  • Katy Perry Speaks Out About Recent Mass Shootings

    The shooting that took place inside of a suburban Maryland mall yesterday is part of a growing number of similar incidents that have been happening all over the United States, and they all seem to follow a similar pattern: The shooter has been relatively young–usually a teenager–they took place in either a mall or a school, and police have a hard time determining what the actual motive is.

    Back in 1999 when the tragic events unfolded at Columbine High School, and 13 people where shot and killed, it was huge news and most people couldn’t believe this kind of shooting could happen in an area not usually associated with crime.

    Today, things are different, as a new story of a mass shooting seems to be popping up on the news weekly, almost to the point where many of us have become extremely desensitized to the acts.

    And one celebrity who’s noticing that, and choosing to speak out about it is Katy Perry, as the pop star took to her Twitter page yesterday and asked her followers this question: “Is anyone else really sad about the constant stream of shootings and how normal it’s becoming to see these headlines on a weekly basis?” she wrote. “Scared to go to the mall? Scared to go to the movies? Me too. When will there be actual change? How many more?”

    Perry also tweeted a kind word to the victims, as well as their loved ones, and said the shootings are a true embarrassment for her. Although she didn’t specify exactly what she was embarrassed about, it’s pretty easy to gather she was talking about the U.S. and its politics surrounding gun control. “You and I both know this is getting embarrassing,” she tweeted. “My heart goes out to all the victims and their families this week. I pray for change.”

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  • Katy Perry Prayed for Ample Assets, God Answered

    Katy Perry once prayed to God for large breasts and it seems the Almighty answered her prayer. She happily shows off her all natural assets on the February cover of GQ magazine, as well as in some of the pages inside.

    The pop singer and sex symbol–once married to Russell Brand and now in a relationship with John Mayer–sings to sold out crowds around the world and makes millions with her music, as well as everything on the retail market related to it. The daughter of a preacher, Katy grew up singing in a church choir and led a fairly sheltered life before breaking on to the music scene.

    Katy’s prayer for big boobs made the GQ spread, as well as a tweet from the magazine itself.

    Here’s Perry’s GQ cover, on which she happily shows off her gifts from God.

    Perry has long been a symbol of empowerment for young women, and continues to encourage them to Roar. If she doesn’t start making more intelligent comments, however, those roars are going to become desperate cries for help. Katy came under fire recently for donning yellow makeup when dressing like a geisha during November’s American Music Awards. Here’s what she said about the controversy as quoted in her GQ article.

    “I was thinking about unconditional love, and I was thinking: Geishas are basically, like, the masters of loving unconditionally.”

    It gets worse, too. She called Japan the “the capital of adorableness.”

    “All I was trying to do is just give a very beautiful performance about a place that I have so much love for and find so much beauty in, and that was exactly where I was coming from, with no other thought besides it.”

    God certainly blessed Katy Perry with an amazing pair of breasts, and ample musical talent, too. When she opens her mouth to sing, that talent is resounding. When she opens her mouth to speak, however, her agent and managers must cringe with what occasionally comes out.

    Maybe Katy’s next prayer should be for some common sense and conversational finesse? God, are you listening?

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  • Katy Perry Hand-Picked By Madonna For Art Project

    The year 2013 has been pretty good to singer Katy Perry. Not only has she made her relationship to pop-rocker John Mayer official, she also released her fourth album “Prism,” which includes the popular and ubiquitous song “Roar,” her 8th No. 1 single.

    And the way things are shaping up, 2014 might be pretty good to her too, as the queen of pop Madonna, has hand-picked Perry to be curator for the “Art for Freedom” project. Perry made the announcement via her Twitter page. “Honored to be curating ‘Art for Freedom w/ Madonna,’ ” she wrote. “Make a year of social change submit your art at “ArtForFreedom.com.”

    Art for Freedom was started by Madonna and photographer Steven Klein in an effort to bring more awareness to human injustices around the world. People have the opportunity to submit works of art that center around the question “What does freedom mean to you?”

    Each month Madonna, Klein and sometimes a celebrity curator will choose one submission and donate $10,000 to a non-profit organization of the artist’s choice. Perry will do the selecting for the remainder of January.

    Every day. curators pick one artist and feature their submission on the site’s homepage. Madonna launched the project with the release of her short film “Secretprojectrevolution” in September of 2013.

    The 17-minute film opens up with the “Like a Virgin” singer behind bars, then she makes her way over to a bunch of scantily clad models and shoots them all. In the background you can hear applauding from an audience, which is supposed to symbolize the world’s tolerance for violence and the number of people that are desensitized to it.

    In other Perry news, the singer has just been added to the lineup of the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, which will also include acts like Daft Punk, Stevie Wonder, Pharrell Williams and Metallica. The show will be held on Sunday, January 26, at 8:00 pm (EST) on CBS.

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