![]() ![]() This time, instead of being provocative, titillating or even entertaining, she came across as awkward and cringe-inducing and was widely lampooned on social media. As she is wont to do, her performances were pure spectacle: She laid down on a banquet table, danced with drag queens, featured a kid who went viral for popularizing “ the floss dance” that everyone started doing afterwards, and awkwardly shrugged while featured guest Migos started rapping, as if she had no idea what to do at that moment, before executing the worst dab known to mankind. Sinead O’Connor became music industry poison after ripping up a picture of then-Pope John Paul II (although given the scandals that have engulfed the Catholic Church since then, maybe she deserves an apology).Īnd on May 20, 2017, during an episode hosted by ratings-magnet Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Katy Perry sang two songs off her upcoming album, Witness. Ashlee Simpson was never the same after being caught lip-syncing. Several musical careers have come to an end on the Saturday Night Live stage. Meanwhile, her 2020 album, Smile, landed without much fanfare and became her worst-selling record since her 2001 self-titled Christian music debut, when she was still known as Katy Hudson. Then, she did what a lot of over-the-hill pop stars do when they start to transition to being a nostalgic act: she announced a Las Vegas residency, which is scheduled to begin in December. In 2018, she went to the place where many music careers go when they’re on life support - the judge’s table at American Idol. Perry’s career choices since then have only seemed to confirm that her best days are behind her. And yet, plenty of critics and observers wrote her off after 2017’s Witness, with some even wondering if her decline marked the end of an era in pop music. That track record of sustained success should have protected her career from being completely derailed by one flop. She’s been credited with selling 143 million records worldwide, putting her ahead of Bruce Springsteen, Metallica, Lady Gaga, Adele, Britney Spears and many others. Her 2010 album, Teenage Dream, produced a record-tying 5 number one singles (only Michael Jackson’s Bad has managed to match that). It’s strange to think that Katy Perry’s career as a major pop superstar could be over.īetween 20, Perry released three multi-platinum albums and amassed 18 Top 30 singles as a lead artist, including nine #1 hits. ![]()
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