Last year, I posed the question: What would a good Katy Perry song sound like in 2024? That ask came in response to “Woman’s World,” the supposedly cheeky feminist anthem that served as the lead single for her seventh studio album “143.” The song was outdated in sound and subject matter, and made me wonder if Perry had lost the sauce. The rest of the album didn’t offer any clarity, either.
She tried to join the house party two summers late with “I’M HIS, HE’S MINE” featuring Doechii just before she shot up to rap superstardom. The album’s second single, “LIFETIMES,” sounds ready-made for Love Island transition scenes with its tepid tropical house production. The rest of the album is quite forgettable, and I’d rather not be reminded.
Perry’s public life post-”143” has comprised equally head-scratching choices. She notoriously went to space alongside Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez as part of Jeff Bezos’ space tourism endeavor, Blue Origin. The fight lasted 11 minutes, crossed the internationally recognized boundary of space and gave them a few moments of weightlessness.
Upon her return, Katy Armstrong Perry said the experience made her feel “connected to love” … whatever that means. Speaking of love, Perry split from fiancé Orlando Bloom in July and sparked relationship rumors with former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after the two were spotted on multiple outings together.
