I’ve added new performance photos of Katy Perry live at ‘California Dreams’ tour in Los Angeles on August 5, 2011.

Teenagers have no shortage of opportunities for mortification via social media today. But just before Katy Perry’s fizzy two-hour set at the Nokia Theatre on Friday, they had a new one to worry about: the Smooch Cam. 

The camera trawled the audience looking for couples and prompted them to plant one on each other for the audience’s approval via jumbotron. Some were sweetly awkward, some were lascivious, and (as appropriate for a singer whose first hit extolled casual bisexuality as boyfriend-enticement) there was at least one three-way all-girl makeout. 

Perry’s music is a similar prompt to PG-13 bad behavior, but with a deep wink at the ways having fun is often a performance. In her single “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.),” she may lament that “pictures of last night ended up online, I’m screwed.” But who is she kidding? This is the generation of “Pics or it didn’t happen.” 

And needless to say, Perry takes a good photo. Her current pop persona lies somewhere between the pinups painted on WWII-era fighter planes and a knowing cute-overload culture in which grown men can watch “My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic” without ending up in a police database. 

But the hillocks of peppermint and ravines of whipped cream that adorned the Nokia stage on Friday are just part of Perry’s latest incarnation, after byways in earnest Christian rock, L.A. hipster-baiting and playing side stages on the Warped Tour with a No. 1 pop single. More traditional musical virtues brought her career to the level of suspended platforms made of cotton candy –- namely, a torchy voice that could do Sarah Vaughan or synthpop justice and a deep understanding of how to let your character inhabit songs (particularly those produced by the pop Justice League of Dr. Luke, Max Martin, Benny Blanco and Bonnie McKee).

This put four singles from her excellent 2010 album “Teenage Dream” atop the Billboard Hot 100 (and “Last Friday Night” is threatening to do the same, and would make her the first artist since Michael Jackson to put five singles there). Her three-night Nokia stand is meant to codify her as a major arena star, and Friday’s set was a firehose of sugary pop savvy. 

From the little lyrical pause in “Let’s go all … the way tonight” in the unimpeachable “Teenage Dream” to the burlesque-y deconstruction of “I Kissed A Girl,” Perry proved adroit at navigating the little things that make a good song great, or a decent one much more interesting. Even if bits of it felt like fantasy projection (is there a real woman who adores male anatomical aesthetics as much as the song “Peacock” implies?), Perry plays it all with such cutesy conviction that you’re powerless before the sheer show and skill of it. 

The rapid-fire costume changes of “Hot N Cold” set some kind of land-speed record, and an acoustic-ballad take on “Thinking of You” proved Perry the rare star that doesn’t need to depend on backing tracks. Perry repeatedly alluded to her career’s start at Hotel Café’s folk scene in Hollywood, and her chops from that era cut through the cream cannons and line-dancing gingerbread men.

But the set hit a wall late, where against all Perry’s strengths of precision and personality, the show spun out into an acoustic karaoke ramble of top-40 singles (albeit, an in-the-flesh Rebecca Black cameo made some tween heads explode). And though the dragging, rap-dabbling “E.T.” was a major hit, even Perry seemed bored pleading for some space-boyfriend to “fill me with your poison.”

She seemed to notice that. “I punked you a couple time with that serious [stuff],” she joked, just before steering the set back into the seltzer-bomb raveups of “Firework” and “California Gurls,” whose summer-song ubiquity perhaps distracted from its textbook radio confection pleasures. 

It’s telling that her million-dollar, ice-cream-hangover radio hits about downing shots and casual group sex felt most authentic and resonant. “It’s a blacktop blur, but I’m pretty sure it ruled,” she sang on “Last Friday Night.” If she has any doubt about that, surely someone took pictures to prove it.  

Source: Los Angeles Times

Katy Perry is on the verge of tying an incredible Billboard Hot 100 chart record — held by Michael Jackson — thanks to some help from Missy Elliott.

Jackson owns the record for the most Hot 100 No. 1 singles from one album — with five from his 1987 classic “Bad.” Presently, Perry has four No. 1s from her “Teenage Dream” set. Its fifth single, “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F),” rests at No. 2 on the chart this week.

However, on Monday, Aug. 8, a new remix of “Friday” (featuring Missy Elliott) will hit radio airwaves, the web and digital retailers.

If the sales, airplay and streams of the track are strong enough, it could push the song to No. 1 in the coming weeks. (All versions of a song and its remixes are generally merged together for charting purposes.) Last week, it trailed the current Hot 100 No. 1, LMFAO’s “Party Rock Anthem,” by about 50,000 digital downloads on the Digital Songs chart. Over on the Radio Songs tally, “Friday” was behind “Party” by 2 million in audience points and had been the greatest gainer for the past three weeks.

This late-in-the-game remix-release strategy has become a popular concept in recent months. In April, Rihanna enlisted Britney Spears for a remix of the former’s “S&M” that prompted its jump to No. 1. Shortly after, Spears turned to Nicki Minaj and Ke$ha to help out with a remix of her track, “Till the World Ends.” Its release helped push the single 11-3 on the Hot 100.

But let’s get back to Perry versus Jackson. Perry has so far claimed four No. 1s from “Teenage Dream” — “California Gurls,” the title track, “Firework” and “E.T.” (featuring Kanye West). “Last Friday Night” is in its second week at No. 2 and its seventh frame in the top 10.

Jackson’s five No. 1s from “Bad” are “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You,” the title track, “The Way You Make Me Feel,” “Man in the Mirror” and “Dirty Diana.” Some fans might have immediately thought “Thriller” held the record for the most No. 1s, since it was such a monster album. While it did spawn seven top 10 hits, only two of them — “Billie Jean” and “Beat It” — hit No. 1.

Source: Billboard

Lady Gaga has surely got a new competition. After edging past Lady Gaga in MTV Video Awards nominations, Katy Perry has broken another record set by Gaga as well, thanks to her latest smash hit “Last Friday Night.” With this song, the 5^th song from the album “Teenage Dream” has find a place at the top position of Billboard’s Pop Songs airplay rankings. Earlier, Lady Gaga and Justin Timberlake had a record of having 4 singles at the top from an album.

Katy Perry does not need to stop here though. She has a unique opportunity to touch the pop legend Michael Jackson as the latter had a record of having 5 singles from his 1987 album “Bad” at the top of Billboard’s historic Hot 100.

Currently, at the top of the list is LMFAO’s “Party Rock Anthem” which is enjoying its 5^th straight week there. However, according to music analysts, next week “Last Friday Night” can topple “Party Rock Anthem and if that happens, Katy Perry will surely touch a new height.

Source: 4 Press Biz

Katy Perry is pleased her parents have “let go of the leash” they had on her.

The ‘Friday Night’ hitmaker – whose parents Keith and Mary Hudson are Christian pastors – explained her mum and dad have “finally” stopped worrying about her life and career and accepted her marriage to British comedian and actor Russell Brand, who has battled sex and drug addictions in the past.

She said: “It’s good my family and my parents have finally let go of the leash.”

Katy’s mother previously expressed her concern over Russell’s past, urging him to “go towards the light” and find God.

Mary said: “Russell must go towards the light and not toward the darkness. Only God can take the very worst person and turn them around for good.

“You just have to see how the Lord’s will is done. I mean, how many times have your kids disappointed you so profoundly you wanted to get up from the chair and knock them out?”

However, following the couple’s wedding last October, Keith admitted he couldn’t wish for a “better son-in-law”.

He explained: “I could not have wished for a better son-in-law in Russell. He makes my girl so happy. She’s so happy and he makes her light up. They’re going to be just fine.

“You couldn’t see two f***ing happier people.”

Source: NZ City

Lady GaGa and Katy Perry are among the artists nominated for the inaugural ‘Best Video With A Message’ prize at the MTV Video Music Awards. 

Pink, Eminem and Rihanna, Taylor Swift and Rise Against have also been nominated for the brand new trophy.

MTV has said that the pro-social category, in partnership with MTV Act, is designed to “celebrate the powerful intersection of music and social activism, and highlight artists who created music videos with positive messages of self-empowerment or raised awareness of key social issues facing today’s youth”.

MTV’s president Stephen Friedman said: “During the past year, we’ve seen a remarkable number of artists use their music to explore deeply personal experiences and issues they were passionate about to create powerful videos that resonated with and inspired millions of their fans.”

MTV has already announced that Adele, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown and Young The Giant will perform at this month’s ceremony.

The 2011 MTV Video Music Awards air live from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, August 28, 2011 at 9pm ET/PT. 

Source: Digital Spy

Joseline Patterson was disappointed when her boyfriend told her tickets to see Katy Perry, her favorite artist, were too expensive.

Chris Gloria, 26, recommended he and his girlfriend take the day off to go support his mother at an award show. Since the show was being held around the corner from Comerica Theater, he told Patterson, 25, they could stop by and soak in the atmosphere surrounding Perry coming to town.

The pop star’s nationwide tour stopped in Phoenix on Wednesday.

But when the couple got to the theater, Gloria surprised Patterson with two tickets to the Perry show that he bought on eBay for $500. Patterson was ecstatic.

“This is the best boyfriend ever,” Patterson said, hugging Gloria. “He played it off really well.”

The couple joined other Katy Perry fans in line outside Comerica Theater, some of whom had been waiting for hours in weather that warranted an excessive-heat warning for the Phoenix area.

While most fans did not show up until shortly before the doors opened at 6:30 p.m., the first people in line got to the theater at 10 a.m.

“The love for Katy Perry” drove 18-year-old Rose Abear to be the first outside the theater in the sweltering heat that morning. For the occasion, Abear donned an Elmo shirt reminiscent of the one worn by Perry on Saturday Night Live for a skit that mocked Sesame Street‘s decision to pull from the air her appearance on the show wearing a bustier. • Read full story…

I’ve added new promotional shoots of Katy Perry did for “Adidas” campaign earlier this year.

Among Katy Perry’s nine VMA nominations is one for Best Pop Video for her colorful, over-the-top “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F)” clip.

“That’s really cool,” Black told MTV News. “Katy, I’ve always been really inspired by all of her story. I’ve always loved her story and just to finally be part of one of my big inspiration’s, like, [my] idol’s big video, and now it’s nominated for a VMA? I couldn’t be happier,” she gushed. “But I couldn’t be happier for her. She dominated the VMA nominations, so it’s really cool.”

In the video, Black gives Perry’s Kathy Beth Terry a makeover, elevating her to party-queen status. And on the video set, Perry gave Black a little music industry advice. “She really just gave me a lot of support, really reassured me,” she recalled. “She was very reassuring and kept telling me keep doing what you’re doing, don’t listen to the haters. I mean, a lot of people have told me that, but coming from one of my idols that really gave me an impact, that really gave me that reassurance that I really needed.

“She’s got this presence about her that is so comforting because she’s so, she’s not intimidating. She’s just like a big sister,” she added. “She’s so gorgeous, but she’s not that popular girl in school that no one can talk to because she thinks she’s better than everyone. She’s humble, she’s down to earth.”

Source: MTV

I’ve added 2 new outtakes of Katy Perry did for “Rolling Stone” magazine to the gallery.

I’ve added new high quality scans of Katy Perry featured in ‘Revista DM‘, Brazil magazine, August issue to the gallery.

I have uploaded new candids of Katy Perry spotted in Los Angeles on August 2, 2011.