katy perry

Music

A brief history of pop music's circus obsession

From ringmaster Britney to sad clown Katy Perry, why popstars in need of reinvention turn to the big top.
Emma Madden
8.12.20
News

Pop stars think Italians are singing their songs in quarantine

When really, it’s just Gay Twitter having a field day in self isolation.
Douglas Greenwood
3.16.20
Music

why pop music is getting more queer

"Every time we see a push to the right politically — as we are seeing across the globe right now — it is preceded by a period of liberty, of advancement in civil rights, and of freedom of expression."
Ilana Kaplan
6.13.19
Music

is katy perry’s ‘firework’ a work of lyrical genius?

It might be.
Kyle MacNeill
11.2.18
Opinion

could 2018 be the year of forgiveness?

As Katy Perry and Taylor Swift call time on their feud, there are signs that this year might be the one to put disagreements aside.
Alim Kheraj
5.10.18
Music

premiere: katy perry signee cyn on her darker dance-pop sound

'Alright' is one of CYN's only songs that's not about love. As i-D premieres the new track, the Detroit-born artist tells us how she went from playing piano in Katy Perry's living room to touring with Sigrid.
Ilana Kaplan
3.1.18
Music

it’s a katy perry comeback plan!

It looks like she could do with a bit of help, so here’s what we think Katy needs to do next in order to keep some semblance of a pop career.
Russell Dean Stone
1.26.18
News

katy perry reps game of thrones, stranger things, and space memes in her new video

Leading an all-star cast to basketball victory, "Swish Swish" is one big game of spot the famous people!
Georgie Wright
8.24.17
News

everything we know about taylor swift's dark new album

Look out, Katy and Kanye: Taylor Swift is reclaiming her "Reputation."
Hannah Ongley
8.23.17
News

katy perry is now dealing with a koala controversy

Along with her pet dog Nugget Perry.
Alice Newell-Hanson
7.5.17
Music

​ariana grande announces 'one love manchester' benefit concert this sunday

The lineup will reportedly include Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, Pharrell, Usher, Take That, Niall Horan, and Coldplay, with proceeds benefiting the victims and the families affected by the terrorist attack at her concert in the city on May...
Charlotte Gush
i-D Staff
5.30.17
News

katy perry finally reveals the truth behind ‘i kissed a girl’

'Most of my unconscious adolescence, I prayed the gay away at my Jesus camps,' the former church singer revealed at a Human Rights Campaign gala.
i-D Staff
Hannah Ongley
3.20.17
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