American singer Katy Perry has released two video albums and has appeared in various music videos, films, television shows, and television commercials. After appearing in several music videos between 2004 and 2007, including "Goodbye for Now" and "Cupid's Chokehold", a video for "Ur So Gay" was released to introduce her to the music industry. [1] In 2008, she released videos for "I Kissed a Girl" and "Hot n Cold", both taken from her second album One of the Boys . Videos for "Thinking of You" and "Waking Up in Vegas" were released the following year.
Perry's third album Teenage Dream (2010) spawned the single "California Gurls", whose music video is set in the fictional land of "Candyfornia" and features rapper Snoop Dogg. The Yoann Lemoine-directed video "Teenage Dream" depicts her as a euphoric teenager. Her "Firework" video is based on self-empowerment, and won the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year. [2] The video for "E.T." takes place in outer space, and features rapper Kanye West. Perry also released "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"—a video based on a hangover after a house party—and "The One That Got Away"—which focuses on flashbacks of days with a deceased lover. In 2012, she reissued her third album as Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection , and also released videos for the singles "Part of Me" and "Wide Awake". The following year, Perry released her fourth studio album Prism , with "Roar" as its lead single, whose music video features her in a jungle after a plane crash. The video for her next single, "Unconditionally", is based on unconditional love. In the "Birthday" video, she impersonates five different characters to entertain at birthday parties. She became the first artist to have multiple videos, "Dark Horse" and "Roar", each gain one billion views on Vevo. [3] [4] [5] Perry's fifth album Witness spawned music videos for the songs "Chained to the Rhythm", "Bon Appétit", "Swish Swish", and "Hey Hey Hey". She has 23 vevo certified videos, including for "Roar", "Last Friday Night", "E.T.", "Never Really Over" and "Wide Awake". 2 videos have over 3 billion views and a further 3 have over a billion views.
In addition to her music videos, Perry has voiced Smurfette in The Smurfs (2011) and its sequel The Smurfs 2 (2013). Her autobiographical documentary Katy Perry: Part of Me (2012) follows her through the California Dreams Tour and the breakdown of her marriage to comedian Russell Brand. [6] [7] In the United States, the film is the eighth highest-grossing documentary of all time. [8] She has appeared in television shows, including in guest judging roles in American Idol and The X Factor , as well as hosting Saturday Night Live in December 2011. Perry has additionally starred in episodes for the television shows How I Met Your Mother , Raising Hope , and The Simpsons , and won the People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Guest Star for her appearance in How I Met Your Mother. [9] Perry also starred in a four-day long livestream event on YouTube in 2017 titled Katy Perry Live: Witness World Wide . She later appeared in the music video for Taylor Swift's "You Need to Calm Down" in June 2019.
Title | Year | Other performer(s) credited | Director(s) | Description | Ref. |
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"The Box" | 2005 | None | Glen Ballard | Promotional music video filmed for an unreleased album that Perry worked on with Ballard. | [10] |
"Simple" | 2005 | None | Glen Ballard | Promotional music video filmed for an unreleased album that Perry worked on with Ballard. | [10] |
"Long Shot" | 2005 | None | Glen Ballard | Promotional music video filmed for an unreleased album that Perry worked on with Ballard. | [10] |
"A Cup of Coffee" | 2005 | None | Glen Ballard | Promotional music video filmed for an unreleased album that Perry worked on with Ballard. | [10] |
"It's Okay to Believe" | 2005 | None | Glen Ballard | Promotional music video filmed for an unreleased album that Perry worked on with Ballard. | [10] |
"Diamonds" | 2005 | None | Glen Ballard | Promotional music video filmed for an unreleased album that Perry worked on with Ballard. | [10] |
"Thinking of You" (Original version) | 2007 | None | Walter May | Uses a cross-cutting technique to compare two relationships. | [11] |
"Ur So Gay" | 2007 | None | Walter May | A low-budget video in which two dolls play the roles of Perry and her boyfriend during the video. | [11] |
"I Kissed a Girl" | 2008 | None | Kinga Burza | Features Perry and various flamboyantly-dressed women dancing to the song. DJ Skeet Skeet and a then-unknown Kesha appear in the music video. | [12] |
"Hot n Cold" | 2008 | None | Alan Ferguson | Stars Perry as a bride about to marry her fiancé, Alexander, who flees the altar before saying his vows. Perry's parents Keith Hudson and Mary Perry appear in the video, as well as Shannon Woodward and Jadyn Maria who play bridesmaids. | [13] |
"Thinking of You" (Commercial version) | 2008 | None | Melina Matsoukas | Perry portrays a young woman whose lover was killed in France during World War II and reminisces of times with her deceased lover. Matt Dallas plays Perry's soldier boyfriend. | [14] |
"Waking Up in Vegas" | 2009 | None | Joseph Kahn | Follows Perry and her love interest while they are in Las Vegas, Nevada. Through gambling, they win a large amount of money, only to lose it all and argue. Joel David Moore stars as Perry's lover. Penn and Teller, Daniel Negreanu, Gavin, and George J. Maloof, Jr. make cameos in the video. | [15] |
"Starstrukk" | 2009 | 3OH!3 | Marc Klasfeld and Steve Jocz | 3OH!3 sit at a fountain and retrieve coins that have been thrown in, causing women to begin pursuing them. In other scenes, Perry and 3OH!3 sing together in front of the fountain. During her verse, Perry dances underneath the fountain at night. | [16] |
"If We Ever Meet Again" | 2010 | Timbaland | Paul "Coy" Allen | Follows an art thief and a jewellery thief. Perry and Timbaland sing and dance together in a black room. Both thieves are arrested by police. At the end of the video, the thieves retrieve the stolen items. | [17] |
"California Gurls" | 2010 | Snoop Dogg | Mathew Cullen | Takes place in the fictional land of Candyfornia. Perry frees various women held in candy-related traps. She defeats Snoop Dogg's army of gummy bears using a whipped-cream bra. | [18] |
"Teenage Dream" | 2010 | None | Yoann Lemoine | Filmed in Perry's hometown of Santa Barbara, California and features her friends. She drives in a car with a boyfriend before going to the beach. At the end of the video, the couple swim in a pool and kiss underwater. | [19] |
"Firework" | 2010 | None | Dave Meyers | Filmed in Budapest. There are various shots of young people from around the city tackling their insecurities. At the end, Perry and the youth of the city dance in the courtyard of Buda Castle as fireworks burst from their chests. Perry dedicated the video to the It Gets Better Project. | [20] |
"E.T." | 2011 | Kanye West | Floria Sigismondi | West floats around in a spacecraft, while Perry portrays an alien who lands on an abandoned planet Earth. She approaches a robot which turns into a human male, with whom Perry walks into the distance with. Perry's love interest in the video is played by Shaun Ross. | [21] |
"Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" | 2011 | None | Marc Klasfeld and Danny Lockwood | Perry portrays nerdy teenager Kathy Beth Terry. In a flashback, Kathy Beth Terry hears a party going on from Rebecca Black's house. Black pulls her inside and gives her a makeover. The entire gathering eventually moves to Terry's house. Stars Rebecca Black as herself, Darren Criss as Aaron Christopherson, Kevin McHale as Everett McDonald, Corey Feldman and Debbie Gibson as Kathy Beth Terry's parents, Kirk and Tiffany Terry, Kenny G as Uncle Kenny, and Hanson as themselves. | [22] |
"The One That Got Away" | 2011 | None | Floria Sigismondi | Begins with Perry as an elderly woman who reminisces of her former lover and the couple's argument, resulting in her boyfriend leaving. Her old boyfriend is seen driving away, before accidentally driving off a cliff. Perry's older self approaches the cliff and holds hands with a vision of him, before he disappears and she sadly walks away. Stars Diego Luna as Perry's deceased former lover. | [23] |
"Part of Me" | 2012 | None | Ben Mor | Perry witnesses her boyfriend cheating on her with a co-worker. She sees a sign encouraging women to become Marines. She enlists in the Marine Corps, and goes through vigorous training. | [24] |
"Wide Awake" | 2012 | None | Tony T. Datis | Starts with Perry going to her dressing room, which changes into a labyrinth with various obstacles. She eventually reaches the exit and escapes. The setting changes back to Perry's dressing room, before she rises on stage to perform. | [25] |
"Roar" | 2013 | None | Grady Hall and Mark Kudsi | Perry plays a woman whose plane crashes into a deserted island. Her boyfriend is attacked by a tiger which Perry tames at the end of the video. | [26] |
"Unconditionally" | 2013 | None | Brent Bonacorso | Features scenes of Perry singing in the snow, as well as being hit by a car and on fire which are used to symbolize the feeling of unconditional love. | [27] |
"Who You Love" | 2013 | John Mayer | Sophie Muller | Features scenes of various couples riding a mechanical bull as Perry and Mayer sing together, before they ride it themselves with fireworks raining down behind them. | [28] |
"Dark Horse" | 2014 | Juicy J | Mathew Cullen | Set in Memphis, Egypt in Ancient Egypt. Stars Perry as Katy Pätra (inspired by Egyptian pharaoh Cleopatra) who is approached by multiple suitors attempting to win her heart, all of whom she turns into dust or otherwise eradicates. Perry dances on a stripper pole during Juicy J's verse. | [29] |
"Birthday" | 2014 | None | Mark Klasfeld and Danny Lockwood | Perry portrays five characters (an elderly woman named Goldie, a Jewish MC named Yosef Shulem, a clown named Kriss, an animal trainer named Ace, and a face-painter named Princess Mandee) at several birthday parties, whose guests are oblivious to her real identity. Stunts are then staged (such as a car crash outside a party and Perry dropping a cake on a man) to elicit reactions and Perry takes off her disguise at a young girl's party. | [30] |
"This Is How We Do" | 2014 | None | Joel Kefali | Features minimalistic scenes of Perry enacting many of the activities described in the song, integrated with scenes of Perry and dancers relaxing by the pool and wearing outfits inspired by Piet Mondrian. | [31] |
"Rise" | 2016 | None | Paul Gore | Perry is shown struggling to get a parachute to fly as she travels through canyons and water. | [32] |
"Chained to the Rhythm" | 2017 | Skip Marley | Mathew Cullen | Filmed at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California, Perry and the other attendees dance their way through the seemingly perfect amusement park, oblivious to the world around them. The video alludes to political climate within the United States. | [33] |
"Bon Appétit" | 2017 | Migos | Dent De Cuir | Perry is prepared and served by chefs including Roy Choi as a meal while singing her lyrics and Migos watches while rapping their verses. At the end of the video, Perry kidnaps the dinner guests instead. | [34] |
"Feels" | 2017 | Calvin Harris, Pharrell Williams, and Big Sean | Emil Nava | Perry is shown on an island with Harris, Williams, and Sean and sings her lyrics while relaxing in a meadow. | [35] |
"Swish Swish" | 2017 | Nicki Minaj | Dave Meyers | Perry plays on a basketball team called "The Tigers" competing against the opposing team called "The Sheep", while Minaj performs during the game's halftime show. | [36] |
"Feels" (Second video) | 2017 | Calvin Harris, Pharrell Williams, and Big Sean | Emil Nava | Perry, Harris, Williams, and Sean are featured as a band playing the song in front of a live audience. | [37] |
"Hey Hey Hey" | 2017 | None | Isaac Rentz | Perry plays a woman resembling Marie Antoinette who seeks to escape her obligations and chosen suitor, and daydreams of herself as Joan of Arc. Perry's character is executed at the end of the video, while her Joan of Arc persona returns to exact her revenge. | [38] |
"365" | 2019 | Zedd | Warren Fu | Zedd is featured as a human test subject used for an experiment where lives with Perry, who portrays a robot that falls in love with him. | [39] |
"Never Really Over" | 2019 | None | Philipp Price | Perry plays a woman who goes to a New Age retreat after the break up of a relationship and participates in activities such as dancing, acupuncture and tree-hugging. As she leaves, she sees her former partner entering the same retreat. | [40] |
"Small Talk" | 2019 | None | Tanu Muino | Perry and her pet dog Nugget attend a dog show where they win the top prize. She sees another competitor and immediately falls for him. Perry's attention is shifted to the man and she ignores her dog. Eventually he moves in with Perry and brings his dog. Perry, the man and their two dogs are seen all together at the end. | [41] |
"Harleys in Hawaii" | 2019 | None | Pau Lopez, Gerardo del Hierro and Tomas Pena | Perry is seen riding a motorbike, singing in a bar and dancing on the beach as she pursues a man who also rides a motorbike. The two are seen kissing and they ride off together on his motorbike. | [42] |
"Never Worn White" | 2020 | None | J.A.C.K. | Perry sings about her relationship with her fiancé Orlando Bloom in a white dress and later a rose dress and also reveals she is pregnant in the video. | [43] |
"Daisies" | 2020 | None | Liza Voloshin | A heavily pregnant Perry walks among daisies wearing a white dress as she sings. She is also seen standing on rocks and by a stream where she removes her dress and briefly poses naked. | [44] |
"Daisies (Can't Cancel Pride)" | 2020 | None | Ashley Evans and Antony Ginandjar | Perry performs a remix of "Daisies", which features elements from "I Kissed a Girl", "Peacock", "Walking on Air", and "Swish Swish". She is dressed in and interacts with various pride themed clothing and accessories. | [45] |
"Smile" (Performance Video) | 2020 | None | Ashley Evans and Antony Ginandjar | A tiny Perry dressed in clown attire dances and sings while interacting with large objects, dancing clowns, and a larger version of herself. | [46] |
"Smile" | 2020 | None | Mathew Cullen | Perry plays a circus-themed video game called Smile. She selects the Sad Clown character and is transformed into the character as she plays. Eventually she wins the game and then throws a custard pie into her own face to celebrate. | [47] |
"Never Really Over" (The Smile Video Series) | 2020 | None | Rafatoon | An animated video combining CGI and traditional animated elements. Seen from POV, a woman repeats a daily routine of waking, brushing her teeth and washing her breakfast plate. One day she smashes the plate, then puts the broken pieces back together. She wakes and finds the plate repaired and her breakfast arranged in a smiling face. | [48] |
"Harleys In Hawaii" (The Smile Video Series) | 2020 | None | Hoku & Adam | An animated video in the style of early black and white cartoons. A hula dancer and a waiter slip away from their place of work on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, pursued by their boss. They are joined by an animated version of Perry and all end up performing a dance routine together. | [49] |
"Cry About It Later" (The Smile Video Series) | 2020 | None | Sykosan | An animated video in the style of Anime. A young witch flies between parties in different fairytale settings on her broomstick. Eventually she meets a woman in a futuristic city and kisses her as they fly away together. | [50] |
"Tucked" (The Smile Video Series) | 2020 | None | Hoku & Adam | An animated video in the style of a comic book. A young woman named Dotty lives with her husband, who is a giant piece of broccoli, but is having an affair with a giant piece of candy. Her husband discovers them in bed together and fights the candy, only for them to end up in bed together as Dotty watches. Dotty then awakes and realises it was a dream. | [51] |
"Champagne Problems" (The Smile Video Series) | 2020 | None | Kate Hollowell | Perry, in a silver dress and sparkling head-dress, performs the song alone in a disco setting with video effects reminiscent of 1970s. | [52] |
"Resilient" (The Smile Video Series) | 2020 | None | Aya Tanimura | A stop motion animation video. Representations of Perry at different stages of her career appear in a street while a plant grows through a crack in the pavement, eventually becoming a flowering tree. The video includes references to her other songs and her pets. | [53] |
"What Makes a Woman" (The Smile Video Series) | 2020 | None | Mustashrik Mahbub | A series of animated vignettes of women in various situations such as working in a hospital, reading TV news and raising children. They are seen gathered together at the end. | [54] |
"Teary Eyes" (Behind the Smile) | 2020 | None | Quinn Wilson | A compilation of behind the scenes footage of the photoshoot for Perry's sixth studio album Smile . | [55] |
"Resilient (Tiësto Remix)" | 2020 | Tiësto and Aitana | Chloe Wallace | A promotional film for Coca-Cola's "Open To Better" campaign which features Perry and Aitana singing in a compilation of clips filmed in various styles. | [56] |
"Not the End of the World" | 2020 | None | Similar But Different | Blue-skinned aliens intending to capture Katy Perry capture Zooey Deschanel instead. Aboard their spaceship, the aliens show her a timer counting down to Earth's impending destruction. Initially protesting, Zooey agrees to pretend she is Perry in exchange for help in preventing the catastrophe. She unplugs a cable marked "Earth's Internet" and saves the Earth, then performs a concert as Perry. | [57] |
"Electric" | 2021 | None | Carlos López Estrada | The video starts with Perry and Pikachu hanging out in Hawaii. After the two stop at Diamond Head Lighthouse, they travel back in time. They encounter the younger versions of themselves, who are performing at the farmer's marketplace. The older version of Perry subtly manipulates the marketplace to help the younger version of herself find her style in music. Afterwards, she gets her younger version to join a talent competition being held at the island. By the end of the video, the younger version of Perry gives her first club performance as the older version of Perry and Pikachu looks on from the crowd. | [58] |
"When I'm Gone" | 2022 | Alesso | Hannah Lux Davis | Perry is seen singing and dancing with backup dancers in an industrial setting. | [59] |
"Where We Started" | 2022 | Thomas Rhett | Patrick Tracy | Perry and Rhett are seen singing in rooms filled with curtains and furniture covered in sheets. At the climax of the song, they both pass by mirrors that reflect their younger selves. | [60] |
"Woman's World" | 2024 | None | Charlotte Rutherford | [61] | |
"Lifetimes" | 2024 | None | Stillz | Perry is seen partying and having fun in Ibiza. | [62] |
Title | Year | Performer(s) | Director(s) | Description | Ref. |
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"Broken" | 2004 | The Matrix | Perry is seen singing the song's lyrics along with Adam Longlands. | [63] | |
"Goodbye for Now" | 2006 | P.O.D. | Meiert Avis | Perry sings background vocals during the final chorus and appears at the end of the music video. | [64] |
"Learn to Fly" | 2006 | Carbon Leaf | Perry stars as a girl who goes to see the band during a show. | [65] | |
"Cupid's Chokehold" | 2006 | Gym Class Heroes (featuring Patrick Stump) | Alan Ferguson | Perry plays the love interest of Gym Class Heroes singer Travie McCoy. | [65] |
"Imagine" (UNICEF: World version) | 2014 | Various | Michael Jurkovac | Perry plays herself among guests who performed the John Lennon song. | [66] |
"Bitch I'm Madonna" | 2015 | Madonna (featuring Nicki Minaj) | Jonas Åkerlund | Perry is featured miming the lyric "Bitch I'm Madonna" in the video. | [67] |
"You Need to Calm Down" | 2019 | Taylor Swift | Taylor Swift and Drew Kirsch | Perry appears dressed in a hamburger costume towards the end of the video. | [68] |
"House With a View" | 2022 | Cyn | Kyle Newman | Perry leaves Cyn in the care of her mansion while she travels to Las Vegas for 24 hours. | [69] |
Title | Album details | Description |
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MTV Unplugged |
| Physical release contains a DVD of Perry performing acoustic renditions of tracks from One of the Boys plus a new song, "Brick by Brick", and Fountains of Wayne cover "Hackensack". [71] |
The Prismatic World Tour Live |
| Contains a DVD of Perry performing during her tour of the same name plus 30 minutes of exclusive extras. [72] |
Title | Year | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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The Smurfs | 2011 | Smurfette | Voice role | [73] |
Katy Perry: Part of Me | 2012 | Herself | Documentary | [74] |
The Smurfs 2 | 2013 | Smurfette | Voice role | [75] |
Brand: A Second Coming | 2015 | Herself | Documentary | [76] |
Katy Perry: The Prismatic World Tour | 2015 | Herself | Concert film | [7] |
Katy Perry: Making of the Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show | 2015 | Herself | Documentary | [77] |
Jeremy Scott: The People's Designer | 2015 | Herself | Documentary | [78] |
Zoolander 2 | 2016 | Herself | Cameo appearance | [79] [80] |
Title | Year | Role(s) | Channel | Notes | Ref. |
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Wildfire | 2008 | Club singer | ABC Family | Episode: "Life's Too Short" | [81] |
The Young and the Restless | 2008 | Herself | CBS | Episode 8,914 | [82] |
American Idol | 2010 | Guest Judge | Fox | Season 9, Episode 5 | [83] |
The X Factor | 2010 | Guest Judge | ITV | Series 7, Episode 2 | [84] |
Saturday Night Live | 2010 | Musical guest | NBC | Episode: "Amy Poehler/Katy Perry" | [85] |
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | 2010 | Herself | ABC | Episode: "Boys Hope/Girls Hope" | [86] |
The Simpsons | 2010 | Herself | Fox | Episode: "The Fight Before Christmas", Live-Action scene | [87] |
How I Met Your Mother | 2011 | Honey | CBS | Episode: "Oh Honey" | [88] |
Saturday Night Live | 2011 | Host, various roles | NBC | Episode: "Katy Perry/Robyn" | [89] |
Raising Hope | 2012 | Rikki Hargrove | Fox | Episode: "Single White Female Role-Model" | [90] |
Saturday Night Live | 2013 | Musical guest | NBC | Episode: "Bruce Willis/Katy Perry" | [91] |
David Blaine: Real or Magic | 2013 | Herself | ABC | Television special | [92] |
Kroll Show | 2014 | Herself | Comedy Central | Episode: "Blisteritos Presents Dad Academy Graduation Congraduritos Red Carpet Viewing Party" | [93] |
CMT Crossroads | 2014 | Herself | CMT | Episode: "Katy Perry and Kacey Musgraves" | [94] |
Baring It All: Inside New York Fashion Week | 2015 | Herself | ABC Family | Television documentary film | [95] |
Saturday Night Live | 2017 | Musical guest | NBC | Episode: "Dwayne Johnson/Katy Perry" | [96] |
American Idol | 2018–2024 | Judge | ABC | Season 16–22 | [97] |
Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time | 2020 | Herself - Video Clue Presenter | ABC | 1 episode | |
The Rookie | 2020 | Herself | ABC | Season 2, Episode 16: "The Overnight" | |
The Disney Family Singalong: Volume II | 2020 | Herself | ABC | Television special | |
Masterchef Australia | 2020 | Guest judge | Network Ten | Season 12, Episode 24 | |
Lazada Turns 9 Super Party Philippines | 2021 | Guest performer | GMA | Television special by Lazada commemorating Lazada's 9th anniversary, temporarily replacing Bubble Gang. Also airing digitally through Lazada Philippines' official social media accounts. | [98] |
Company or product | Year | Description | Ref. |
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ProSieben | 2010 | Perry performs "Teenage Dream" in the commercial, wearing a red dress similar to the one Marilyn Monroe wore in The Seven Year Itch . | [99] |
Proactiv | 2010 | Perry promotes Proactiv and speaks about her experience with acne problems and using the product. | [100] |
Adidas | 2011 | Perry appears in a series of commercials for Adidas as part of the company's "All Adidas" campaign. | [101] |
Adidas | 2012 | Perry's second advertisement for Adidas, also featuring David Beckham, Leo Messi, and Derrick Rose. Used as part of the "All In" campaign. | [102] |
Pepsi | 2012 | Shows clips from Katy Perry: Part of Me; used as part of Pepsi's "Live for Now" campaign. | [103] |
Capital FM | 2012 | Perry appears alongside other celebrities including Rihanna and Cheryl Cole in an advertisement for Capital FM. | [104] |
Popchips | 2013 | Appears in a digital commercial as part of the superhero team "Katy and the PopCats". With the help of the cats, Perry defeats the enemy potato chip manufacturer "Fat Cat" in the clip. | [105] |
Killer Queen by Katy Perry | 2013 | Perry appears in the commercial for her third fragrance, Killer Queen. In the commercial she stars as a queen who knocks away her assistants and kicks over a throne. | [106] |
2013 MTV Video Music Awards | 2013 | The commercial was used to promote Perry's performance of "Roar" at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards. | [107] |
Walmart | 2013 | Used to promote Walmart and Perry's fourth album Prism. In the commercial, some of Perry's fans buy the record and are surprised to find her working at the checkout. | [108] |
CoverGirl | 2014 | "This Is How We Do" plays as Perry promotes the newest CoverGirl products. Also featured in other commercials as part of the company's 2014 campaign. | [109] |
Toyota Yaris | 2015 | The commercial was used to promote Toyota Yaris Thailand. Perry performed as four different character to drive Yaris. In addition, "This Is How We Do" was used in this commercial. | [110] |
H&M | 2015 | "Every Day Is a Holiday" plays as Perry sports various holiday-themed clothes from H&M. It was part of the clothing store's 2015 holiday campaign. | [111] [112] |
Citi | 2017 | Perry appears in a commercial alongside her pet dog Nugget for Citi's Double Cash card "Means What It Says" campaign. | [113] |
Spotify | 2021 | Perry appears in a commercial for Spotify's "Music in Color" campaign in partnership with Behr. Three songs were used in the commercial, with each having a matching color; "Never Really Over" for yellow, "Waking Up in Vegas" for red, and "Teenage Dream" for blue. | [114] |
Title | Year | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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Katy Perry Live: Witness World Wide | 2017 | Herself | Four-day livestream event on YouTube featuring guests, interviews, and a concert | [115] |
Will You Be My Witness? | 2017 | Herself | Behind-the-scenes YouTube Red special for "Katy Perry Live: Witness World Wide" | [116] |
Dear Class of 2020 | 2020 | Herself | ||
Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. Perry is one of the best-selling music artists in history, having sold over 143 million units worldwide. She is known for her influence on pop music and her camp style, being dubbed the "Queen of Camp" by Vogue and Rolling Stone.
One of the Boys is the second studio album by American singer Katy Perry. It was released on June 17, 2008, by Capitol Records. She collaborated on the album with producers Greg Wells, Dr. Luke, Dave Stewart, Max Martin, and Ted Bruner among others, and wrote most of the songs in collaboration with other producers and writers. However, the title track, "Thinking of You", and "Mannequin" were all written by Perry alone. The EP Ur So Gay, containing the song of the same name, was released in 2007 to generate interest in the singer and the album.
"I Kissed a Girl" is the debut single by American singer Katy Perry. It was released on April 28, 2008, by Capitol Records as the lead single from her second studio album, One of the Boys (2008). Perry co-wrote the song with Max Martin, Cathy Dennis, and its producer Dr. Luke, with additional production from Benny Blanco. "I Kissed a Girl" is a pop-rock, electropop and new wave song with elements of disco and glam rock. Perry stated its lyrics are "about the magical beauty of a woman". The song sparked controversy for its handling of bi-curious themes, but in retrospect has been credited with increasing LGBT awareness in pop music.
"Hot n Cold" is a song by American singer Katy Perry. The song was written by Perry, Dr. Luke, and Max Martin and produced by Luke and Benny Blanco for her second studio album, One of the Boys (2008). It was released as the album's second single on September 9, 2008. The lyrics address an unstable romantic relationship caused by a partner's mood swings.
American singer Katy Perry has released seven studio albums, seven extended plays (EP), 40 singles, and 11 promotional singles. According to Recording Industry Association of America, Perry has sold 121.5 million digital singles and 19 million albums in the United States. She is also the sixth best-selling digital singles artist in the United States. Throughout her career, Perry has sold 48 million album units and 135 million singles worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Billboard listed her as the fourth top female artist of the 2010s decade and the 61st greatest artist of all time. Perry has scored nine number one songs on Billboard Hot 100 and three number one albums on Billboard 200.
"California Gurls" is a song recorded by American singer Katy Perry. It served as the lead single for her third studio album, Teenage Dream (2010). The song features verses from rapper Snoop Dogg. Both artists co-wrote the song with Bonnie McKee and its producers Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco, and Max Martin. According to Perry, "California Gurls" is an answer song to "Empire State of Mind" (2009), by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys. Its mid-tempo production incorporates disco-pop and funk-pop with influences of new wave and electropop. Its lyrics are an ode to the state of California, in which both Perry and Snoop Dogg were born and raised.
"Teenage Dream" is a song by American singer Katy Perry. It was released as the second single from her third studio album of the same name on July 23, 2010. This song was written by Perry, Bonnie McKee, Dr. Luke, Max Martin, and Benny Blanco. McKee describes "Teenage Dream" as a throwback song to the euphoric feelings of being in love as a teenager while Perry described the song as reminiscent of her youth. Musically, "Teenage Dream" is a mid-tempo pop song with a retro sound. It is styled in the genres of power pop and electropop, while taking influence from other genres such as disco and pop rock. Perry starts the song in a high-pitched voice while her vocals grow stronger as the song progresses. Lyrically, "Teenage Dream" discusses being with a lover who makes one feel young again.
"Firework" is a song by American singer Katy Perry from her third studio album, Teenage Dream (2010). Perry co-wrote the song with Ester Dean and the song's producers Stargate and Sandy Vee. It is a dance-pop self-empowerment anthem with inspirational lyrics, and Perry felt it was an important song for her on the record. Capitol Records released it as the album's third single on October 26, 2010.
"E.T." is a song by American singer Katy Perry from her third studio album, Teenage Dream (2010). She co-wrote the song with its producers Dr. Luke, Max Martin, and Ammo. "E.T." was serviced to radio stations as the album's fourth single on February 16, 2011. One version of the song features verses from American rapper Kanye West, and that version was included on the reissue of the album, Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection. Musically, it is an electronic and hip hop ballad which draws heavily from dubstep and techno, along with smaller amounts of drum and bass. According to Perry, the song lyrically speaks of "falling in love with a foreigner".
"Wide Awake" is a song by American singer Katy Perry from Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection. She co-wrote the song with Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, and its producers Dr. Luke and Cirkut. It was specifically written for Perry's autobiographical film Katy Perry: Part of Me. Capitol Records released the song onto radio stations on May 22, 2012. The track is a power ballad styled in dance-pop, and features lyrics about the reality of a break up and moving forward.
Prism is the fourth studio album by American singer Katy Perry. It was released by Capitol Records on October 18, 2013. While the album was initially planned to be "darker" than her previous material, Prism ultimately became a prominently dance-inspired record. Perry worked with several past collaborators, while enlisting new producers and guest vocals. Much of Prism revolves around the themes of living in the present, relationships, and self-empowerment. The album garnered generally positive reviews with critics praising its lyrics for being more "mature" and personal, while others considered Prism to be more formulaic than her previous material.
"Roar" is a song by American singer Katy Perry. It was released on August 10, 2013, by Capitol Records as the lead single from her fourth studio album, Prism (2013). Perry co-wrote the song with Bonnie McKee and its producers Dr. Luke, Max Martin, and Cirkut. It is a power pop song containing elements of arena rock and lyrics centering on standing up for oneself and self-empowerment.
"Dark Horse" is a song by American singer Katy Perry featuring American rapper Juicy J. It was originally released on September 17, 2013, by Capitol Records as the first promotional single from Perry's fourth studio album, Prism (2013). Three months later, it was released as the third official single on December 17. Both artists co-wrote the song with its producers, Max Martin, Cirkut, and Dr. Luke, alongside Sarah Hudson. It was conceived by Perry and Hudson during a writing session in Perry's hometown of Santa Barbara, California, and Juicy J was later commissioned for a verse on the song.
Witness is the fifth studio album by American singer Katy Perry. It was released on June 9, 2017, by Capitol Records. For the album, Perry worked with numerous producers, including Jeff Bhasker, Mark Crew, Duke Dumont, Jack Garratt, Oscar Holter, Illangelo, Ilya, Max Martin, Ali Payami and Shellback. Witness is an electropop album that delves into dance and EDM genres, with lyrics on self-empowerment and feminism. Perry described it as an album of "liberation" and "purposeful pop".
Canadian singer Justin Bieber has starred in 111 music videos, 13 films, and has made 24 appearances in several television series. For his debut extended play My World (2009), Bieber released music videos for the singles "One Time", "One Less Lonely Girl", and "Love Me". Bieber released his debut studio-album, My World 2.0 (2010), which produced the hit single "Baby" featuring Ludacris. It broke the Guinness World Record for being the most popular video of any kind online and propelled Bieber to global stardom. As of August 2023, it has accumulated over 3 billion views and 24 million likes on YouTube. Both albums were featured in Bieber's first concert film, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, which became the highest-grossing concert/performance film of all-time at the global box office, with nearly $100 million in earnings. Based on initial tracking, it became the highest-grossing concert movie in the United States since 1984 and the third-highest-grossing documentary since 1982.
"Bon Appétit" is a song by American singer Katy Perry featuring American hip hop group Migos from Perry's fifth studio album Witness (2017). It was released as the album's second single on April 28, 2017, by Capitol Records. It is a dance-pop, trap-pop, electronic and Eurodisco song, with lyrics that feature oral sex double entendres involving food. The track received mixed reviews from critics upon release. An accompanying music video followed on May 12, 2017, and features Perry being prepared and served by chefs as a dish. Commercially, the song charted within the top ten in Bulgaria and Israel, the top twenty in Canada, Panama and Wallonia, and the top thirty in Scotland, the Philippines, Slovakia, and the Netherlands.
"Swish Swish" is a song by American singer Katy Perry featuring Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj from the former's fifth studio album Witness. The song was initially released as a promotional single on May 19, 2017, and later as the album's third single. The house-inspired EDM and hip hop song was written alongside Sarah Hudson, Starrah, producer Duke Dumont, and additional producer PJ "Promnite" Sledge, with Roland Clark receiving writing credits for the sampling of his song "I Get Deep", and Noah "Mailbox" Passovoy receiving additional and vocal production credits.
Smile is the sixth studio album by American singer Katy Perry. It was released on August 28, 2020, by Capitol Records, three years after its predecessor Witness (2017). Perry worked with various producers on the album, such as Josh Abraham, Carolina Liar, the Daylights, G Koop, Andrew Goldstein, Oligee, Oscar Görres, Oscar Holter, Ilya, Ian Kirkpatrick, the Monsters & Strangerz, Charlie Puth, Stargate and Zedd. She described Smile as her "journey towards the light, with stories of resilience, hope, and love". Primarily a pop record, Smile is characterized by themes of self-help and empowerment.