first Katy Perry Albums♥

UR SO GAY


1 -- lost's lyrics

I'm out on my own againFace down in the porcelainFeeling so high but looking so low
Party favors on the floorGroup of girls banging on the doorSo many new fair-weather friends
Oh oh oh, have you ever been so lost?Known the way and still so lost?
Caught in the eye of a hurricaneSlowly waving goodbye like a pageant paradeSo sick of this town pulling me down, oh
My mother says I should come back homeBut can't find the way 'cause the way is goneSo if I pray am I just sending words into outer space?
Have you ever been so lost?Known the way and still so lost?Another night waiting for someone to take me homeHave you ever been so lost?
Is there a light, is there a lightAt the end of the road?I'm pushing everyone away'Cause I can't feel this anymoreCan't feel this anymore
Have you ever been so lost?Know the way and still so lost?Another night waiting for someone to take me homeHave you ever been so lost?Have you ever been so lost?


2  --  ur so gay's lyrics

I hope you hang yourself with your H&M scarfWhile jacking off listening to MozartYou bitch and moan about LAWishing you were in the rain reading Hemingway
You don't eat meatAnd drive electrical carsYou're so indie rock it's almost an artYou need SPF 45 just to stay alive
You're so gay and you don't even like boysNo, you don't even likeNo, you don't even likeNo, you don't even like boys
You're so gay and you don't even like boysNo, you don't even likeNo, you don't even likeNo, you don't even like
You're so sad maybe you should buy a Happy MealYou're so skinny you should really Supersize the dealSecretly you're so amusedThat nobody understands you
I'm so mean 'cause I cannot get you outta your headI'm so angry 'cause you'd rather MySpace insteadI can't believe I fell in loveWith someone that wears more makeup than
You're so gay and you don't even like boysNo, you don't even likeNo, you don't even likeNo, you don't even like boys
You're so gay and you don't even like boysNo, you don't even likeNo, you don't even likeNo, you don't even like
You're so gay, you're so gayYou walk around like you're oh so debonairYou pull 'em down and there's really nothing thereI wish you would just be real with me
You're so gay and you don't even like boysNo, you don't even likeNo, you don't even likeNo, you don't even like boys
You're so gay and you don't even like boysNo, you don't even likeNo, you don't even likeOh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
You're so gay and you don't even like boysNo, you don't even likeNo, you don't even likeNo, you don't even like boys
You're so gay and you don't even like boysNo, you don't even likeNo, you don't even likeNo, you don't even like penis

3  --  ur so gay's lyrics

I hope you hang yourself with your H&M scarfWhile jacking off listening to MozartYou bitch and moan about LAWishing you were in the rain reading Hemingway
You don't eat meatAnd drive electrical carsYou're so indie rock it's almost an artYou need SPF 45 just to stay alive
You're so gay and you don't even like boysNo, you don't even likeNo, you don't even likeNo, you don't even like boys
You're so gay and you don't even like boysNo, you don't even likeNo, you don't even likeNo, you don't even like
You're so sad maybe you should buy a Happy MealYou're so skinny you should really Supersize the dealSecretly you're so amusedThat nobody understands you
I'm so mean 'cause I cannot get you outta your headI'm so angry 'cause you'd rather MySpace insteadI can't believe I fell in loveWith someone that wears more makeup than
You're so gay and you don't even like boysNo, you don't even likeNo, you don't even likeNo, you don't even like boys
You're so gay and you don't even like boysNo, you don't even likeNo, you don't even likeNo, you don't even like
You're so gay, you're so gayYou walk around like you're oh so debonairYou pull 'em down and there's really nothing thereI wish you would just be real with me
You're so gay and you don't even like boysNo, you don't even likeNo, you don't even likeNo, you don't even like boys
You're so gay and you don't even like boysNo, you don't even likeNo, you don't even likeOh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
You're so gay and you don't even like boysNo, you don't even likeNo, you don't even likeNo, you don't even like boys
You're so gay and you don't even like boysNo, you don't even likeNo, you don't even likeNo, you don't even like penis

4  --  use your love's lyrics

Josie's on a vacation far awayCome around and talk it overSo many things that I wanna sayYou know I like my girls a little bit older
I just wanna use your love tonightI don't wanna lose your love tonight
I ain't got many friends left to talk toNowhere to run when I'm in troubleYou know I'd do anything for youStay the night but keep it under cover
I just wanna use your love tonightI don't wanna lose your love tonight
Try to stop my hands from shakin'Somethin' in my mind's not makin' senseIt's been awhile since we've been all aloneI can't hide the way I'm feelin'
As you leave me please would you close the doorAnd don't forget what I told youJust 'cause you're right that don't mean I'm wrongAnother shoulder to cry upon
I just wanna use your love tonightI don't wanna lose your love tonightYeah
I just wanna use your love tonightI don't wanna lose your love tonight
I just wanna use your love tonightI don't wanna lose your love tonight
Lose your loveLose your loveLose your loveLose your love
(Lose your love)I don't wanna lose your love tonight(Lose your love)I don't wanna lose your love tonight
(Lose your love)(Lose your love)I don't wanna lose your love tonight(Lose your love)(Lose your love)Tonight

FIREWORK's meaning (one of katy perry's songs)

it has a really good meaning- about not being afraid to express who you really are on the indside, and about not letting your flaws stop you from having a great life.

its just basically about being who you are and letting people know that and showing it, like theres a firework in all of us and we should be our true colours, if we do people will go 'oh, oh, oh' and we'll leave them 'fallin down down down' basically about being who you are, its very inspirational

JUST BEING TRUE IN WHO YOU ARE♥

Katy Perry and Russell Brand Divorce After 14 Months of Marriage

RUSSELL Brand and Katy Perry have announced they are getting divorced after just 14 months after their fairytale marriage.

Comedian Russell, 36, tweeted the news tonight, bringing to an end weeks of speculation. He wrote: “Sadly, Katy and I are ending our marriage. I’ll always adore her and I know we’ll remain friends.”

He offered no other details about the split but cited irreconcilable differences in divorce papers filed in Los Angeles Superior Court today.

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The couple were widely expected to go their separate ways after rumours about the state of their marriage spread when they spent Christmas apart .

They reportedly had a “massive” bust-up and scrapped a planned family get-together for the festive period.

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Katy, 27, was pictured without her wedding ring while frolicking in the surf on a beach in Hawaii on Christmas Day.

Meanwhile. Arthur star Russell was photographed out with female fans in Cornwall where he was drinking soft drinks in a pub.

By Thursday this week he too had ditched his diamond wedding band while out shopping in London.

Brand and the pop singer's marriage took place at a resort inside a tiger reserve in India.

The comedian was an American unknown a few years ago who hoped to gain fans stateside by hosting the MTV Video Music Awards. Now, he has become the kind of A-list leading man who opens big-studio movies on back-to-back weekends.

This year, he played the animated heir to the Easter Bunny's throne in the family film Hop and took on the title role in Arthur, a reworking of the 1981 Dudley Moore classic. He is also writing and producing - and possibly directing - two more studio-backed comedies.

Perry's run of No 1 singles earned her the distinction of becoming MTV's first artist of the year earlier this month. She hosted Saturday Night Live on December 10 and gave no indication the couple was in trouble.

Until now, their silence following the latest talk of a rift was in stark contrast to previous rumours, which both denied.

Katy tweeted: "Just cause we don’t flaunt our relationship doesn’t mean there’s something wrong w/it. Privacy is our luxury."

Asked about the rumours of a split on The Ellen DeGeneres Show earlier this month, Russell joked: “What? She should have told me!” before adding: “I’ve treated the whole internet now as a wicked little liar.

“I’m really happily married... I’m married to Katy. Perpetually, until death do us part was the pledge. I’m still alive.”

He continued: “Being famous is like a little bit of you is taken away and goes off and lives on its own and does what it wants. I wish it would do more interesting things.”

The comedian also admitted he’d love to start a family with wife Katy saying: “I would like one [NB a baby]. I love those little babies in the beginning.”

Russell, who has also starred in Hollywood films Getting to the Greek and California Gurls, was a notorious lothario before meeting Katy in
2008. They fell in love and became one of the most high-profile couples in the world.

Russell and Katy tied the knot in a lavish, colourful Hindu ceremony at the Aman-i-khas resort on the edge of the Rajasthani nature reserve in India.

Katy Perry Grammy Awards 2012 Dress: Elie Saab Couture

"I had a feeling that Katy Perry would wear a blue dress to match her dyed hair at

the 2012 Grammy Awards tonight, and it looks like I was right.

The singer glided down the red carpet wearing an Elie Saab Spring 2012 Couture gown.

Her straight-off-the-runway light blue three-quarter-sleeved embellished floral appliqué
gown features a scoop back and cinched-in waist accented with a simple ribbon.

This look would’ve been phenomenal had Katy sported her trademark raven locks.

Unfortunately, her mismatched hair with visible roots unbalances the regal elements
of the look." RCFA's comment

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Music Videoes

wake up in Vegas

fire work

teenage dream

the one that got away

Music Videoes

wide awake

E.T.

Thinking of you (MV)

Thinking Of You

Part of me (MV)

Part Of Me

Last Friday Night (MV)

Last Friday Night

Public Image

Public image

Perry is known for her unconventional style of dress. It is often humorous, bright in color, and reminiscent of different decades, and she frequently uses fruit-shaped accessories, mainly watermelon, as part of her outfits. Perry's transformation into an artist began with fashion, inspired by American film actress Dominique Swain's portrayal in the 1997 filmLolita. She defines her fashion style as "a bit of a concoction of different things".Her fashion has caught the attention of designers. In June 2008, a publicity photo that showed Perry posing with a switchblade was criticized. The picture was defended as only an effort to give Perry a "sexy, harder edge".The criticism leveled at her was mocked by Perry who subsequently posed with a spoon instead. She was ranked 7th in Rolling Stone's global Queen of Pop poll in July 2011. Perry is also a gay activist. According to Dosomething.org, Perry had stated "I am a gay activist and I say that proudly. I voted no on Prop 8 (California’s Nov. 4, 2008, amendment declaring that marriage is defined as a union solely between a man and a woman), of course."

Artistry

Artistry

Musical style and themes

Perry performing in 2009

Perry has a contralto vocal range.Perry's first album is of the Gospel music genre. She related that her perspective in music was "a bit enclosed and very strict", and everything she did was church-related.Her second album, One of the Boys, is described as "secular" and "rock," and reflects a departure from her religious musical roots. Her next album Teenage Dream featured more pop songs in the vein of Boys. In her childhood, Perry was introduced to the music of Alanis Morissette and Freddie Mercury, the late frontman of the British band Queen. In her tribute to Mercury on what would have been his 65th birthday, Perry stated; "Without you I wouldn't be making music or doing what I do because your lyrics inspired me as a 15 year old girl." Queen's song "Killer Queen" has inspired her to pursue a career in pop music after her first album. She also described that Morissette's album Jagged Little Pill as having influenced her music profoundly; even going on to work with Morissette's collaborator on the album, Glen Ballard because of that. Influence also came from a number of female pop rock singers, including Cyndi Lauper, Shirley Manson, Pat Benatar and Joan Jett, as "they came out with a vengeance." Perry also cited Madonna as another big influence, saying "I want to evolve like Madonna."Perry is artistically involved in her projects, especially in the writing process. Since she could play guitar, she would start writing songs at home and present it to her producers. Perry is mostly inspired by specific moments of her life. She said it is easy for her to write songs about heartbreak. Most of the themes in One of the Boysdeal with heartbreak, teen adventure, and "puking into toilets".Perry's mother reportedly told British tabloid Daily Mail that she dislikes her daughter's music, calling it "shameful and disgusting". Perry said her mother was misquoted and told MTV that it was false information.Her songs "Ur So Gay" and "I Kissed a Girl" have received negative reactions from both religious and gay sectors. The songs have been respectively labeled as being homophobic and promoting homosexuality, as well as "lez ploitational". Musicians Pink, Kathleen Hanna and Beth Ditto criticized "I Kissed A Girl" as offensive to the LGBT community.MTV mentioned criticism suggesting that Perry is using "bi-curiosity" as a way to sell records.Perry responded to the controversy surrounding "Ur So Gay": "It's not a negative connotation. It's not, 'you're so gay,' like, 'you're so lame,' but the fact of the matter is that this boy should've been gay. I totally understand how it could be misconstrued or whatever ... It wasn't stereotyping anyone in particular, I was talking about ex-boyfriends."Perry has written several songs for other singers, including Ashley Tisdale ("Time's Up"), Selena Gomez & the Scene ("Rock God" and "That's More Like It"), Kelly Clarkson ("Long Shot" and "I Do Not Hook Up"), Jessica James ("Bullet" and "Girl Next Door"), Lesley Roy ("Slow Goodbye"), and Kady Malloy ("Wish You the Worst").

Career

- Career

When Perry was 15, her singing in church attracted the attention of rock veterans from Nashville, Tennessee, who brought her there to polish her writing skills. In Nashville, Perry started recording demos and was taught by country music veterans how to craft songs and play guitar.Perry signed to the Christian music label Red Hill, under which she recorded her first album at the age of 15.Performing as Katy Hudson, she released a self-titled gospel rock album in 2001. She supported this album with The Strangely Normal Tour, accompanied by Phil Joel, LaRue,Luna Halo, Earthsuit and V*Enna. The album was unsuccessful as the label ceased operations at the end of 2001.She later changed her surname to Perry, her mother's maiden name, because "Katy Hudson" was too close to film actress Kate Hudson.

At the age of 17, Perry left her home for Los Angeles, where she worked with Glen Ballard on an album forIsland Records. Growing up listening to mostly gospel music, Perry had few references when she began recording songs. Asked by the producer with whom she would like to collaborate, Perry had no idea. That night, she went with her mother to a hotel. Inside, she turned on VH1 and saw producer Glen Ballard talking about Alanis Morissette;Ballard produced Morissette's Jagged Little Pill, which had a "huge influence" on Perry.She expressed interest in working with Ballard to her initial collaborator, who arranged a meeting for her with Ballard in Los Angeles. Perry presented one of her songs to Ballard. Ballard then helped Perry develop her songwriting over the next few years. The album was due for release in 2005, but Billboardreported it also went nowhere. Perry was dropped by The Island Def Jam Music Group. Some of Perry and Ballard's collaborations included "Box", "Diamonds" and "Long Shot", were posted on her official MySpace page. "Simple", one of the songs she recorded with Ballard, was released on the soundtrack to the 2005 film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants."Long Shot" and "I Do Not Hook Up" was later recorded by Kelly Clarkson for her 2009 album All I Ever Wanted.

Perry signed to Columbia Records in 2004. However, the label was not amenable with her vision, not putting her in the "driver's seat". Instead, one of Columbia's ideas was to pair Perry with the record production team The Matrix, who was working on an album, to serve as its female vocalist. Although the album was later shelved, she caught the attention of the music press: Her burgeoning music career led to her being named "The Next Big Thing" in October 2004 by Blender magazine. With no album project ongoing, Perry began recording her own. Eighty percent completed, however, Columbia decided not to finish it and dropped her from the label. While waiting to find another label, she worked in an independent A&R company called Taxi Music. In 2006, Perry was featured in the tail-end of the video toP.O.D.'s single "Goodbye for Now". She made a cameo appearance in Carbon Leaf's video, "Learn to Fly".

While in the process of being dropped by Columbia in 2006, the company's publicity executive Angelica Cob-Baehler enthusiastically recommended Perry to Virgin Records chairmanJason Flom.At the time Flom was leading a complete revival in fortunes at the label and looking to crown recent achievements by breaking a global pop act.Despite mixed reactions from fellow Virgin executives, Flom became convinced that Perry could be that breakthrough star, and at the start of 2007 extended discussions with Columbia resulted in Perry signing to the newly created Capitol Music Group, a merger between Virgin and Capitol. As part of the deal, the label secured the masters to the unfinished album, recorded while at Columbia, that would go on to form a significant part of her official mainstream debut album, One of the Boys.

The Columbia recordings were seen by Flom as being "very strong but lacking an undeniable smash or two that would work both at U.S. pop radio and internationally" and so one of the executive's first actions after completing the signing was to set up a collaboration between Perry and the writer-producer Dr. Luke.The results were the songs "I Kissed a Girl" and "Hot n Cold". Establishing her image was one of the immediate concerns of her management.^[20] A campaign was started in November 2007 with the release of the video to "Ur So Gay", aimed at introducing her to the music market. A digital EP led by "Ur So Gay" was later released to create online buzz and press story. This was a successful move that resulted in bringing Perry to the attention of Madonna, who mentioned her on KISS FM and KRQ's JohnJay & Rich morning show in Arizona. On March 10, 2008, she appeared as herself on the ABC Family television series, Wildfire, on the episode "Life's Too Short".

In the next step of promoting the album, Perry undertook a two-month tour of radio stations. The album's official lead single, "I Kissed a Girl", was released on May 6, 2008. Perry's A&R, Chris Anokute, told HitQuarters the song and its controversial theme had met with strong resistance at the label: "People said, 'This is never going to get played on the radio. How do we sell this? How’s this going to be played in the bible belt?'"Anokute said that they needed the support of one of the label's radio promoters to convince people to believe in the record; otherwise, Perry would have likely been dropped again. Capitol's SVP of Promotions, Dennis Reese, saw the vision and helped push the single on national radio. The first station to pick it up and take a chance was The River in Nashville, which was ironically located in the Bible Belt. After playing it for three days they were innundated with enthusiastic calls. With the song climbing atop the charts, Perry embarked on the annual Warped Tour music festival, which her management used to "establish her as a credible performer and make sure she wasn't seen as just a one-hit wonder." The single was a commercial success, peaking at number one for seven weeks on the Billboard Hot 100.It has since become a major worldwide hit, topping charts in 30 countries,including Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom.On June 12, 2008, Perry appeared as herself on the daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless, posing for the cover to the June 2008 issue of the fictional magazine Restless Style. Perry also performed backing vocals on the song, "Another Night in the Hills" from Gavin Rossdale's 2008 solo album Wanderlust.

One of the Boys was released on June 17, 2008, to mixed critical reviews. The album has reached number nine on the Billboard 200,and has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.Perry released her second single, "Hot n Cold", which became her second top three single in dozens of countries around the world, including the United States where it reached number three on the BillboardHot 100, as well as topping the charts in Germany, Canada, and Denmark. After Perry wrapped up her appearance at the Warped Tour, she went on tours in Europe. She later launched her first headlining tour, the Hello Katy Tour, in January 2009. "I Kissed a Girl" earned Perry a nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 2009 Grammy Awards. Perry was nominated in five categories at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, including Best New Artist and Best Female Video, but lost to Britney Spears.She won Best New Act at the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards, which she co-hosted, and Best International Female Artist at the 2009 BRIT Awards.On February 9, 2009, both "I Kissed a Girl" and "Hot n Cold" were certified three-time platinum by Recording Industry Association of America for individual digital sales of over three million. The Guinness Book of World Records recognized Perry in its 2010 version as the "Best Start on the US Digital Chart by a Female Artist," for having her first two singles sell over two million digital copies.

The Matrix's self-titled debut album, which features Perry, was later released via the team's label, Let's Hear It, during Perry's solo tour. When the release date was scheduled, "I Kissed a Girl" had been charting well. Matrix member Lauren Christy spoke to Perry about the decision, but she wanted to hold the release until the fourth single of One of the Boys had been dispatched. Despite their communication, The Matrix was released on January 27, 2009, via iTunes Store.

In December 2008, Perry apologized to British singer Lily Allen for remarks in which she called herself a "skinnier version" of her, saying she meant it as a joke.^[45] Allen retaliated and told a British radio station that she "happen[ed] to know for a fact that she [Perry] was an American version" of her because their record company needed "to find something controversial and 'kooky'" like her. In January 2009, Perry embarked on her first headlining world tour, the Hello Katy Tour, visiting North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Beginning on January 23, 2009, and ending on November 28, 2009, the tour consisted of 89 concerts. During that time, Perry also opened select concerts for the band No Doubt, on their Summer Tour 2009.

On May 16, 2009, Perry performed at the opening ceremony of the annual Life Ball in Vienna, Austria. In June 2009, lawyers acting for Perry opposed the then-recent trademark of Australian fashion designer Katie Perry, who uses her own name to market loungewear. Some media outlets reported this as a lawsuit, which Perry denied on her blog. Katie Perry reported on her blog that at a hearing with IP Australia on July 10, 2009, the singer's lawyers withdrew their opposition to the trademark. During the summer of 2009 Perry filmed a cameo appearance forGet Him to the Greek; her scene, in which she kisses her future fiancé Russell Brand was cut, and does not appear in the final film. Discussing the issue with MTV, Perry hypothesized there may have been some fear that seeing the two make out would have taken viewers out of the experience. In 2009, Perry was featured on two singles: in August, a remix of Colorado-based band 3OH!3's song "Starstrukk" (the idea for the collaboration having come after Perry's tour that featured 3OH!3 as the supporting act, the song being released by iTunes on September 8, 2009); and, thereafter, in December, on "If We Ever Meet Again", the fourth single from Timbaland's album Shock Value II.In October 2009, MTV Unplugged revealed that Perry was one of the artists to perform for them, and that she would be releasing a live album of the performance, including two new tracks, "Brick by Brick" and Fountains of Wayne cover "Hackensack".The album, released on November 17, included both a CD and a DVD,and debuted at No. 168 on the US Billboard 200 chart.

Perry appeared as a guest judge alongside Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole and Louis Walsh during the Dublin audition stage of the seventh series of the British television show The X Factor on June 28, 2010. She was one of the many celebrities chosen to fulfil the role of judge whilst Dannii Minogue was on maternity leave.

In May 2010, Perry released the first single from her second studio album, Teenage Dream entitled, "California Gurls". The single peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for six consecutive weeks. "Teenage Dream" was released as the second single from her album, and it also topped the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her third number one and second from the album. Teenage Dream was released August 24, 2010 and debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart with sales of 192,000 copies in its first week. The album has since sold over two million copies in the US, being certified Platinum by the RIAA. Following the album's release, the third single "Firework" was released and became the third consecutive single from Teenage Dream to top the Hot 100. With this, Perry became the first female in eleven years to have three consecutive number-ones from one album. In February 2011, Perry released the fourth single, "E.T.", a remixed version featuring Kanye West, that peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for five non-consecutive weeks. The music video for "E.T." was directed by Floria Sigismondi and features Shaun Rossas the main love interest. With "E.T." at number one on the chart of May 12, 2011, Perry became the first artist to spend 52 consecutive weeks in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100.^[3] In June 2011, Perry released the fifth single, "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)". A remixed version featuring American rapper Missy Elliot was released in early August.^[61] The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 on August 17, 2011, making Perry the first female and second artist (tied withMichael Jackson) ever to have five No. 1 singles from one album. Also, when the song reached number 1 in the Pop Songs airplay chart, "Teenage Dream" became the first album to have 5 number 1's from the same album on that chart. Additionally, when the song reached number one in the Adult Pop Songs airplay chart, the album become the first to have 4 number 1's from the same album on the chart. In October 2011, Perry released the sixth single, "The One That Got Away". It reached No. 3 on Hot 100, becoming the third album in history to produce six top five hit singles, and the seventh song from Teenage Dream to reach the top of the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs, the most by any album and setting a new record in the chart. Perry released a "The One That Got Away" remix featuring American rapper B.o.B. in December 2011. An acoustic version of the song was released in January 2012.From February 2011 to January 2012, Perry embarked on an extensive world tour in support of Teenage Dream, the California Dreams Tour, playing 124 shows in Europe, Australasia, Asia, North America and South America and earning over $59 million. Perry made her perfume debut, releasing a fragrance named "Purr" in November. It is packaged in a cat-shaped bottle, and is available through Nordstrom stores.She followed it up with the fragrance's first flanker, "Meow".

In July 2011, Perry made her film debut in the 3D family film The Smurfs as Smurfette. The Smurfs earned $557,771,535 worldwide during its theatrical run. Perry appeared at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on August 28, 2011. She was nominated for ten awards, received the most nominations of the ceremony and was the first singer to have four different music videos shown in various categories, eventually winning three of those, Video of the Year for "Firework", Best Collaboration and Best Special Effects for "E.T.". On September 17, 2011, marked Perry' 69th consecutive week in the Top 10 with single "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)". On September 23, 2011, she performed, along with Elton John, Brazilian Claudia Leitte and friend Rihanna, on the opening day of the 2011 Rock in Rio festival, which was extended to October 2. Perry performed for 100 thousand people, a show that received high praise from critics and audience alike.On December 14, 2011, in the annual list by Forbes, Perry was elected the third singer who earned more than US$44 million, behind Lady Gaga (US$90 million) and Taylor Swift (US$45 million).On December 15, 2011, Perry was elected the Artist of the Year by MTV, for their performance on the charts worldwide and won the record during the year.On December 20, 2011, she released a Barbie doll that represents her style in 2012.On January 8, 2012, Perry was named the sixth best-selling digital artist of all time in the United States, having sold 37,620,00 million singles and albums as of 2011, according toNielsen SoundScan.In the week ending January 15, 2012, Perry became the first artist ever to have five songs sell over 5 million digital copies in the USA.Perry was once again recruited by EA Games to promote their new expansion pack The Sims 3: Showtime for their The Sims game franchise. The game content was based on Perry.Perry became the first person to have six songs top the Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart.Perry re-released Teenage Dreamunder the title Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection on March 27, 2012. The lead single from the re-release "Part of Me", released in February, debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her seventh number one and sixth overall from the album.Perry has announced that she will release a part-biopic-concert film to be shown in 3D entitled Katy Perry: Part of Me set for release on the 4th of July weekend of 2012 by Paramount Pictures.

In April 2012, Perry performed in India for the first time at the opening ceremony of 5th edition of Indian Premier League, cricket match, in Chennai. She performed her songs "Teenage Dream" and a remix version of "California Gurls". In April 2012, Perry stated that she is working on new music and changing her musical style, "My music is about to get real f—ing dark. You'd never see my face because my hair would be in it."On June 5, 2012, Perry released her first PC game named The Sims 3: Katy Perry's Sweet Treats in The Sims game franchise (see more here). The game is set around her candy-themed franchise with candy-themed objects, styles, clothes, hair, patterns, and more. The second and final single from the re-release (and eighth and final single from the Teenage Dream era overall) was "Wide Awake", which released in May, reached No. 4 the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it her eighth consecutive single to reach the top five of the chart since "California Gurls". In June 2012, Perry revealed that she is in the process of launching her own record label, which will be an imprint of Capitol Records.

1999–2006: Career beginningsPerry performing on her guitar, an instrument she learned to play when she was just starting her record career

Perry performs at the 2008 Warped Tour
2007–09: Commercial success with One of the Boys and MTV Unplugged
Main articles: One of the Boys (Katy Perry album) and MTV Unplugged (Katy Perry album)

Perry during Hello Katy Tour on March 27, 2009

Perry during the Hello Katy Tour in June 2009
2010–present: Teenage Dream, film debut and The Complete Confection
Main article: Teenage Dream (Katy Perry album)

Perry at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards

Perry promoting her 2011 fragrance 'Purr'