Katy Perry has spoken out in regards to the criticism she’s obtained for selecting to work with music producer Dr Luke on her new album.
The chart-topping singer beforehand labored with Dr Luke on her first three studio albums, however their skilled relationship got here to an finish across the time his former protegée Kesha accused him of sexually assaulting her.
Luke – whose authorized identify is Łukasz Gottwald – at all times vehemently denied the allegations made in opposition to him by Kesha, and later counter-sued for defamation.
The 2 finally reached a settlement in 2023, with Katy reuniting together with her former collaborator on a variety of tracks on her upcoming album 143.
Katy confronted a wave of backlash for this, notably as her comeback single Girl’s World was supposed as a feminist anthem.
Throughout an interview on the podcast Name Her Daddy launched on Wednesday, host Alex Cooper identified that “lots of people have expressed disappointment” and “upset” about Katy working with Dr Luke.
Requested why she selected to work with him, Katy responded: “Look, I perceive that it began numerous conversations. And he was certainly one of many collaborators that I collaborated with. However the actuality is, it comes from me. The reality is, I wrote these songs from my expertise of my complete life going by means of this metamorphosis. And he was one of many individuals to assist facilitate all that, one of many writers, one of many producers.
“And, I’m talking from my very own expertise. Like after I discuss Girl’s World, I discuss feeling so empowered now, as a mom, as a lady, giving delivery, creating life, creating one other set of organs – a mind, a coronary heart! I created a whole-ass coronary heart! And I did it! And I’m nonetheless doing it, and I’m nonetheless a matriarch, and feeling actually grounded in that, that’s the place I’m talking from.
“And so, I created all of this with a number of completely different collaborators, folks that I’ve collaborated with from the previous, from [the] Teenage Dream period, all of that.”
Katy’s sixth album 143 (named after the Grammy nominee’s so-called “angel quantity”) is slated for her launch later this month.
Lead single Girl’s World was met with a tepid response resulting from its supposed “regressive” and “dated” lyrics – in addition to her alternative of producer – and didn’t hit the highest 40 on both facet of the Atlantic.
