Rather than doubling down on an already bad idea, Perry should have rested on her laurels and quietly faded into pop nostalgia.

Even Perry’s few truly creative quips inspire little more than confusion. “Say the right thing, maybe you can be / Crawling on me like a centipede,” she sings on “GIMME GIMME”—a great line if you’re trying to charm Tim Burton,

Katy Perry’s new album title “143” is code for “I love you,” based on the number of letters in each word of the phrase.

While the pop icon Katy Perry has retained a strong presence in the music industry for over a decade, her new album, “143,”

Following one of the bumpiest roll-outs in recent pop history – including backlash over her choice of collaborators, confusion over her music videos and even an investigation from environmental authorities after one particular shoot – Katy Perry’s new album 143 is here.

The 11-track album is Perry's first since Smile, which dropped in 2020. It includes collaborations with 21 Savage, Kim Petras, JID and Doechii, who performed "I'm His, He's Mine" with Perry at the MTV Video Music Awards Sept. 11. Perry was also the Video Vanguard Award recipient at the show.

Dated girl-power anthems and by-the-numbers dance-pop lack the frivolity that once made the singer so entertaining

Katy Perry’s new album: 143 has connected with music lovers, landing at the top of the Billboard all-genre poll for this week. Gaining a remarkable 59% of the vote, the pop icon’s sixth studio album shot over the newly launched albums of Gwen Stefani,