Katy Perry’s new album, ‘Witness’(Capitol Records), is available everywhere since its launch on June 9. She invites fans to join her in a “WILD countdown” live and exclusively on YouTube. With unique access, global reach and fun-packed surprises along the way, Katy will break it all down in this exclusive album event, taking place now on her YouTube channel or follow along via: #KPWWW.
On ‘Witness’, Katy reflects on the changes in her own life and in the world around her, delivering songs that both challenge and inspire. Katy wrote each of the album’s 15 soul-baring songs, working with a variety of collaborators. ‘Witness’ includes the Platinum-certified hit Chained to the Rhythm featuring Skip Marley, Swish Swish featuring Nicki Minaj and the new single, Bon Appétit featuring Migos. The video for Bon Appétit, set a new record for Katy, surpassing 100 million views in just 18 days. Katy and longtime collaborator Max Martin served as Executive Producers of ‘Witness’ and Martin produced many of the tracks. See below for track listing.
Katy made her Capitol Records debut with 2008’s ‘One of the Boys’ after signing to the label in 2007. Shecemented her status as a global superstar with the follow-up album, ‘Teenage Dream’ (2010). ‘PRISM’, her 2013 album, debuted at No. 1 on iTunes in 100 countries and has sold more than 12.5 million adjusted albums worldwide. With the singles Firework and Dark Horse each surpassing the 10 million threshold including song sales and streams, Katy is the first female artist to earn two RIAA Digital Single Diamond Awards. In her 10 years with Capitol, she has racked up a cumulative 18+ billion streams alongside worldwide sales of more than 40+ million adjusted albums and 125+ million tracks. She is the most-followed person globally on Twitter. Katy played to a total of two million people on the sold-out, 151-date Prismatic World Tour and headlined the Super Bowl XLIX halftime show, which set a record as the most-watched Super Bowl halftime show ever.