Katy Perry performs in Las Vegas in December 2021.Photo:John Shearer/Getty
John Shearer/Getty
Katy Perryisn’t coming to play with her next album.
At herPLAY Las Vegas Residencyon Wednesday, the pop star, 38, teased her “KP6 era” is coming soon with a joke on stage.
“If you couldn’t love me in myWitnessandSmileeras, then you can’t love me in my KP6 era,” the “Harleys in Hawaii” singer told the audience infan-captured footage.
KP6 would be the first follow up to her 2020 albumSmile, which she referenced — along with 2017’sWitness— while on stage of the Resorts World Theatre at Resorts World Las Vegas. AlthoughWitnessstill reached No. 1 on theBillboard200 albums chartandSmilereached No. 5, neither record was as commercially successful as her prior releases, such as 2010’sTeenage Dream.
Witnessincluded the lead singles “Bon Appétit,” “Chained to the Rhythm,” and “Swish Swish,” andSmilefeatured singles like “Daisies” and “Not the End of the World.”
Katy Perry.Monica Schipper/Getty
Monica Schipper/Getty
Recently, Perry lso spoke about the creative progress behind her upcoming sixth albumonGood Morning America.
“I think that I’m writing a lot and have written a lot from a place of love, because I’m feeling so much of it — so much unconditional love, that love you never knew existed,” the pop singer-songwriter shared.
The “Roar” artist hasn’t released an album since she andOrlando Bloomwelcomed their daughter Daisy— who will be 3 on Aug. 26 — in 2020. She shared withGMAjust how inspiring starting a family has been.
“I’m always writing, I have been, but I think what’s really important to me is to be celebrating the world that I’ve got to build with all of these wonderful songs and to be responsible for a life for a 3-year-old,” she said. “I will be back, but let me get this right.”
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Perry exclusively told PEOPLE in June thatDaisy will also get the first listenwhenever music for KP6 is ready.
“Daisy always gets the first look," the “Teenage Dream” singer said. “Whatever music I am writing, I play it to her and see how she loves it.”
She added, “I’m excited for the next interval of music, and I think that that music, obviously, is coming from a really loving space."
Perry kicked off her PLAY residency in December 2021 andit will wrap upafter more than 50 shows this fall.
source: people.com
