![]() While launching the first single, the socially conscious “Chained to the Rhythm,” at the 2017 Grammy Awards, Perry offered a hint about the then-unnamed album, calling it “purposeful pop.” Given the themes of “Chained,” people conflated that with Perry ditching the double entendres and party-ready puns for political bops. 1 single to her impressive streak and floundered in its attempt to repeat the mainstream success of its platinum predecessors. A year removed from the impossible expectations that bogged it down, Witness rises above the commercial and critical disappointment that eclipsed its merit. After Witness came out, the superstar grappled with her first bout of chart struggles when the album didn’t add another No. ![]() That bold question opens the title track of Katy Perry’s fourth studio album Witness, released a year ago on June 9, 2017. “If I lost it all today, would you stay?” The live stream will culminate in a free concert Monday in Los Angeles for 1,000 fans.By Reed Gaudens 5 years ago It’s been one year since Katy Perry released her polarizing opus of “purposeful pop.” Although ‘Witness’ missed the mainstream, it’s a misunderstood masterpiece primed for delayed impact. The YouTube event is a promotion for her new album Witness. It takes someone to say, out of compassion and out of love, ‘Hey, this is what the origin is.” 7. I will never understand, but I can educate myself, and that’s what I’m trying to do along the way…I didn’t know that I did it wrong until I heard people saying I did it wrong. “And I won’t ever understand some of those things because of who I am. “I listened, and I heard, and I didn’t know,” she told McKesson. Perry also confessed that she didn’t realize she’d hurt people through cultural appropriation on her own and credits conversations with people like her “empowered angel Cleo for opening her eyes.” READ MORE: Canada is culturally appropriating poutine from Quebec: academic She also called out her 2013 American Music Awards performance, in which she dressed like a geisha. Throughout the discussion, Perry admitted that she’s “made several mistakes” and called out her music video This Is How We Do, in which she wears braids and eats watermelon. I'm proud of Katy for acknowledging her mistakes with cultural appropriation. WATCH BELOW: The Never-Ending Katy Perry And Taylor Swift Feud This ended an almost three-year absence of Swift’s music on the streaming service, after she prevented her music from being streamed on Spotify. Most recently, Perry released her new album at midnight on June 9 but Swift’s entire music catalogue was re-released on Spotify on the same day. Don’t matter where you come from, don’t matter what you believe, don’t matter which music you like the most, we are the same and we need to be unified.” I think we see that today especially, like we need to come together and love on each other today. I love everyone, and honestly I love everyone and I think we need to unite more than ever. “I don’t have any beef really with anyone. “By the way, I am ready, because I think when women unite, the world is going to heal,” she said. ![]() In May, Perry stopped by the SiriusXM studios to promote her new album and revealed that she was ready to make amends with Swift. READ MORE: Calvin Harris says he’s ‘blessed’ to have worked with ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift Perry followed up the apology by singing the song Let It Go from Disney’s movie Frozen. “There’s a lot of other things out there in the world that people need to be focused on,” Perry said. ![]() Maybe I don’t agree with everything she does and she doesn’t agree with everything I do, but I just really, truly want to come together in a place of love and forgiveness and understanding and compassion.” “And I think she’s a fantastic songwriter, and I think that if we, both, her and I, can be representatives of strong women that come together despite their differences, I think the whole world is going to go like, ‘Yeah, well we can do this.’ I don’t know. “I love her, and I want the best for her,” she continued during The Thrive Global Podcast. There are bigger fish to fry, and there are real problems in the world. I think it’s actually like, I think it’s time. READ MORE: Instagram’s biggest moments in 2016, from celebrities and sports stars to #loveĭuring a chat with Ariana Huffington on her podcast on June 10, Perry said, “I forgive her and I’m sorry for anything I ever did, and I hope the same from her. The rivalry between the two pop stars was revealed in 2014 over a conflict with their tour backup dancers but Perry is ready to let that go.
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