Katy Perry premiered three new songs at an intimate show at the Evita in Los Angeles on Friday night (August 23) – check out footage below.
In a tight, nine-song set, the singer played her new singles ‘Woman’s World’ and ‘Lifetimes’ for the first time ever, and played three other brand new songs from her upcoming album ‘143’: ‘Crush’, ‘Nirvana’ and ‘Gorgeous’.
Check out fan-captured footage of the new songs below, in which she also confirms that the album version of ‘Gorgeous’ will feature Kim Petras:
CRUSH – LIVE DEBUT@katyperry 😘 pic.twitter.com/Jrap4FtxLc
— kyle (@SomeonesNewMuse) August 24, 2024
Katy Perry played:
‘California Gurls’
‘Woman’s World’
‘Lifetimes’
‘Dark Horse’
‘I Kissed a Girl’
‘Crush’
‘Nirvana’
‘Gorgeous’
‘Firework’
Earlier this month, Perry revealed the tracklist for ‘143’, which includes the much-maligned single ‘Woman’s World’ and follow-up ‘Lifetimes’. The tracklist was hidden as an easter egg in the video for ‘Lifetimes’, briefly appearing on a billboard behind the singer.
‘143’ is the first full length album from Perry since she shared ‘Smile’ back in 2020. It is set for release on September 20 and is available for pre-sale / pre-order here.
Perry was recently criticised for her music video for ‘Women’s World’, which some fans suggested was catering to the male gaze rather than challenging it, as seems to be the intention of the female empowerment-themed lyrics. Perry rebutted these accusations, saying the video was intended as satire. “We’re kind of just having fun, being a bit sarcastic with it. It’s very slapstick and very on the nose,” she said.
The song then failed to crack the Top 50 on the Billboard Hot 100, landing at Number 63 on its first week, and only getting to Number 47 on the UK charts.
In other news, Perry recently praised Charli XCX and her ‘Brat‘ culture phenomenon, calling her a “super mega pop star”.
Her label also responded to reports that she is under investigation over potential environmental damage caused during the ‘Lifetimes’ video shoot, which allegeldy contained unauthorised filming on the Balearic Islands.
She will also be this year’s recipient of the Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Video Music Awards on September 11.
In 2020, NME reviewed ‘Smile’, giving it two stars and writing: “It’s frustrating, as this is the woman behind some of the most fun – and biggest-selling – songs of all time. But as much as you want ‘Smile’ to be a return to form, her fifth album’s songs fail to grip. All in all, ‘Smile’ lacks the fireworks of Perry’s record-breaking years.”
