Katy Perry covered up in a quirky black ensemble as she headed into the Capital radio studios in London on Thursday amid her failed professional comeback.
Her look is in stark contrast to the recent daring displays she put on while filming a new music video for a song from her upcoming album 143 due out in September.
She was seen flashing her flesh in a silver ensemble as she shared a saucy kiss with a male model before performing some sexy stunts with another man.
But for her radio appearance she looked more demure in a long black and grey Balenciaga dress that had a strange patchwork design.
Katy added height with black leather boots and wore dark sunglasses to cover her eyes.
Katy Perry covered up in a quirky black ensemble as she headed into the Capital radio studios in London on Thursday amid her career comeback flop.
Her look was in stark contrast to recent daring displays she put on while filming a new music video for a song from her upcoming album 143 due out in September.
Her trip to the radio station comes after she played down the disappointing reception to her long-awaited return to music when she returned to work filming her new music video on Wednesday.
In stark contrast to the bizarre video for her controversial song Women’s World, the singer donned a dramatic silver balloon dress to film a daring aerial stunt.
Katy wore a daring metallic two-piece as she joined hunky Spanish stuntman Oscar Dorta for the aerial dancing show.
Despite the poor performance of her comeback song, Katy has continued to build anticipation for her new album 143.
The star paired her silver ensemble with heeled snakeskin boots and an oversized grey dress, performing a variety of daring mid-air moves alongside the stuntman.
Katy is said to be “freaking out” and demanding her team “go back to the drawing board” to save her album, after her single Women’s World failed to chart on Billboard and Spotify.
Katy, who was recently spotted filming more saucy music video scenes with hunky shirtless model and stuntman Oscar, is “pointing the finger at everyone but herself” following the single’s failure, according to insiders, who claim she is desperately trying to come up with a new plan to salvage her musical comeback.
The first single from her upcoming album, billed as an empowering feminist anthem, was quickly dismissed as unoriginal, hypocritical and formulaic.
She was seen flaunting her body in a silver ensemble as she shared a saucy kiss with a male model before performing some sexy stunts with another man.
But for her radio appearance she looked more demure in a long black and grey Balenciaga dress that had a strange patchwork design.
Katy increased her height with black leather boots and wore dark sunglasses to cover her eyes.
Her trip to the radio station comes after she played down the disappointing reception to her long-awaited return to music when she returned to work filming her new music video on Wednesday.
Katy is said to be “freaking out” and demanding her team “go back to the drawing board” to save her album, after her single Women’s World failed to chart on Billboard and Spotify.
According to sources close to the album, Katy is “pointing the finger at everyone but herself” following the single’s failure.
The first single from her upcoming album, billed as an empowering feminist anthem, was quickly dismissed as unoriginal, hypocritical and formulaic.
The Teenage Dream singer also faced criticism for the sexualized nature of the track’s accompanying video, as well as her decision to work with music producer Dr. Luke, 50, following her highly publicized legal battle with Tik Tock singer Kesha, 37.
“Katy is very nervous at the moment because she is very aware of the reactions Woman’s World is receiving,” a source told DailyMail.com exclusively. “She is pointing the finger at everyone but herself, but it is her own fault.”
The source claimed the biggest risk Katy had taken was reconnecting with Dr. Luke, the music producer who worked on her hit singles including 2008’s I Kissed a Girl and 2010’s California Gurls before she was later accused of sexual, physical and emotional abuse by Kesha.
The super-producer, whose real name is Łukasz Gottwald, denied all the allegations, including Kesha’s claim that he raped Katy, something she denied.
A New York state judge ruled against Kesha in 2020, saying she had defamed her former producer with the lawsuit, and an appeals court upheld that decision in 2021.
Music fans have expressed their disdain for any artist choosing to work with the hitmaker following Kesha’s allegations, despite the pair reaching an agreement in 2023.
Some Katy fans have defended the star, claiming she was forced to work with Dr. Luke due to contractual obligations. But Katy previously confirmed she has no ties to the producer.
During her 2018 deposition for Kesha’s lawsuit against Dr. Luke, Katy confirmed that she had only signed a three-album publishing deal with Dr. Luke’s Kemosabe Records and that the pair no longer had a contractual relationship.
She also acknowledged what the public response would be if she decided to collaborate with Dr. Luke in the midst of her battle with Kesha.
“Working with him right now would mean… I wouldn’t be… I wouldn’t be welcome because of this lawsuit,” she said.
Asked if she thought working with Dr. Luke would potentially impact the success of a future release, the Dark Horse singer responded: “[People]would protest that, a smear campaign, just 20 different narratives than the one I represent.”
After DailyMail.com previously revealed that Katy had been warned not to collaborate with Dr. Luke for the new album, the source confirmed that the Roar singer had ignored the pleas.
“She was crazy to think Dr. Luke was a good idea. She didn’t listen to anyone,” the source claimed. “Instead of diving into the topic and creating art, she posted something that sounded like it could have been on one of her albums from 2010.”
Not only did the song see Katy team up with the producer, but it was also written predominantly alongside men.
Dr. Luke, Aaron Joseph, Vaughn Oliver and Rocco Did It Again! co-wrote and produced the song, while Katy and Chloe Angelides are the only women who helped write it.
No single woman produced the album.
“You can’t make a song about female empowerment with basically all men,” the source said.
‘Katy can’t relate to other women because she lives in her celebrity bubble. She doesn’t know anything about what it’s like to be a woman in the real world.
“She’s not using her star power to change the world; she’s using it to make money.”
Katy’s apparent response to critics who slammed the purported message of the accompanying music video did little to help promote the lackluster single.
“In a way, we’re having fun, being a little sarcastic,” he said in a behind-the-scenes clip from the set. “It’s very slapstick and very direct.”
“With this outfit, the idea is, ‘Oooh, we’re not focusing on the male gaze, but we’re really focusing on the male gaze.’ And we’re really going over the top and hitting the nail on the head.”
In one of the video’s more bizarre moments, Katy is seen crushed when an anvil falls from the sky. The crushed singer then re-inflates before walking through a futuristic-looking city.
The former American Idol judge later explained that the moment was meant to “reset” her to help her embrace the “idea of the divine feminine.”
The Teenage Dream singer also faced criticism for the sexualized nature of the track’s accompanying video, as well as her decision to work with music producer Dr. Luke.
“Katy is very nervous at the moment because she is very aware of the comments Woman’s World is receiving,” a source told DailyMail.com exclusively.
With her new album just weeks away from being released, Katy is now desperately working with her team to fine-tune the record in an attempt to ensure a better reception.
143, whose title is code for “I love you” often used in pager messages during the 1990s, is set to be released on Sept. 20.
It will be the star’s first album since 2020’s Smile, which failed to repeat the success of her previous records.
Sharing information about her new album, informally known as KP6, Katy stated that she was entering a “new era.”