Katy Perry expressed her sincere gratitude to her fans after they showered her with love during her electrifying performance at Rock in Rio.
The Swish Swish singer, 39, took to Instagram on Saturday to celebrate the success of the concert, which also marked the debut of her new album 143.
In the accompanying clip, the pop superstar rocked a tiny green bikini as she beamed at the overwhelming response from the audience.
Standing on the balcony of her hotel in Brazil’s capital, she tossed pink roses into the night.
“And with that, my friends, we’re done with Brazil,” Perry said, her joy evident as the roses floated down. “We love you all so much, we’ll always be there for you again and again, just like you’ve been there for me again and again.”
Katy Perry expressed her sincere gratitude to her fans after they showered her with love during her electrifying performance at Rock in Rio.
The Swish Swish singer, 39, took to Instagram on Saturday to celebrate the success of the concert, which also marked the debut of her new album 143.
And he concluded: “They sang so loud at yesterday’s show, it was the time I heard someone sing my songs louder than I’ve ever heard them. I love them so much, for everything.”
The crowd had every reason to go wild as the former American Idol judge delivered an unforgettable performance, complete with impressive aerial acrobatics on stage.
Perry kicked off her performance with an energetic medley of songs, beginning with Woman’s World from her new album.
This was followed by crowd-pleasers such as California Gurls and the timeless anthem Teenage Dream.
However, her long-awaited seventh studio album 143 did not get off to a good start among music critics on Thursday night, following its release on streaming platforms.
143, which refers to the expression “I love you” but is also what Perry considers her symbolic “angel number,” is her first album in four years, following Smile in 2020.
A scathing review from a major entertainment outlet stated that Perry is “struggling to regain past glory on the 143 flat track.”
Much of the criticism, even before the album’s release, was directed at Perry’s decision to work with her longtime music producer, Dr. Luke, who last year settled his long-standing sexual harassment lawsuit with Kesha, which he vehemently denied.
In the accompanying clip, the pop superstar rocked a tiny green bikini as she beamed at the overwhelming audience response.
Standing on the balcony of her hotel in Brazil’s capital, she tossed pink roses into the night.
But even with the hitmaker on board (he produces 10 of the 11 songs), the reaction so far has been less than favorable.
Critic Steven J. Horowitz writes for Variety:’The album is flat, gliding over cascades of lyrical clichés and musical ideas that rarely reach their full glory. On many of its 11 songs, Perry sounds disgruntled and distant, as if she just arrived at the tapings of ‘American Idol.’
‘The album contains little of the clever wit that fueled some of her biggest hits, a disappointing departure from the intelligence she once exuded effortlessly.’
Horowitz adds that some of the songs sound “mechanical” and that the song Crush sounds like a Vengaboys B-side.
He adds: “Just like in their last albums, the lyrics of ‘143’ are riddled with clichés, as if they had been generated by artificial intelligence.”
Meanwhile, The Guardian He gave it two out of five stars, saying the album “isn’t the calamity expected, but it’s not good either.”
Earlier this month, while appearing on Call Her Daddy, Katy defended her decision to work with Dr. Luke while addressing the controversy for the first time.
“I understand that that sparked a lot of conversations,” she said of her choice. “And he was one of the many collaborators that I collaborated with.”
The Wide Awake singer insisted that Luke is simply someone who helps her “facilitate” her music.
The mother-of-one dazzled in a skin-coloured latex bodysuit that hugged her toned figure and featured silver and chrome embellishments over the shiny material.
At one point during the performance, Katy was lifted into the air above the cheering audience thanks to several string-like pieces that seemingly glowed in the stage lights.
The ropes were hooked to a belt that went around her lower waist, which was covered in a shiny silver fabric.
Perry’s comeback album, 143, is under ATTACK from critics, who call it “cliché-ridden, as if it were generated via AI.”
She continued: “But the reality is that this is coming from me. The truth is that I wrote these songs from my lifelong experience going through this metamorphosis, and he was one of the people who helped facilitate all of that – one of the writers, one of the producers.
Despite the criticism, Perry has received some favorable reviews from X fans.
Her husband Orlando Bloom also supported her during this sad release and cheered her on at the 2024 MTV VMAs last week.
Prior to the release of 143, Katy was honored at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, where she received the prestigious Video Vanguard Award.