Katy Perry looked incredible as she soaked up the sunshine in Saint Tropez with fiancé Orlando Bloom this week, amid the catastrophic release of her comeback single, Woman’s World.
The 39-year-old singer, who has defended the single’s sexualised music video as “antics”, played down her chart woes as she showed off her toned body in a gingham bikini for her beach day with Bloom, 47.
The star showed off her midriff and cleavage in a two-piece outfit that she paired with gold jewelry and chic sunglasses.
Lord of the Rings star Orlando showed off his handsome figure in a tight blue top and shorts as he cuddled up to Katy in the waves during their holiday with their four-year-old daughter Daisy.
The couple’s holiday comes as Katy’s comeback single has plummeted down the US iTunes chart since its release on Thursday, July 11.
Katy Perry looked incredible as she soaked up the sun in Saint Tropez with fiancé Orlando Bloom this week, amid the catastrophic release of her comeback single, Woman’s World.
Lord of the Rings star Orlando cuddled up to Katy in the waves during their vacation
The couple’s holiday comes as Katy’s comeback single has plummeted down the US iTunes chart since its release on Thursday, July 11.
The song has fallen to number 31 on the charts, being surpassed by efforts from Eminem and Tom MacDonald.
The singer is currently promoting the lead single from her upcoming seventh studio album 143, but the song, billed as an empowering feminist anthem, has been dismissed as unoriginal, hypocritical and formulaic.
The American star returned to music with her new track earlier this week, but faced criticism for the sexualised nature of the video, in particular a moment where she and her dancers perform sexy choreography on a construction site before she is “smashed” by an anvil and returns in a new outfit.
In a recent behind-the-scenes video shared on Instagram, Perry said: “We’re having fun, being a little sarcastic with this. It’s very comedic and very direct.”
“With this outfit it’s like, ‘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.”
The former American Idol judge explained that the anvil moment was meant to “reset” her to help her embrace the “idea of the divine feminine.”
He added: “We wanted to open this video to look like a super shiny pop star video.”
Woman’s World is the first single from Perry’s upcoming album, 143, which is due out September 20.
The long-time couple enjoyed some downtime amid their hectic schedules.
Katy showed off her enviable figure in a tiny bikini on the day
Orlando showed off his muscular figure in a tight blue T-shirt and shorts.
Katy showed off her enviable body in a bikini while strolling along the beach
The couple was spotted showing off their PDA in the sea.
The mother of one looked radiant as she soaked up the sun.
Katy drank a refreshing drink during the day.
Orlando showed off his muscular figure as he took in the panoramic views.
Orlando leaned down to give his fiancée a kiss that day.
The title is code for “I love you,” which was often used in pager messages during the 1990s.
It will be the star’s first album since 2020’s Smile, which failed to repeat the success of her previous records.
Shortly after its release on Friday, Woman’s World was slammed by critics as a “monumental catastrophe” that sounds like a “reheated” Lady Gaga.
It received a particularly harsh review from Pitchfork, which suggested it sounded like Perry had learned about feminism from a basic Google search.
“Defying all sense of taste, the pop singer’s comeback single is too underwhelming to even come close to over-the-top. It’s abysmal,” wrote the outlet’s Shaad D’Souza.
Perry faced criticism for allegedly modeling her song after Lady Gaga’s 2020 hit, Stupid Love, resulting in what some called a lackluster imitation.
Katy looked sensational as she strolled down the beach.
The star was spotted boarding a boat during the day.
Katy was seen hugging her partner in the sea
The couple looked smitten as they relaxed in France.
Orlando gave Katy a loving look during their day out.
Katy showed off her enviable figure during the day.
The star appeared to be wearing no makeup during the day.
Katy showed off her toned curves during a day at the beach
Katy looked spectacular during her day at the beach.
The star later changed into an outfit that showed off her abs for the day.
She was also heavily criticized for collaborating on Woman’s World with Dr. Luke, the music producer accused of sexual assault by Kesha in a lawsuit that was later dismissed. Dr. Luke has consistently denied the allegations.
She was also heavily criticized for collaborating on Woman’s World with Dr. Luke, the music producer accused of sexual assault by Kesha in a lawsuit that was later dismissed. Dr. Luke has consistently denied the allegations.
Pitchfork’s review noted that her decision to work with Dr. Luke on a feminist anthem was “honestly twisted, though not surprising.”
The song also received a scathing review from a Guardian star, who described the song as “warmed-over Gaga” and accused her of blatantly borrowing from Chappell Roan’s single Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl.
‘Woman’s World sounds like it was designed by a committee in a Capitol Records boardroom whose sole purpose was to sync with RuPaul’s Drag Race and generate ‘comiste’ comments from white gays living in West Hollywood,’ wrote Alim Kheraj in a scathing review for Dazed.
With “lyrics that actually seem AI-generated,” the song “falls as flat as the bottom of the anvil that crushes Perry midway through the music video,” according to Mary Siroky’s review for Consequence Of Sound.