Katy
Perry returns with her second single of
2019, “Small Talk.” The sparkling track is a poignant acknowledgement
of the emotional distance that develops after a break-up... WATCH THE VIDEO HERE
Her Summer Hit, “Never Really Over,” Certified Gold
Katy Joins The Elite RIAA 100 Million Certified Songs Club
Katy
Perry returns with her second single of 2019, “Small
Talk.” The sparkling track is a poignant acknowledgement
of the emotional distance that develops after a break-up, with
Katy observing, “We had conversations about forever now
it’s about the weather okay/I just can’t believe/We went from
strangers to lovers to strangers in a lifetime.”
She wrote “Small Talk” with Johan Carlsson, Charlie Puth
and Jacob Kasher Hindlin. Johan Carlsson and Charlie Puth produced
the track with Peter Karlsson producing the vocals. Download
/ stream “Small Talk” HERE.
View the lyric video HERE.
Katy
Perry - Small Talk (Lyric Video)
“Small
Talk” follows Katy’s summer hit, “Never Really Over,”
which marked her first new solo music since 2017. “Never
Really Over” was the biggest streaming launch of Katy’s
career and has been certified Gold. Hailing it as a “euphoric
breakup anthem,” PAPER proclaimed, “Katy Perry Is Back
and Better Than Ever.” Views of the accompanying video
have surpassed 80 million.
Katy was awarded a plaque commemorating 100 million RIAA
song certifications. She is one of only five artists in history
to have topped 100 million certified units with their digital
singles – and the first-ever Capitol Records recording artist
to join the elite RIAA 100 Million Certified Songs club.
Download / Stream “Small Talk” HERE
View Lyric Video HERE
About
Katy Perry:
Katy Perry made her Capitol Records debut with 2008’s One
of the Boys after signing to the label in 2007. She cemented
her status as a global superstar with the follow-up album, Teenage
Dream (2010), which made her the only female artist (tied
with Michael Jackson) to have five No. 1 singles from one album
on the Billboard Hot 100 chart ("California Gurls," "Teenage
Dream," "Firework," "E.T." and "Last Friday Night"). PRISM,
her 2013 album, debuted at No. 1 on iTunes in 100 countries
and has sold more than 12.5 million adjusted albums worldwide.
With the singles “Roar," “Firework” and “Dark Horse” each surpassing
the 10 million threshold including song sales and streams, she
became the first artist to earn three RIAA Digital Single Diamond
Awards. Katy is one of only five artists in history to have
topped 100 million certified units with their digital singles
– and the first-ever Capitol Records recording artist to join
the elite RIAA 100 Million Certified Songs club.
Her fourth studio album, WITNESS, debuted at No. 1 on
the Billboard Top 200 and set the record for the biggest
week for an album by a female artist in 2017. The certified
Platinum lead single, “Chained To The Rhythm,” has over one
billion streams worldwide; views on the accompanying video made
her the most-viewed female artist on VEVO. Follow-up single
“Bon Appetit” is certified Gold, and “Swish Swish” is now certified
Platinum. Globally, WITNESS has achieved more than two
billion cumulative streams and sold more than two million adjusted
albums. Her summer 2019 single “Never Really Over” is certified
Gold and was the biggest streaming launch of Katy’s musical
career.
In her 10 years with Capitol, she has racked up a cumulative
30+ billion streams alongside worldwide sales of more than 43+
million adjusted albums and 133+ million tracks. Katy’s 2015
Super Bowl performance is the highest-rated in the event’s history.
She is the most-followed person globally on Twitter, and the
first to surpass 100 million followers. She is the only female
artist to have four videos surpass a billion views each. Her
videos for “Firework” and “Last Friday Night” have over one
billion views, while “Roar” and “Dark Horse” have surpassed
the two billion mark.
Aside from being one of the best-selling musical artists of
all time, Katy is an active advocate of many philanthropic causes.
In 2013, Katy was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador as
a result of her commitment to improving the lives of children
worldwide. From traveling to Vietnam and Madagascar to highlight
the needs of some of the world’s most vulnerable children, to
recording PSAs about the importance of empowering girls and
supporting adolescents living with HIV/AIDS, as well as raising
awareness for UNICEF’s emergency relief efforts, Katy has used
her powerful voice to advocate for children and support UNICEF’s
mission to ensure every child’s right to health, education,
equality, and protection. She was awarded with the Audrey Hepburn
Humanitarian Award in 2016.
Katy has also been a champion for LGBTQ+ equality. She has received
numerous awards for her work, including the Trevor Project's
Hero Award in 2012, the Human Rights Campaign's National Equality
Award in 2017, and amfAR’s Award of Courage in 2018. She has
also performed at various events to raise funds for the fight
against HIV/AIDS, including 2009's Life Ball and 2016's amfAR
Cannes Gala.