Katy Perry and Dr. Luke.
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Katy Perry’s work relationships With the controversial producer Dr. Luke It’s her most fruitful creative partnership yet: The highly successful industry veteran produced the pop star’s first No. 1 single, “I Kissed a Girl,” as well as a string of top Billboard hits from her sophomore album., Teenage DreamsIncluding the title track, “California Girls,” “ET,” and “Last Friday Night (TGIF).” It’s no surprise then that Perry would attempt a return to the commercial realm she once dominated with Dr. Luke on her sixth album. In her eyes, at least, there’s no one better suited to point to a time when you could turn on the radio and hear only one song. Teenage Dreams Was that name you saw over and over on the Hot 100 in 2010 Katy Perry?
These accomplishments don’t even take into account Dr. Luke’s 2024 allegations of sexual assault and battery (though he still works with artists including Kim Petras, Nicki Minaj, Doja Cat, City Girls and Lil Durk). In 2014, fellow pop star Kesha submitted Kesha has filed a lawsuit against Dr. Luke for allegedly using drugs and sexually abusing him. Claim She suffered emotional and psychological abuse at his hands. Below is a look at Dr. Luke and Perry’s recent relationship ahead of the release of Perry’s upcoming album, Dr. Luke. 143September 20.
August 28, 2018: After Kesha sued Dr. Luke, the producer sued the “Tik Tok” singer for defamation. Deny She called the allegation that Dr Luke raped her “outrageous and unfounded.” Claim The allegations stem from text messages Kesha allegedly sent to Lady Gaga in 2016, in which she said Perry raped her. Kesha’s representatives have denied that she was spreading false rumours.
February 7, 2020: New York Supreme Court Justice rule Kesha defamed Dr. Luke by claiming that he raped Perry. [rape her]”Kesha has not presented a triable issue here,” Judge Jennifer G. Schechter wrote. “There is no evidence that Gottwald raped Katy Perry, nor is there any evidence that Katy Perry’s unrebutted sworn testimony should be believed.”
June 19, 2024: Perry announced that she will be collaborating with Dr. Luke and Max Martin on her next album. “Katy knows exactly the album she wants to make and has assembled the team to help her get it done,” a Capitol Records source said. confirm To Rolling Stone“It includes past collaborators like Luke, Stargate, Max Martin, and Sarah Hudson, as well as big new artists like Vaughn Oliver, Rocco Valdez, and Theron Thomas,” she said in a 15-second snippet of the track on TikTok and Instagram. Titled “Woman’s World,” the track aims to be a female-empowerment anthem in the vein of 2010s white feminism.
Kesha seemed stunned when she heard the news, simply tweeting, “LOL.”
July 11, 2024: Perry Release “Women’s World” Vulture writer Justin Kurt Assert The song “comes with a certain amount of cognitive dissonance, singing about strength and sisterhood over a beat co-produced by an alleged rapist.”
Abigail Breslin is Little Miss Sunshine and Mirandaof victimthinks Perry’s decision to work with Dr. Luke is more than problematic: “My point is… working with known abusers in any industry only reinforces the narrative that men can do abhorrent things and get away with it,” she says. Tweet“Btw I love @KeshaRose and her show last year was one of the best I’ve ever seen.
