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Post by Admin on Jul 9, 2020 18:57:57 GMT
Katy Perry decided to clown around a bit with the cover reveal of her fifth album on Wednesday (July 8). The singer challenged fans to help her "find my smile" by playing a game in which they had to tweet to pop virtual balloons in order to uncover the title of the record due out on Aug. 14. Industrious and thirsty for the image, KatyCats quickly revealed the instantly iconic picture of KP as a glum clown with a red nose and a blue and white checkered suit above the title, Smile. http://instagram.com/p/CCY--xeH4j7 So far, Perry has released a handful of songs that could appear on the album, including "Never Worn White," "Daisies" and has mentioned the tracks "Teary Eyes" and "What Makes a Woman" in interviews.
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Post by Admin on Jul 12, 2020 20:06:08 GMT
They say it takes more muscles to frown than to smile, so baby, we must’ve gotten ripped in quarantine. But Katy Perry just won’t stand for that. In her new song, “Smile,” Perry gives us 2013 vibes, back when a similar anthem of hers, “Roar,” was on the radio and smiles weren’t protected by masks. “Smile” is the court jester of pop music’s title track from her upcoming album. “I wrote the title track from the album when I was coming through one of the darkest periods of my life and had lost my smile,” Perry tweeted. “This whole album is my journey towards the light — with stories of resilience, hope, and love.” The chorus explodes like a firework, with Perry declaring “Yeah, I’m thankful/ Scratch that, baby, I’m grateful/ Gotta say it’s really been a while/ But now I got back that smile.” Katy Perry even got all dressed up as you texting your ex three weeks into quarantine a sad clown for the cover art, just to make us smile. The empowering track joins singles “Never Really Over,” “Harleys in Hawaii,” and “Daisies,” which had her pregnant and glowing in its music video. It’s not just KP5 on the way. Smile is out August 14, 2020.
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Post by Admin on Jul 12, 2020 22:10:55 GMT
A 19-year-old Twitter stan went viral for his colorful redesign of the cover of "Smile," Katy Perry's upcoming fifth studio album, and got a shout out from several famous faces — including the artist herself. The album artwork, officially revealed by Perry last week as part of the promotional campaign for "Smile," slated to be released on August 14, featured a blonde Perry donning a clown nose with the album's name inscribed in blue text inside a large red box. Its design elicited a range of feedback, including a positive reception from loyal Perry fans, known online on as "Katycats." Others weren't thrilled with the album art, particularly when they compared it to Perry's previous four works. "I actually wasn't planning to make a 'Smile' cover redesign, but once I saw the hint of clown and circus visuals, I saw a potential and immediately imagined what it could've been on a bigger scale," Peter, known by his Twitter username "FAMEKILLED" told Insider. "Once I started putting it together, it came along so well, so it took me about one or two days."
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Post by Admin on Jul 13, 2020 5:52:18 GMT
Katy Perry just announced the name of her sixth album, Smile. The discussion of a new album has been in the pipeline since 2018. So far, four songs from the album have been released, namely “Never Really Over” released on May 31, 2019, “Harleys in Hawaii” released on October 16, 2019, “Daisies” released on May 15, 2020 and “Smile” released on July 10, 2020. According to Perry, the latest released title track “Smile” was written when she was coming through one of the darkest periods of her life, “When I listen to it now, it’s a great reminder that I made it through. It’s three minutes of energizing hopefulness.” The intro consists of a stuttering brass and woodwind sample taken from Naughty By Nature’s 1999 song “Jamboree.” The beat is made up of a basic repeating kick snare sequence. The kick sounds solid and deep. The snare is tight and crisp during the intro, but attenuates a little resulting in a little less punch once the intro ends, probably in order to clear some mid-range space for the vocals. There is an electric bass guitar in the mix, however it’s taking more of a secondary roll to the dominant stuttering sample and the drums. There are also distant siren-like sounds in the background that do not appear to continue anywhere else in the song after the intro. The overall tempo is approximately 98 BPM and the song appears to be in the key of D minor. The song leads directly into the chorus once the intro is over. The stuttering effect of the “Jamboree” sample drops off and the sample is played exactly how it was in the original 1999 track, remastered to sound more up-to-date. The vocals begin. They are very clear and sit very well in the mix. The bass guitar becomes a little louder. A clear and somewhat muted funky guitar rhythm starts with a touch of chorus and delay. There are some intermittent background vocalists who play an increasing roll later in the song, however they only play a very brief roll in the first chorus. The simple but catchy lyrics and deep grove make this song radio ready and easy for dancing. The chorus reflects Perry’s positive message and is repeated four times throughout the song and is as follows, “Yeah, I’m thankful / Scratch that, baby, I’m grateful / Gotta say it’s really been a while / But now I got back that smile (Woo, smile) / I’m so thankful / Scratch that, baby, I’m grateful / Now you see me shine from a mile / Finally got back that smile (Smile, oh, oh)” During the verse, the vocals take the leading roll, the sample isn’t used and the only instruments playing appear to be the drums, bass and electric guitar. Towards the second half of the verse there appears to be a soft background vocalist singing in a higher register, but almost too quiet to be heard. In the pre-chorus, the vocals and backing vocals seem to be mixed close to the same volume. They have an interesting harmonizing effect almost appearing to be singing in different octaves. The stuttering “Jamboree” sample returns halfway through the pre-chorus.
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Post by Admin on Jul 15, 2020 1:08:17 GMT
Katy Perry gives the whole big-top shebang in her new video for “Smile,” the second single and title track from her upcoming album. Dressed as a clown, Perry is shown in miniature throughout the colorful visual, dancing around in giant clown shoes and showboating atop an elephant-size chair. “I wrote the title track from the album when I was coming through one of the darkest periods of my life and had lost my smile,” Perry wrote of the song on Instagram. “This whole album is my journey toward the light — with stories of resilience, hope, and love.” Perry released “Smile” last week, following the album’s lead single, “Daisies,” this past May. Both tracks follow the release of the ballad “Never Worn White” earlier this year, a song that chronicled her anxiety around marriage, and accompanied a video in which she revealed that she was pregnant with her first child with fiancé Orlando Bloom. Smile follows 2017’s Witness and will be out on August 14th via Capitol Records; fans who preorder the album will receive an instant download of “Daisies” and “Smile,” along with prior singles “Never Really Over” and “Harleys in Hawaii.”
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