Katy Perry isn’t dealing with the flop of her new single very properly, per a not-so-shocking report.
As we’ve been following, Katy’s comeback and new period is upon us with the discharge of her controversial single Lady’s World. It’s gotten numerous criticism since its launch — not the least of which has been for selecting to work with Dr. Luke, a person accused of sexually abusing Ke$ha, on her “feminist anthem.” A lady energy message, btw, which each critics and followers have largely panned as suited extra for the male gaze than anything.
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There’s been a ton of sad and skeptical followers because the launch. And it exhibits within the numbers! Katy debuted within the high 70 on Billboard. OUCH! For somebody who was on high of the world, these numbers are dismal — and based on an insider for DailyMail.com, the 39-year-old is LOSING IT! The supply dished:
“Katy is freaking out proper now as a result of she may be very conscious of the suggestions that Lady’s World is getting. She is pointing the fingers at everybody however herself, however it’s her personal fault.”
The insider addressed the elephant within the room, claiming Katy’s largest fake pas of all was working with Dr. Luke post-Ke$ha allegations:
“She was insane to suppose that Dr. Luke was a good suggestion. She didn’t take heed to anybody. As a substitute of diving deep and creating artwork she put one thing out that sounded prefer it might have been on an album of hers from 2010.”
Oof!
The supply went on to handle the actual fact there have been solely two ladies on the staff to make the music, Katy herself and Chloe Angelides. ZERO ladies produced this upcoming “feminist” album, and the insider completely thinks that is simply the Teenage Dream singer making an attempt to money in on her fanbase, and the followers are seeing by way of it:
“You don’t make a music about feminine empowerment with mainly all males. Katy can’t determine with different ladies as a result of she lives in her movie star bubble. She is aware of nothing about what it’s wish to be a girl in the actual world. She will not be utilizing her star energy to make change on this planet — she is utilizing it to generate income.”
Rattling!
In case you didn’t understand how huge of a flop WW truly is, it solely bought 501,000 streams on Spotify‘s US charts and debuted at quantity 110. Examine that to one among her final singles By no means Actually Over from her fifth studio album Smile, which debuted at quantity 10. Return additional with BIGGER successes like Firework and the distinction is much more putting. Yeah, the followers usually are not loving this new music…
All this has, based on the insider, prompted the I Kissed A Lady songstress to return to stage one earlier than her album debuts. She’s scrambling to attempt to “salvage” what she will be able to of the upcoming 143 album:
“Katy is now demanding that they return to the drafting board forward of the discharge of extra singles and they’re adjusting the album proper now in a determined try and salvage her comeback. She must be very grateful that they’ve three months to do that.”
Ouch. What do U take into consideration all this, Perezcious readers? Tell us (under).
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