For those who may be unaware of her recent antics, Katy is essentially milking the skills of such artists to save her flailing record campaign. The inclusion of Nicki Minaj though is the first hint we see of impending problematic behaviour using artists of colour to further her own agenda. Swish Swish is the banger everybody knew Perry was sitting on, ready to unleash at the point when all hope was almost lost. Seeing her not at her best isn’t easy for listeners who will have grown up seeing her thrive. Thus far in the record, it’s been a bit of a pity party for Perry. Perry must be given credit for continuously knocking on the door of The Eurythmics to channel their sound but ultimately, Annie Lennox is refusing to answer her prayers. It’s not nice to revel in those who were once on top falling from grace, time was Katy Perry was the greatest popstar of recent years, but that halo is slipping somewhat throughout this record. The syllable separating Hey Hey Hey recalls hits such as E.T which ruled the world for a brief time, but it is unlikely this will have the same effect on people. On the face of it Witness is just a lacklustre pop song, but scratch the surface and a worrying state of affairs come to the fore.īoth Hey Hey Hey and Roulette continue the questionably more out of this world direction that Perry is driving this record in. The alien pop schtick has worked for Perry in the past, but Witness is desperately self-alienating whilst simultaneously crying out for all the attention in the world. The eponymous track ushers in the new dawn in the Katy Perry life cycle, hinting there is a degree of internal conflict raging inside the singer. Witness is Perry’s fifth record, the fickle nature of the music industry has yet to call time on the California girl just yet but the rug is slowly beginning to be pulled from underneath her.
So why in 2017, is Katy Perry starting to stumble? She’s headlined the most-watched Super Bowl half-time show in history and even boasts the world record for largest number of followers on Twitter. Since first bursting onto the global pop scene in 2008, Katy Perry has hit a number of impressive musical milestones.
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