Author : Jennifer Stone
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Katy Perry just turned 29! The singer celebrated her birthday on Wednesday, October 25th and she has shared her most intimate wishes with Entertainment Tonight. So let’s see how she celebrated her 39th birthday this year.
Katy Perry turned 39!
She had a carnival-themed birthday party which was completed with a huge birthday cake for her and her guests at the party. During blowing out the candles she, just like everyone else on this planet, wishes something for her upcoming year and that is what she shared with the rest of the world. Talking to Entertainment Tonight, Katy revealed that she has got everything she could want and for that, she feels really blessed.
Blowing out her candle on the birthday cake, the singer said, “I know what I’m wishing for. I’m wishing for peace.” She revealed to the outlet that she would be celebrating her birthday with her family and wanted to keep the party “so low-key.” However, talking about her next birthday, the singer expressed that it might not be so humble. She said, “For 40, I already planned three years ago,” she added. “I’m asking for it all!”
Who are the guests in her attendance?
Starting with who was not seen at the party, The American Idol judge’s fiancé, Orlando Bloom, and their daughter Daisy were not seen at the birthday party. But the singer said that she would be celebrating her birthday with her family separately in order to make it a more cozy, and low-key celebration.
Coming back to this giant carnival-themed birthday celebration, the party was hosted by Ryan Seacrest, where the ‘Roar’ singer celebrated with her fellow American Idol judges Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie. The musical icon also got some birthday love from Paris Hilton on social media. The social media star took to Instagram to share her sweet message for Katy along with a series of photos with her. She captioned the post: “Happy Birthday @KatyPerry!! 🎈👸🏻🎂 No one knows how to sliv quite like us California girls😉💕 ☀️ Love you beautiful Birthday Girl, you endlessly inspire me! Keep shining!✨ Have the best day ever!! 💗😍”
What about social media and her fans?
While the star did not share any photos or videos from the birthday celebration on social media, she did give her fans, the KatyKats a little gift in return with her newest show line, The Katy Perry Collections. The brand made an Instagram post acknowledging Katy’s birthday where it wrote, “Tomorrow is our CEO @katyperry’s birthday so we’re giving you something good to celebrate! Get 30% off the entire store until 10/31.”
Now that we know how her birthday went, let’s look back at her contributions to the music industry over the years.
Katy Perry’s studio albums and the journey:
In her long music career, Katy has released a total of six studio albums. They are ‘Katy Hudson’ (2001), ‘One of the Boys’ (2008), ‘Teenage Dream’ (2010), ‘Prism’ (2013), ‘Witness’ (2017) and ‘Smile’ (2020).
‘Katy Hudson’ was the singer’s first studio album which she released while she was still using her father’s last name. Although it was technically the singer’s debut, due to financial crutches it could not get the proper promotions or marketing which made the album a considerable flop.
‘Teenage Dream’ is probably the most noteworthy album of the singer’s discography which was released in 2010. In the following year, “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)” became the fifth song to hit No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 from the album, and along with it, Perry became the first female singer and the second singer overall after Micheal Jackson to have five No.1 hits from one album in Billboard.
According to the data published by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Katy Perry’s three best-selling albums are – ‘Teenage Dream’ which sold 9 million certified units, ‘Prism’ which sold 5 million units, and ‘One of the Boys’ which sold 3 million units. These figures are just from the US market so the worldwide figures are much higher.
‘While Witness’ and ‘Smile’ both were pretty weak at selling certified units compared to other Katy Perry albums.
Her industry achievements:
Her musical achievements include being the first female singer to have five singles hit Billboard nop. 1 from a single album and the second artist overall. Other than this, according to a report published by Nielsen Music in 2017, her top 15 best-selling songs are –
“Firework” – 7.1 million, “Roar” – 6.4 million, “Dark Horse (feat. Juicy J)” – 6.3 million, “E.T. (feat. Kanye West)” – 5.9 million, “California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg)” – 5.8 million, “Hot ‘N’ Cold” – 5.7 million, “Teenage Dream” – 4.9 million, “I Kissed a Girl” – 4.7 million, “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)” – 3.8 million, “Wide Awake” – 3.5 million, “Part of Me” – 2.9 million, “The One That Got Away” – 2.8 million, “Waking Up in Vegas” – 2.3 million, “Unconditionally” – 1.3 million, and “Thinking of You” – 1.1 million.
According to RIAA in 2017, Katy Perry was the “first artist in RIAA Gold & Platinum Program history to earn three RIAA Diamond Song Awards” with her “Roar”, “Dark Horse” and “Firework”, all over 10 million in sales and streams in the US. On 21 June 2023, “California Gurl (feat. Snoop Dogg)” became her fourth Diamond-certified song on RIAA. As of September, “Firework” remains her highest-selling song with over 12 million units sold, followed by “Dark Horse” with 11 million, and “Roar” tying with “California Gurl (feat. Snoop Dogg)” with 10 million units sold.
Music catalog rights:
Katy Perry very intelligently increased her net worth by at least several million as she sold her music catalog from 2008 to 2020 to Litmus Music for reportedly USD 225 million. Carlyle Group confirmed the news in September 2023 making the ‘Dark Horse’ singer one of the top 10 artists with the most expensive catalogs.
Net Worth and Investments:
The entrepreneurial spirit and Katy’s business acumen have contributed significantly to her enormous net worth. After selling her music catalog, Forbes reported in 2023 that the singer’s net worth skyrocketed from less than USD 200 million to a massive USD 340 million. The report also states that Perry is now one of the richest self-made women in America.
Apart from her hotshot brand endorsements with companies such as Adidas, Proactiv, Walmart, H&M, Pepsi, and CoverGirl, she launched her own perfume series with Purr in 2010, followed by Meow in 2011 and Killer Queen in 2013. Later in 2016, she joined Global Brands Group for her own shoe collection, Katy Perry Collections. In 2020, this shoe brand became available in 20 countries and had registered sales of more than $120 million.
Perry is also one of the initial investors in the music streaming platform “Spotify” along with investing in another company, “Core Hydration”. This is a premium bottled water brand which was acquired by Dr. Pepper in 2019 for a whopping $525 million. This generated a significant amount for investors, including Katy Perry
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