Katy Perry made her Capitol Records debut with 2008’s “One of the
Boys” after signing to the label in 2007. She cemented her status as
a global superstar with the follow-up album “Teenage Dream”
(2010), which made her the only female artist (tied with Michael
Jackson) to have five No. 1 singles from one album on the Billboard
Hot 100 chart (“California Gurls,” “Teenage Dream,”
“Firework,” “E.T.” and “Last Friday Night”). “PRISM,”
her 2013 album, debuted at No. 1 on iTunes in 100 countries and has
sold 15 million adjusted albums worldwide. With the singles
“Roar,” “Firework” and “Dark Horse,” each surpassing the
10 million threshold including song sales and streams, Perry became
the first artist to earn three RIAA Digital Single Diamond Awards. She
is one of only five artists in history to have topped 100 million
certified units with their digital singles – and the first-ever
Capitol Records recording artist to join the elite RIAA 100 Million
Certified Songs club.

Her fourth studio album, “WITNESS,” debuted at No. 1 on the
Billboard Top 200 and No. 1 on iTunes in 46 countries. The certified
2X platinum lead single “Chained To The Rhythm” has over 1.75
billion streams worldwide; views on the accompanying video made her
the most-viewed female artist on VEVO. Globally, it has achieved more
than 6.5 billion cumulative streams and sold 4 million adjusted
albums.

Her summer 2019 single “Never Really Over” off her latest album
“SMILE” is certified gold and was the biggest streaming launch of
Perry’s musical career. 2020’s “SMILE” release has sold over
1.25 million adjusted albums, with nearly 2 billion combined streams
to date.

In her 12 years with Capitol, Perry has racked up a cumulative 50
billion streams alongside worldwide sales of over 47.5 million
adjusted albums and 135 million tracks. She was also the first to
reach 100 million followers on Twitter. Her 2015 Super Bowl
performance is the highest rated in the event’s history. She was the
first female artist to have four videos surpass a billion views each.
Her videos for “Firework,” “Last Friday Night” and “Bon
Appetit” have over 1 billion views, while “Dark Horse” has
surpassed the 2 billion mark. “Roar” now has over 3 billion views.

Aside from being one of the bestselling musical artists of all time,
Perry is an active advocate of many philanthropic causes. In 2013, she
was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador as a result of her
commitment to improving the lives of children worldwide. From
traveling to Vietnam and Madagascar to highlight the needs of some of
the world’s most vulnerable children, to empowering girls and
supporting adolescents living with HIV/AIDS, as well as raising
awareness for UNICEF’s emergency relief efforts, Perry has used her
powerful voice to advocate for children and support UNICEF’s mission
to ensure every child’s right to health, education, equality and
protection. She was awarded with the Audrey Hepburn Humanitarian Award
in 2016.

Perry has also been a champion for LGBTQ+ equality. She has received
numerous awards for her work including the Trevor Project’s Hero
Award in 2012, the Human Rights Campaign’s National Equality Award
in 2017 and amfAR’s Award of Courage in 2018. She has also performed
at various events to raise funds for the fight against HIV/AIDS
including 2009’s Life Ball and 2016’s amfAR Cannes Gala.
