But you know what? This appearance felt like the greatest risk Katy Perry’s taken in ages — underscored by the fact that so few other contemporary pop stars have yet spoken out about what will probably end up being the most important election of our time. Taylor Swift makes a lot of noise about supporting strong women in positions of power, but when it comes to the country’s first viable female presidential candidate, she’s been weirdly silent. And after some recent comments about the election, Blake Shelton took to Twitter on Thursday to say, “I haven’t enforced ANYBODY for president”… uh, his words, not mine. So in a pop-scape otherwise barren of electoral comment, you have to at least give Perry credit for putting herself out there. Sure, the whole thing was a little bit awkward, but that made it seem all the more genuine. Katy Perry (like her fellow pop-art patriot, Lady Gaga) is currently, and very publicly, trying to figure out how to transition into the second, more “respectable” phase of her career. What we got last night wasn’t exactly Katy Perry 2.0, but at least Katy Perry 1.5.
The only explanation I have for the convention’s continued use of Rachel Platten’s infernal “Fight Song” was to make
“Firework” sound that much brighter when it finally popped off. The juxtaposition between the two showed the subtle, underappreciated craftsmanship of Katy Perry’s anthems: Anybody can write a fight song, but only the best pack a punch.
at these think pieces about her calling her a risk taker
I just google searched "katy perry risky" and it was the first search that came up