Outside of her song profession, Perry reprised her function as Smurfette in The Smurfs 2, which turned into released in theaters on July 31, 2013.[178] Like its predecessor, The Smurfs 2 was a economic achievement[179] but became panned with the aid of critics.[180] In March 2014, she made a guest appearance playing herself within the episode "Blisteritos Presents Dad Academy Graduation Congraduritos Red Carpet Viewing Party" of the Kroll Show.[181] Killer Queen was launched as her 0.33 perfume in August 2013 via Coty, Inc.[182] In January 2014, she became a guest curator of Madonna's Art for Freedom initiative.[183] In March 2015, she seemed in Brand: A Second Coming, a documentary following her ex-husband Russell Brand's transition from comedy work to activism,[138] and released a concert movie titled Katy Perry: The Prismatic World Tour through Epix, which passed off in the course of her tour of the identical call.[125] Perry additionally made a cameo appearance in the tune video for Madonna's tune "Bitch I'm Madonna" in June 2015.[184] The following month, she released every other fragrance with Coty, entitled Mad Potion.[185] In September 2015, she seemed within the documentaries Katy Perry: Making of the Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show, which observed Perry's training for her Super Bowl overall performance,[186] and Jeremy Scott: The People's Designer, which followed the existence and profession of clothier Jeremy Scott.[187] Perry released a cellular app titled Katy Perry Pop in December 2015 via Glu Mobile where her man or woman helps players grow to be well-known musicians.[188] She described it as "the most a laugh, colorful global that helps manual your musical dreams".[189]
2016–2019: Witness, American Idol and stand-on my own releases
Perry commenced writing songs for her new album in June 2016,[190] and recorded an anthem for NBC Sports's insurance of the 2016 Summer Olympics titled "Rise", which turned into released the subsequent month. Perry selected to launch it as a standalone tune in preference to shop it for her album "due to the fact now extra than ever, there's a want for our global to unite". NBC also felt its message spoke "without delay to the spirit of the Olympics and its athletes" for its inspirational subject matters.[191] The music reached number one in Australia[192] and variety 11 in the United States.[57]
Perry posing for photographs with enthusiasts
Perry posing for photographs with enthusiasts in Sydney in June 2017.
In August 2016, Perry said that she aspired to create fabric "that connects and relates and conjures up"[193] and advised Ryan Seacrest that she was "no longer dashing" her fifth album, including "I'm simply having quite a few amusing, but experimenting and trying distinct producers, and exceptional collaborators, and special styles".[194] On February 10, 2017, Perry released the album's lead single "Chained to the Rhythm" proposing Skip Marley.[195][196] It reached primary in Hungary[197] and range 4 within the United States.[57] The tune turned into also streamed over three million times on Spotify within 24 hours, breaking the track streaming provider's document at the time for the best first-day streaming for a single music with the aid of a woman artist.[198] The album's 2nd single, "Bon Appétit" with Migos, was released that April.[199] Its 1/3 unmarried, "Swish Swish", featured Nicki Minaj and followed the following month.[200] They respectively peaked at numbers fifty nine and 46 within the United States,[57] and made the top 15 in Canada.[59]
The album, titled Witness, changed into launched on June nine, 2017 to blended opinions,[201] and debuted at primary in the United States.[202] To accompany the album's launch, Perry broadcast herself on YouTube for four days with a stay-flow titled Katy Perry Live: Witness World Wide, concluding with a stay concert on June 12.[203] The live-circulate generated over forty nine million perspectives from one hundred ninety exceptional countries.[204] She additionally launched into Witness: The Tour, which began in September 2017 and led to August 2018.[205] On June 15, 2017, Calvin Harris launched a music titled "Feels" from his album Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1, which featured Perry, Big Sean, and Pharrell Williams.[206] The track went directly to attain primary in the United Kingdom.[207]
Perry subsequently recorded a cowl of the Dear Evan Hansen track "Waving Through a Window" for the deluxe edition of the cast recording, which turned into released on November 2, 2018.[208] The show's creators Benj Pasek and Justin Paul had asked Perry to cowl the song to promote the musical's national tour and bring consciousness to mental health.[209] Later that month, Perry released "Cozy Little Christmas".[210] She additionally recorded the tune "Immortal Flame" for the game Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, and had a playable man or woman modeled after her.[211] At the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, Perry executed "Here You Come Again", along Dolly Parton and Kacey Musgraves, as part of a tribute to Parton,[212] and on February 14, 2019, she launched a tune called "365", with DJ Zedd.[213] Two months later, Perry was included on a remix of Daddy Yankee's tune "Con Calma", providing Snow.[214] She followed this with the singles "Never Really Over" on May 31, "Small Talk" on August 9, and "Harleys in Hawaii" on October 16.[215][216][217]
Outside of recording song, Perry regarded as herself within the film Zoolander 2, which become released in February 2016.[218][219] In February 2017, the singer released a shoe line titled "Katy Perry Collections".[220] Her footwear are to be had on her website, Katy Perry Collections, and at stores including Dillard's and Walmart.[221] The following August, she hosted the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards.[222] Perry was signed for a $25-million earnings to function a choose on ABC's revival of American Idol, which premiered in March 2018.[223][224] Perry began a dating with Orlando Bloom in early 2016, and the couple got working on February 14, 2019.[225][226] In June 2019, she appeared within the music video for Taylor Swift's tune "You Need to Calm Down".[227]
In July 2019, a jury in California handed a verdict following per week-lengthy trial that Perry's track "Dark Horse" had copied Flame's 2008 song "Joyful Noise" after he filed a copyright lawsuit alleging that it used his tune's beat without permission,[228] which become later overturned.[229] After the initial verdict, the jury ordered her to pay him $550,000.[230] The next month, Josh Kloss, Perry's co-celebrity within the "Teenage Dream" tune video, accused her of sexual misconduct.[231] In an Instagram publish, Kloss alleged that, all through a party at a skating rink, Perry pulled down his sweatpants and undies, exposing his penis to her male pals. Kloss additionally wrote that her management prevented him from talking approximately his time with the singer. Perry has no longer yet spoken out on his claims.[232]
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