When Katy Perry rolled out her latest album “Witness” during the summer of last year, it was almost immediately regarded as a flop. Many fans already sensed she was past her prime when “Prism” was released in 2013, and it was hard not to be. “Teenage Dream” was her heyday, and there was nowhere to go but down after being only the second album, Michael Jackson’s “Bad” being the first, to ever accomplish five No. 1 singles.
Remember Katy Perry’s Bon Appétit Challenge? No, of course not, because it was a failure. Essentially, she tried follow in suit of Rae Sremmurd’s Black Beatles Mannequin challenge with a splash of some resemblance of the ALS Ice Bucket challenge spin, as she asked fans to squirt water in their faces while trying to look un-phased.
The promo video was tragic. It was as if I could almost hear the record company higher-ups in the background convincing her this concept would market her mediocre song as a viral sensation. Perhaps the same thing is happening with American Idol, and executives are pushing an agenda where she ogles over the male contestants.
Have this serve as a lesson for all: only seven years after her triple-platinum album, she is now merely a controversial, washed-up American Idol judge.
In Perry’s defense, nobody asked for American Idol to return. Literally, no one. She was already at a disadvantage by joining a judge’s panel on a reality TV show that would inevitably be fighting for viewers.
However, nobody asked Perry to also make recent headlines by trying to convert a convent into a luxury estate, going head-to-head with nuns in court, either. Now, one of the nuns is dead after collapsing in court while begging “Katy Perry, please stop,” and the other one is broke.
And of course, let’s get back to the controversy of Perry acting like a horny teenager on American Idol. I think people need to relax. It’s her bit, just like Simon was the resident a**hole. This is the same artist who had whip cream cannons for a bra. The shock is unwarranted when her entire image has been over-sexualized since the beginning of her career.
Her kiss with contestant Benjamin Glaze was blown up as a publicity stunt. After being eliminated immediately, he legitimately said in a NY Times article, “I’m glad she did it because it’s a great opportunity to get my music out.”
The kid will still get his first real kiss when he’s in a relationship, because that was merely a peck. As for Perry’s swooning over Trevor Holmes, forgive her.
Let’s just hope American Idol falters hard enough this time to never return. As for Perry, I’ll be perfectly content if I never hear a new song from her ever again. Desperation reeks.
