Katy Perry's 143: The Anatomy of A Flop Era

[@kaitlynrain899]

Thought KZbin glitched and I clicked on a D’Angelo video for a second there

[@Mortisqueen]

SAME

[@Lixmixxxx]

SAME!!! 😂😆

[@krystufek268]

uhh SAME! hahaha

[@sapphoshanks165]

glad i wasn’t the only one

[@imaraoctavia]

Nah fr, I was like oh that’s never happened before

[@overthinkingkpop]

Lol @ my confusion when I thought I clicked on a D'Angelo video I already watched by accident 😂

[@krystufek268]

exactly lmao

[@procrastinationismyspecial9162]

Same😂

[@CatNagTaylorsVersion]

Hello

[@ShiggyNyggyTheBoBinky]

Right 😭😭

[@szt1031]

same here lmao

[@sabsodumb]

the album sounds like one super long ringtone that js keeps replying

[@teriyaki_chick]

Dr. Luke aside, this album just feels so disjointed. it doesn’t feel like fun pop, it feels mindless. the reason Teenage Dream is so enjoyable is because not only do the songs go hard but also it feels like Katy is actually passionate about the album. in 143, however, almost every song sounds the same or generic and you never feel like Katy is singing because she wants to. it just feels so manufactured and in an era where authenticity is so core to a celebs career, that does not bode well. and, honestly, if Dr. Luke wasn’t involved i think this album would still be paned. similar to Witness. the only difference being that with Witness her fans had something to enjoy, defend, and rally behind. also with Witness, it felt like Katy was actually enjoying her job even if it was a little out of touch on occasion.

[@iandean1112]

Chained To The Rhythm is still a bop

[@teriyaki_chick]

@@iandean1112 it does go hard

[@cosmicchaosgaming1221]

This is a bop. This is fun. This is pop. I don’t know what you’re saying. ☺️

[@monstercat3628]

Without Dr Luke she wouldnt have been bashed so hard, Lifetimes, nirvana, wonder, all the love are actually very good songs, such a shame katy doesnt trust in her talents enough to collab with that guy for hits. funniest part is the best song on the album (wonder) is the one where he is not involved

[@hotsexyangel]

Truth!

[@sabsodumb]

How is it even possible to make a dance album that’s lifeless and has zero energy im so confused right now also i cant believe this album had 8+ writers

[@vallerianredha8822]

10 mind you 10 professional writeri yet it's awful 😊

[@rainbowkittycat627]

Clearly someone hasn’t listen to the chainsmokers or marshmello

[@IfeanyiBrendan-x5x]

Please shut up It’s fun

[@amethystdream8251]

I'm a musician, and I've been intending on giving the people exactly what y'all claim to want - dancey, fun music with life and energy. It seems human to want to make and enjoy that kind of music. What I ended up having to deal with instead of making the music, were a whole lot of power games, with people of all industries and walks of life, who battled with me senselessly in ways that specifically drained me of the resources, life force, and life experiences necessary to make that music. It's like this human species has been hell bent on self destructing in multiple and profound ways - it's odd where the help and support have been distributed. While I persist in seeking ways to keep the bills paid, I certainly no longer feel human these days. Maybe the music will be made and get out for you all to enjoy, maybe not, either way all you other humans on this earth have me officially weirded out.

[@beatmania3rdmix]

I think that's the problem. When you have too many writers, there are too many points of view. Sacrifices have to be made so that the songs sound cohesive, and therefore you get an album written by consensus rather than by inspiration.

[@dhank9860]

I remember someone on TikTok MONTHS ago said they went to a preview listening party for the new Katy Perry album and they said “she’s back! She’s gonna make the biggest comeback ever” and since then there’s been nothing but controversy and I can’t find that video again.

[@tylerhackner9731]

She out Witnessed Witness

[@signofpeace7255]

Witness was decent

[@Pollo.a.la.crema.]

?? witness is actually some of her best work..

[@vanillac0keh3ad]

@@signofpeace7255 it wasnt tbh. It was hollow as well, just slightly less so than this offering and Smile. Witness couldve gotten away with being inoffensively mid if not for the way she spoke about its alleged intent and how she marketed it. She alleged it was this political awakening for her that was experimental and button pushing. In that context its bad because What it was was middle of the road katy perry. And like witness, 143 is critically panned not just because the album is mid but because of everything she does and says surrounding it. Both this album and Witness were not just criticized because of the music itself. Katy as a pop star is not just about the music but also about how and what shes selling to accompany it.

[@sydneyprather8668]

@@Pollo.a.la.crema.it could be the equivalent of Motzart in term of quality but that doesn’t change the fact that it flopped hard. 143 out flopped her biggest flop

[@signofpeace7255]

@@vanillac0keh3ad I think witness has a bunch of good songs ,it's a mess and doesn't have any clear sonical direction but I enjoyed it. What you said is probably true for the majority of listeners but for me it's different at least with witness ,I have not listened to 143 yet

[@sydneyprather8668]

I remember years back when Katy Perry said she was obsessed with Allie X and her song Catch. Allie writes for other artists, and it’s such a missed opportunity for Katy to not work with her. I could totally see an Allie X written/produced album doing really well, because of Allie’s unique and clever writing style

[@clearseas2657]

I love Allie X!

[@sydneyprather8668]

@@clearseas2657 she is soooooo underrated. One of my very favorite pop girls for her weird and inventive style. Imagine if Witness was produced and co-written by Allie? It would’ve been Katy’s Magnum Opus

[@LukasBolini]

There's a Brazilian dish called farofa. It's a side dish made of toasted maniok flour, often with bacon, that is super easy to make and goes along well with basically any main dish. Brazilian gays use farofa also to describe basic (complimentary) pop music that goes along with anything; basic but not generic so you know that there's still some identify to the music. Sia does a lot of farofa, Loud-era Rihanna, Teenage Dream-era Katy Perry and The Fame-era Lady Gaga were great examples of farofa. Kylie Minogue does the best farofa you can find in the industry. 143 sounds like a pack of generic brand pre-made farofa that you forgot half open in your pantry for so long that it tastes old and you will probably never figure out which brand it was because the label has worn off a while ago

[@justjoannak]

😂😂 Underrated comment

[@emmaolivera3018]

Now I wanna try farofa

[@claudia-uy5gk]

Damnn

[@peonylarkspur645]

Brazilian music fan terminology goes so hard

[@koelkastridder3388]

Maybe I should in fact, come to Brazil someday

[@dancinginshadows]

Dr. Luke isn't only an "alleged r*pist", he's her friend's "alleged r*pist". People forget/don't know that Kesha and her were friends, Kesha was even in the I kissed a girl music video. Katy made the choice to not support Kesha or Dr. Luke and claimed she didn't want to pick a side... but then did in 2024 when it was no longer a hot topic. She explicitly said during her examination in the Kesha v Luke trial that she chose not to work with him on Witness because she didn't want backlash, yet here we are. So she deserves all the criticism she's getting, all this and for what? Lifeless and cliche music? Yikes

[@tennisradu]

Unbelievable how you can keep writing this lie which was debunked in the trial. The court decided Kesha DIDN'T have enough evidence to support the allegation Katy was raped by Dr Luke, but here you are, not caring about any sorts of reality check at all.

[@tennisradu]

Kesha lied so many times in this trial, you can literally find a dozen of articles that show it, but this only proves all of you, these weirdos, don't seek any kind of truth. You have always hated Katy and right now you can fully express it, because you know it's trendy. Such a disgusting behaviour.

[@tennisradu]

This is a blatant lie and the court decided Kesha DIDN'T have any evidence to support this disgusting claim, yet you are here repeating this crap, unreal.

[@tennisradu]

Not to mention how many lies Kesha said in this trial, there are a dozen of articles about it online, but this actually proves you, these people, simply hate Katy with a deep passion. You don't seek any kind of "truth" at all, that's so sad.

[@tennisradu]

This just plainly proves how you, these people, purely hate Katy with a deep passion, you don't seek any kind of truth at all. This speaks volumes about you, not about her.

[@cityboy2092]

I gotta ask…did y’all really want new Katy Perry music that bad or do y’all just miss being 12 and not having bills to pay?

[@shanel4294]

Both🙌🏽

[@rainbowkittycat627]

Tbh I did kinda want new katy music because I wasn’t 12 when teenage dream came out, I was 5 and i barley remembered any of it. It wasn’t until like last year when i went back and listen to old music that I was like, “wait, omg, teenage dream is actually really amazing???” And i also decided that prisim sucks really hard. So I was cautiously optimistic when I heard that she was doing a comeback, especially because I didn’t think smile was that bad.

[@sabynesantiago2980]

oh wow….

[@Davidsdaze]

I miss not having bills tbh…

[@marianalibertad16]

Really wanted a new album, hope this helps!

[@TheDiscotwink]

Saying she is contractual obligated…bullshit. What about Witness or Smile? Dont piss on my leg and tell me it’s raining.

[@88vfw]

Love your response! I hope it gets more likes :)

[@alysssabear]

Idk, I liked Smile.

[@starsreachshreya2017]

"Don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining" is such a no fucks given statement I love it

[@Bunnie_Angelic]

@@starsreachshreya2017 fr. Ill be stealing that one

[@emmmwhat7847]

BALONEY

[@Bamgeutcutiepie]

it's so SAD. Because two days ago i went down memory lane with her MV's ... and her music are just bangers! i cried so much on that marathon. so many good songs that take me back to that time. she was such a pop queen. now she feels so hollow.

[@babyboyivy7464]

SHE STILL A POP QUEEN

[@sunb5738]

Teenage Dream was THE era 😮‍💨

[@rolandorodriguez3185]

lol what i got “when i wrote woman’s world, i meant it’s my world. Not every woman just me, so that’s why i collaborated with dr luke tehe”

[@DustyEchozy]

Sorry bro, but to me "Woman's World" sounds like the name of a really generic 2000s flash game.

[@bigbearkat2010]

I remember watching Casey Aonso critique about the music video and brought up Katy's "purposeful pop" crap she tried spewing during Witness and concluded that Katy was apparently talking about serving her own purpose

[@SpectreSaunders]

🎵It's a Katy's world and we're unlucky to be listening to it 🎵

[@averykoi]

lmao!!! you ate.

[@possum1093]

We used to be in a katy world now were living in a post katy timeline

flopty*

[@ayadhyist]

(Uh-huh, uh-huh)

[@highro13]

The thing is, she could actually have a good album, the ingredients are there. In my opinion, she needs to have a “Joanne” era and release a stripped down, acoustic album where she’s singing about fleeting fame, the struggles to stay relevant, being a mother, getting older & transitioning into a new phase of her life and the low point that was “Witness” But alas, we got 143

[@improvetheword9691]

Wasn't that daisy??

[@randomtinypotatocried]

Honestly I would love to see that. I think it could be a great album

[@sabrinarodrigues629]

Shes shallow​@@randomtinypotatocried

[@Ashbrash1998]

Honestly I was thinking the same thing, like her voice is so well suited for ballads.

[@jonova3187]

She says an acoustic album is coming next! And yes, I agree, her voice fits Rock and Acoustic songs the best. However, she got lost in the sauce and forgot her artistic identity. I think this will be her last "pop princess" album and I'm so excited for something more acoustic or rock or maybe country.

[@seanian8986]

I find people unironically using terms like "feminine energy" and "masculine energy" to be a red flag

[@justjoannak]

Same here

[@annaphallactic]

Or using terms like "alpha female." It's so gross.

[@randomtinypotatocried]

⁠@@annaphallacticWait alpha female is a thing?

[@JuniorAmazon]

"The Divine Feminine" is usually a tornado siren to me.

[@monbub]

@@annaphallactic The word alpha is a red flag in itself. Even when used to describe animals.

[@ladygrayteas6831]

This album taught me that Capitol Records no longer cares about Katy Perry being an essential Pop artist, because there’s no way people in that building believed this album could compete in the market against the Pop albums that dropped this past year.

[@themajortom88]

Katy Perry: I'm now a mother so I choose to work with Dr Luke. LMAO

[@smallcd]

Katy Perry sounds like your New Age Auntie that your parents begrudgingly invite to family gatherings and proceeds to tell you about your aura, meditation crystals, and being balanced with the energy of Mother Earth.

[@asmrtpop2676]

Ty for defending Gaga. I was literally writing my comment when you started addressing it so I backspaced furiously lolll sorry.

[@BlackXSunlight]

That Call Her Daddy interview still pmo, like please bring back investigative journalism bc what does your Womb Factory have to do with working with Dr Luke?

[@ariane9214]

she's great at word salad

[@smassiha7881]

That ear scratch story has me compulsively checking my ears now 😱

[@mireya0269]

IT'S AMAZING HOW A SINGLE ARTIST CAN MAKE TWO FLOP ERAS IN LESS THAN TEN YEARS.

[@arlvn6051]

*three

[@DefyReality-ll2cg]

Three and a half

[@originalblerd]

@@DefyReality-ll2cgwhat’s the half? I hope you’re not talking about prism because nothing about that album is a flop

[@babyboyivy7464]

It Was A FLOP ONLY IN YOUR DELULU HEAD

[@user-mv5zt8qd9l]

​@@babyboyivy7464 One song reaching #9 on the charts and the rest falling far shorter from a recognised global icon in pop absolutely does meet the criteria for a "flop," if you ask me

[@vicariously143]

I used to love her. I don't know what happened but she's become one of the most unlikeable celebrities. She ruined her own legacy; she's so cringe.

[@fattiesunite2288]

Shes cringe because we grow up while she didn’t. Shes still stuck in the early 2010s humour

[@queenemma5823]

@@fattiesunite2288there’s a saying that celebrities stay mentally stuck at the age they got famous. I believe Katy is a prime example of this

[@bigbearkat2010]

To me it seems like she decided that she wasn't satisfied being a well paid legacy act doing Vegas shows and talent show judging and wanted to go back to being "relevant." By itself that wouldn't have been so bad but for some reason she absolutely refused to read the room once she decided on her comeback.

[@Man-ej6uv]

d'angelo included in a kayla video???!!! no way

[@randomfandom5891]

D'Angelo and the Swiftologist in the intro? Kayla has KZbinr taste

[@3434-c1t]

Wouldn't expect anything less from her

[@DustyEchozy]

Idk about Swiftologist but D'Angelo is pretty damn mid these days.

[@starbeam16]

@@DustyEchozy how so?

[@DustyEchozy]

@@starbeam16 Cause he's another one of those generic "X situation is crazy" drama slop channels, I know that's something that can be said to 99% of commentary channels but even then, I am not personally a fan of his content anymore.

[@happynealltdpolly]

@@DustyEchozy mm yeah i’m sad to admit it, but i get a little bored when i watch his new content..

[@thundercloudss]

Q: "Why did you chose to work with Dr. Luke again?" Katy: "I cReATed a WhOLe aSs hEarT"

[@retrogeometro]

Mother uploaded

[@samanthaandal6580]

Favorite album of 2024 has hands down been brat. It's so far from my usual music taste but i still can't get enough of it. Album of the year imo

[@lamikiminach9503]

If dr Luke was some max Martin-level incredible producer I could understand working with him but his production is so garbage and dated I don’t even see the pros of working w/ him… only cons

[@phoenixfritzinger9185]

You might need to take this with a grain of salt because Doja Cat said this but apparently Dr Luke has a bit of a habit of crediting himself on songs that he didn’t even work on in any significant manner And apparently he’s been doing that for years

[@randomtinypotatocried]

@@phoenixfritzinger9185It won't be the first time a producer did that

[@alvafairchild13]

Don't forgot the multiple times people have sued because of copyright infringement of his songs girlfriend by avril lavigne comes to mind

[@soren152]

had to go back and double check this was the right vid when it opened with d’angelo lol

[@amr_12_]

“I would like to see you try and call me a flop one more time” 143: FLOP

[@beatmania3rdmix]

Growing up as a pastor's kid, I believe Katy Perry's upbringing has deeply influenced her personality, likely in ways she hasn't fully unpacked. For instance, she tends to ramble in interviews, which may stem from the lack of attention pastor's kids often experience. The pastor gets all the recognition for "saving souls," while the kids, like Katy, are overlooked (especially girls). When given a platform as large as Katy's, it’s natural she’d maximize every second, often by overtalking to keep people's attention on her. She also has a tendency, common among evangelicals, to take something minor and inflate its significance. For example, evangelicals might see a ray of sunlight as a divine sign. Katy does this with her music. "Witness" had some political language but was essentially a pop album, yet to her, this slight element turned it into "purposeful pop." She’s doing the same with "143" - a dance-pop album with vague feminist themes that Katy markets as a bold feminist statement. Also, her definition of "edge" feels more like "what is going to piss the church off?" more than it adds anything useful to the conversations she believes she is taking part in. Lastly, her points of reference are limited. She’s admitted her parents didn’t allow secular music or movies, so her take on the Y2K aesthetic in this album feels cheap and soulless. To make a reference meaningful, you have to understand it. And honestly, for what it's worth, I think the secret to "Teenage Dream" was Bonnie McKee.

[@DanTheMan27]

Sometimes I wonder how artists react to their albums flopping

[@potts995]

I feel like Katy Perry has really sanitized her image lately. Say what you will about “One of the Boys” and “Teenage Dream” being mediocre pop records and arguably exploitative of LGBTQ+ fans in particular, the albums were pretty provocative in their imagery and content. She no longer has that edge that made her feel very _current_ as an artist. I’d argue Chappell Roan has that going for her.

[@Ashbrash1998]

I think you make a good point, years before it was a big part of her brand and it worked for the time. But after so long, the trend is changed and now she's a mong a sea of other performers who are doing similar stuff with better results. And that the trend of music has evolved past where she was and is now.

[@DavetheRave35]

As a Kesha fan since her debut in 2009, let me just say this... The whole Dr Luke thing isn't even just about Kesha! There are a myriad of women that have been screwed over by that man and/refuse to work with him. Such women include but are not limited to: Kelly Clarkson, Pink, Avril Lavigne, Becky G, Lady Gaga and even Bonnie McKee, who is the songwriter (and artist in her own right) behind most of Katy's biggest and most iconic songs. Doja Cat herself has even hinted at some disdain to the fact that Dr Luke gets credits on her songs that he didn't even work on, purely because she is signed to him. Amid the backlash, you can often find Katy fans asking why Katy seems to be getting so much heat, when other artists who have worked with DL don't. And to that I say, they do! You just haven't noticed! Another reason why specifically Katy gets a lot of backlash for it, is because Katy and Kesha were once good friends. Kesha is literally in Katy's music video for I Kissed A Girl. During Katy's livestream for Witness, a photo of Kesha in that music video pops up only for Katy to say, 'That's my friend Kesha who I love so much'. Clearly, they have fallen out since, probably when Katy got pulled into the court case with Luke and Kesha. Even so, to work with someone who caused so much harm to your former friend is really awful. All this is to say Katy's Woman's World is really not some feminist anthem or homage to the feminine divine. Love, admiration for, and empowerment of women was not at all a consideration when making Woman's World, or any of the other tired and awful tracks on 143.

[@AJ-xc4qe]

You look cute with straight hair!

[@simpsonsadaychannel8471]

If Dr. Luke had nothing to do with this record, it would be a different, even worse kind of flop. It would've been as irrelevant and forgotten as her last two records. The controversy at least gave Katy Perry a platform to be called an idiot and a hypocrite. Without that, she would've just released a low performing, boring snoozer that had no traction or reverence, and she would go back to be another pop relic on a reality TV singing competition.

[@phoenixfritzinger9185]

Dr. Luke might’ve not even actually worked on this album at all (you’re going to need to take this with a grain of salt because Doja Cat said this) he really likes putting his name onto the production credits for songs that he hasn’t even actually worked on and he’s apparently been doing that for years Like ever since he initially blew up as a big producer like even before Kesha years

[@alysssabear]

@@phoenixfritzinger9185Honestly? Wouldn’t shock me in the slightest if that was true.

[@ElkahJones]

@@phoenixfritzinger9185 he's credited on every track except wonder and she literally spoke about working with him on this album in the interview in this video lol

[@nowifinoconnection]

not me thinking i was tripping when d'angelo popped up

[@toyosibee.mp3]

Your ear literally bleeding upon finishing the album is hilarious LIKHDSFKJHSADKJHSDAKJHDKJH

[@EvanThomas-b2m]

the swiftologist shoutout in the intro!!!! im so happy to see you interact with his content you have very similar perspectives!

[@Joe-gf6vn]

I still do not understand why she would work with Dr Luke. It seems like she doesn't understand why too 🤷‍♂️

[@mipmipmipmipmip-v5x]

Well, it came from her metamorphosis from her own experience feeling so empowered creating another set of organs which she's still doing

[@DefyReality-ll2cg]

She's friends with him, that's why.

[@chocodoeeyes]

She needed a hit, he can make hits. Just be honest and say so Katy it’s not that hard

[@edwinniz]

Many kittykats said she was obligated to work with Dr Luke That would be kinda possible IF SHE HADNT RELEASED TWO ALBUMS before this one. WITHOUT DR LUKE. Aside from mindlessly calling an old partner to try to be the "hit queen" again, I think she tried to hit that "oh thats so nostalgic" vibe, but executed in the worst Ava Max-Bebe Rexha-Kim Petras style of bland electropop I guess the bubblegum radiant shiny pop crown is definitely Chappel Roan´s

[@alysssabear]

….I like Ava Max :(

[@bigbearkat2010]

She also doubly backed herself into a corner by trying the feminist route after she stopped working with him the first time. Now that she went crawling back to him, it makes everything she supposedly stood for before and especially Woman's World look like disingenuous BS.

[@binita4672]

10:13 idk why that cracked me up so bad. You're hella funny and your takes are interesting and introspective. I hope you get well soon though. Don't miss a single dosage btw

[@nicu227]

I dont think Katy would have gotten any hate if she wasnt working with Luke but....the album would have still been doing the same low numbers either way. No one talks about her album Smile, even tho it got a big push back then. Yt was reccomending me that Daisies performance for months. And all the tracks had videos i think. So I guess there was budget. But no one cares about Katy

[@izzyc127]

Since you asked about a favorite album of the year mine would be Sabrina Carpenter’s newest album short n’sweet!

[@ShadowandKirby324]

You know... Katy Perry used to give mother energy.... This year, nah. It just feels out of touch. She didn't even need to have a "comeback", Smile was great, why did she need to define it as a "comeback"? I felt she was still relevant enough to not be considered forgotten.

[@justjoannak]

Smile was meh but better than this garbage

[@iliagr]

​@@justjoannak Yeah. Also Harleys in Hawaii was a banger, to me at least

[@bigbearkat2010]

Even if she didn't define it as a comeback, the general public definitely would

[@arij2635]

I honestly was not expecting you to go that deep in your medical problems with ur ear but it made the video 1000x better. I'm dyinggggg at the possibility of Katy's flop album rupturing eardrums for how bland the album was🤣🤣. But on a serious note i do hope you're okay and make a full recovery.

[@alvafairchild13]

Seems too close to be a coincidence

[@neeladuggal8581]

I liked your review! You gave reasonable criticisms of her album while giving her some grace (i.e. good VMA performance, a couple decent singles on the album). Most people were just over the top mean with the criticism.

[@annamaria__]

Just discovered that KP dropped a deluxe version of her new album and there was virtually no conversation about it. I came back and decided to rewatch this... it's actually astonishing how just disappointing her career choices have become. The downfall? Insane.

[@briannalee1998]

8:01 agreed! She has a lot of stage presence and she has talent that was proven in her first album with the Matrix band and her first two solo albums, but this era was definitely tainted by her working with Dr. Luke. It didn’t help that this album wasn’t that great. Teenage Dream and Prism were great! Maybe she should try a different genre like rock, like the stuff she made with The Matrix.

[@TheGhostofAbigailMills]

The most painful parts of this album for me are the parts where it ALMOST pops off, where it ALMOST works. And without fail, it was always the songs with FEATURES. The way Katy was getting consistently and overtly outdone on her own album was sad to see, because Katy's presence on her own album felt like the millstone around its neck. Pretty much every song (except the 21 savage one which I didn't care for) that had a feature would have worked better if Katy weren't there. And when Katy's on her own ..... *sigh*

[@sionellmccubbin953]

The way I was confused at first thinking I accidentally clicked on d’angelos video 😭

[@DrewRueDoo]

Side note, I remember when you had like 20k subscribers. It's great seeing how much your channel has grown! 🙌

[@evanjames11]

To me, this entire era is giviing "I became a mom and it became my whole personality but I realised I needed to create a pop album but I'm too out of touch now to make it good"

[@loonathe_waffle]

Not the ear bleeding lolll 😭😭 I hope you’re okay though! Ear pain sucks

[@larissabrglum3856]

I listened to the whole thing yesterday and it left me feeling similar to how I felt after watching The Room

[@sanjayc6985]

short n sweet ❤ love the analytic take on this! she really doesn’t deserve hate, the hate train is louder than ever tho so that could be partially why

[@unbornborg3261]

11:49 Even if the Dr. Luke controversy never happened, the album would've just ended up as another Smile, a blip on the radar of pop music because of how just forgettable and generic the music is.

[@DefyReality-ll2cg]

THIS!

[@bigbearkat2010]

At least then she'd still have the more respectable label of relic instead of now being a relic, poser and hypocrite.

[@julieblair7472]

Katy's camp was always very forced meme and put on. The kind anyone can do, it was never personal. Cupcake boobs, pop can boobs, candy boobs. Dress looks like a cupcake.

[@melad3000]

Yall remember when she called Mariah Carey a throwback? (Spice voice) TABLES TURN THE TABLES TURN! WHAT GOES AROUND COME BACK AROUND!!

[@Chuu_Vault]

At this point i'm like, insert the Tyra Banks quote and call it a day

[@kathulu3115]

The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess. I know it’s technically from last year but because of you I found it. So THANK YOUUUUU

[@tvanhowl]

My favorite pop album is Camila s album i think it's very creative and I I love how she takes us though different sounds in one song. Dade County Dreaming is my favorite song

[@JulianSteve]

Yeah, “Lifetimes”, and “I’m His He’s Mine” are pretty good. “Artificial” is a close third. The song with 21 Savage is ok. Everything else not so much. As for my favorite album this year. That’s hard to choose from Kayla. So many great albums this year (for me)😫!

[@lifeonabudget8513]

Congratulations on your success, Ms.Kayla! Damn, that album is dangerous😂 the Doechii collab is good, i agree. Favorite album is by Raye "My 21st century blues". Came out last year buy im still enjoying it. And Chappell Roan's.

[@caityhd]

Her saying it doesn’t matter she worked with a sex offender because it’s her creation -tell me you’re a narcissist without saying you’re a narcissist 🙄 these songs are bad, why do you WANT credit for them?

[@amanul_2474]

People really just want to go back to an era where the cringiest thing Katy Perry did was flirt with an 18yo Bo Burnham

[@justjoannak]

Wait, she did that, too?!

[@maewestslifevests33]

“Thank you, Mrs. Perry.”

[@basilkat21]

Oh my god ick

[@bugginonthewall]

she truly earned the crown of Queen of the Flops

[@illumathoti]

What does creating a heart have to do with dr.Luke? She completely dodged that question.

[@saintblades]

…. Britney is the most iconic performance on the VMAs.

[@sdpc9182]

The poetic justice of trying to recapture her glory days by working with Dr. Luke and having the result be even worse than her albums without him is just delicious. I wouldn't even call myself a Katy Perry hater, but she really does come across as insufferable outside of her hit songs.

[@bigbearkat2010]

I feel like it's okay at this point to identify as a Katy hater, she's making it way too easy at this point

[@LostCommenter7]

Honestly BRAT has been fun for me. Also loved TTPD and Short n Sweet

[@DragicaOfficial]

I'm seriously wandering why Kim Petras is not getting nearly the same amount of hate for working with Dr Luke? Or Doja?

[@danielgomes8570]

And Paris Hilton that worked with him and is a close friend from Kesha

[@CarlDillynson]

@@DragicaOfficial agreed, but also Kim Petras doesn’t get as much hate simply because most people still don’t know who she is so she flies under the radar lol. To most people she is the girl featured on “Unholy” and that’s it.

[@tennisradu]

No, this is not a "reason" at all. If you, these so-called "human rights preachers" truly cared about human rights, you'd be as "critical" with other artists as you are with Katy Perry nowadays, but you're not. You know why? Because you are a bunch of people extremely easy to manipulate. If the leftist US media decides she and her new album are "trash", you'll blindly parrot it all over the internet. You aren't even able to objectively analyze this album, otherwise you'd realize it's just pure EDM and EDM can never be "dated". It's fun, relaxing music you can either listen to or not. For me everytime I see these accounts make thousands of videos using Katy's image and then calling her "irrelevant", it actually proves how envious you, these people, are. Your only job is to mock successful people online, it must be so sad and depressing to be so useless.

[@usahknights]

Because Kim Petras does not have even a fraction of the influence or money that Katy Perry has, hence there is an extremely high likelyhood that she was contractually bound unlike Katy, backed up by the several instances of her getting screwed over by her label

[@tennisradu]

This is your "reason", really? What kind of "human rights preachers" are you, these tools, if you are so selective in your "outrage"? Because it's very simple: nowadays, if the US left media decided Katy Perry and her album are "crap", then this is the universal truth and you, these people, will keep parroting this without even bothering to analyze the album objectively. This is called gaslighting and insane hypocrisy.

[@devilsfavorite999]

When Madonna became a mother and very spiritual and all that shit, she released the best and most acclaimed album of her career, which became inspiration to Adele's album (the one with Hello).

[@Pollo.a.la.crema.]

i will die on the hill that "im his, hes mine" is her best track in a very long time. doechii killed it

[@justjoannak]

I agree that's the best song from this album

[@emy1699]

i think i prefer the old setup personally, i liked the lighting better then and i think the bright lamp in the top right is a bit distracting! as per usual though fantastic video!!!

[@MistarZtv]

The album sadly is so soulless. 😭 And felt like it didn't know who it was trying to cater to. Even with her Witness era, despite the flopa and being canned. You can still hear and see the vision and evolution of her works and targeted towards her Fandom. There is nothing wrong with targeting mainly to your Fandom if you can't compete with the masses, artist like Kylie Minogue and Madonna have had decades long career catering mainly to their loyal fans with varying degrees of success but it keeps them relevant and people supportkng them. Working with Luke was also a really bad call, when even people within the Fandom had reservations about Luke and his reputation. Cause it cause a divide even within the Fandom. So you're not appealing to the masses, you're not appealing to your Fandom and the people you work with is causing a rift in the people who are willing to listen and vocally promote your work. Like who else is there left to listen to the album?

[@gabifgt]

dr luke or not, this album is terrible. the fact that she collaborated with him is the cherry on top 😂

[@LornaLens]

I think it’s sad when a musician doesn’t actually grow up with the fans and instead of tries to appeal to the generation below. The constant preach and battle of life is draining. Sometimes we want some pleasure or relatable and age appropriate lyrics. Not pandering and trying too hard to be relevant. This is what Madonna did for her last few albums amd nobody really realated to it. Great real soulful art and find new tricks not old ones. Like a woman in her 50s dressing like she did in her 20s ages her. This album does that. Move forward Katy. It's doable.

[@remick5647]

Love the background and MCR representation

[@eronblue3098]

So sad because before she released her album, so many people were begging her to come back and save pop music:((

[@enzmondo]

0:24 I love Zachary cameo

[@emmalee8615]

Yesss

[@inkedbyartemis12]

I’m sat and ready. Thank you Kayla!

[@rainbowkittycat627]

Todd in the shadows said (before we all universally loved teenage dream for being some of the best pop music of all time) that the appeal for Katy Perry was just being the right amount of tasteless. He said that Roar didn’t work because it wasn’t tasteless enough, but this is how we do didn’t work because it was too tasteless. That’s what so shocking to me about this album- Somehow it’s BOTH too tastless and not nearly tasteless enough. It’s too tasteless in the sense that the aesthetics and rollout is all of the place and not grounded enough to be fun or campy, but it’s not tastless enough because the music is just mindnumbingly boring and not fun to listen to.

[@DefyReality-ll2cg]

He's quite right with that statement!

[@rainbowkittycat627]

@@DefyReality-ll2cg It’s why he’s been one of my favorite if not my favorite youtuber for like 6 years now!

[@dreamwithinadreamfilms]

Omg! “Roar” and “This is how we do” are my favorite Katy Perry songs, 😅😆😄 I love the message of “Roar,” and the aesthetics of the “This Is How We Do” music video, with the Pee Wee Herman backup dangers and Mondrian dress and everything… But I totally get what you’re saying. Songs like “Ur So Gay,” and “Peacock” are just shocking enough to be interesting, but not shocking enough to cause actual harm or controversy… Katy missed the mark this time by creating real controversy (working with Dr. Luke) but not creating anything interesting in the music itself. In some ways, a young Katy Perry reminds me of a young Marilyn Manson, but instead of “shock rock,” she made “shock pop.”

[@dreamwithinadreamfilms]

143 isn’t terrible… It just isn’t interesting. Whatever made Katy Perry “edgy” and “fun,” is gone and has been replaced by being some sort of robotic celebrity people-pleaser. Working with Dr. Luke is distasteful, just not in the fun/interesting way that Katy is know for. I honestly wish she had gone full punk rock, and just stopped caring what other people think of her… But obviously that’s a difficult task when you’re a mom and work on a family show for a major TV network. “Wonder” is the best song on the album, and “All The Love” is the second… but that’s because both songs are just an extension of the same ideas and concepts in “Smile,” like they were meant to be included in the previous album or something… However, the reason “Smile” flopped, was because it was essentially a self-congratulatory, albeit optimistic, journey or journal entry of Katy Perry essentially trying to convince us (or herself) of how happy she was to make it in the music industry; and since “being successful in show-business” isn’t exactly a relatable experience for most listeners… It was an album that was both too personal, and too hollow, (for people who aren’t Katy Perry) to relate to.

[@johntuff1309]

I’m His, He’s Mine should of just been a single and I would of been happy

[@juan4156]

great video as always kayla! 🥰

[@tessatea333]

great video! and i like the new set up :)

[@JonNeimeister]

The weirdest part of her working with Dr. Luke is how generic the tracks are. He gave Doja and Kim some absolutely banger beats; if you put the controversy away there was potential for this to be great but it's just not? It just feels rushed and generic; neither a return to proper 'camp bubblegum' pop nor is it a new subversive take on 'what's the 2024 version of Teenage Dream'? All the songs are fine. None of them would you remember tomorrow if they didn't have Katy's name on them.

[@betxpel]

No because I thought the ear bleeding it was a joke about the album lmao

[@PSiLoveYou444]

my fav is easily short n’ sweet. i’ve had it on repeat since it came out

[@olivecattau6024]

Love the new background Kayla!

[@mkayyy1918]

Remember when Katy was besties with Rihanna? I still think they were more than friends

[@mrbigbosskojak]

Love your analysis,,,thank you!!

[@b8376]

9:40 i thought this was gonna be a raycon sponsorship 😭

[@batangzo]

My favorite thing I’ve seen on X(Twitter) during this era so far was a fan saying that she sacrificed this era so that nobody can work with Dr. Luke anymore

[@elihyland4781]

9:24 honestly im a metal head who loves noise,grind,doom,crust,black,sludge,etc...i also luvvv girl pop ...this is the best review ive ever heard.... Marianne Amachere is up your alley

[@enzmondo]

The most disappointing thing is that even after working with an abuser, whose art and craft are supposedly good, the product is still bad and his work is boring.