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Katy Perry's Halftime Plan: Diss Taylor Swift?

Super Bowl halftime buzz centers around catty drama

(Newser) - Katy Perry is this year's Super Bowl halftime performer—and the big question is whether Perry will diss Taylor Swift during her performance Sunday. As Time recounts, Swift's recent song "Bad Blood" is reportedly about Perry; Swift hasn't said so specifically, but she admitted in a...

Next Super Bowl Halftime Star: Katy Perry

NBC confirms 'Roar' singer will headline Feb. 1

(Newser) - Katy Perry will join the exclusive club of stars to take the stage at the Super Bowl halftime show on Feb. 1, NBC confirmed last night, in what the AP calls the fourth pick in a row aimed at younger performers and audiences. It's also a savvy pick, writes...

9 Big Music Feuds
 9 Big Music Feuds 
Nov 8, 2014 1:30 PM CST

9 Big Music Feuds

Even Taylor Swift gets into them

(Newser) - One of the songs on Taylor Swift's hugely popular 1989 is reportedly about Katy Perry—"Bad Blood," which includes the lyrics "Did you think we'd be fine? / Still got scars on my back from your knife," is rumored to be about Perry "...

Next Super Bowl Act Said She Wasn't That 'Kind of Girl'

Katy Perry said she wouldn't pay to play halftime show

(Newser) - Billboard last night broke the news that, based on sources, the 2015 Super Bowl halftime performer will be neither Rihanna nor Coldplay but ... Katy Perry. Which is interesting, because when she appeared on ESPN's College GameDay on Saturday, as Rolling Stone notes, Perry talked about the fact that...

Katy Perry: I Needed Shrink After John Mayer Split

Plus more drama on that feud with Taylor Swift

(Newser) - Most people would prefer the matter of their therapy sessions stay private, but most people aren't Katy Perry. In an interview with Harper's Bazaar, picked up by Hollywood Life , the 29-year-old singer says she only survived her breakup with John Mayer thanks to her "oracle" of a...

Did Taylor Swift Write a Song Ripping on Katy Perry?

Anger-filled lyrics in 'Bad Blood' are about a back-stabbing female singer

(Newser) - Both Taylor Swift and Katy Perry have had difficult breakups with John Mayer, but Swift insists the story behind a vitriolic song on her upcoming 1989 album "wasn't even about a guy! It had to do with business," she says in an interview with Rolling Stone . Technically,...

5 Stars Who Use Decoys
 5 Stars Who Use Decoys 
Aug 30, 2014 8:30 AM CDT

5 Stars Who Use Decoys

Sometimes you just need a lookalike

(Newser) - Being rich and famous is great, but sometimes celebrities don't want to be hounded. SheFinds rounds up nine celebrities who've used decoys. A sampling:
  • Katy Perry used a friend as a body double at an Australian airport.
  • Madonna used multiple lookalikes during her MDNA tour.

NFL to Would-Be Halftime Acts: Pay Up

League looking for money, with Coldplay, Katy Perry, and Rihanna the finalists

(Newser) - Coldplay, Katy Perry, and Rihanna: One of them will headline next year's Super Bowl halftime show, and it might just come down to whoever is willing to shell out for the privilege. Citing "people familiar with the matter," the Wall Street Journal reports that the NFL, in...

7 Craziest Celebrity Demands
 7 Craziest Celebrity Demands 
Jul 6, 2014 1:29 PM CDT

7 Craziest Celebrity Demands

Staircase assistants, brand-new toilet seats...

(Newser) - "Diva demands" sometimes seem like an escalating arms race; Radar rounds up 15 of the craziest demands from both female and male celebrities. A sampling:
  • Mariah Carey once reportedly demanded a "staircase assistant" before going on a British talk show. Another time, her concert rider got very specific,
...

Rapper: Katy Perry Used My Song as 'Witchcraft'

Flame claims she stole his music for 'Dark Horse'

(Newser) - First Katy Perry's "Dark Horse" angered Muslims ; now it's drawn the ire of a Christian rapper. Flame and his producers this week filed suit against Perry, claiming she stole his 2008 song, "Joyful Noise," Celebuzz reports—and, as if that's not bad enough, the...

11 Celebs Who Bare All* on Social Media

*or, at least, almost all

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan posted a topless photo to Instagram over the weekend, baring the PG-13 portion of her breasts alongside a male friend at the Cannes Film Festival. It wasn't her first time posting topless photos online—and she's not alone. These 10 other celebrities have also shown some...

5 Stars Who Are Also Heroes
 5 Stars Who Are Also Heroes 
Mar 8, 2014 9:10 AM CST

5 Stars Who Are Also Heroes

They came to the rescue when help was needed

(Newser) - When Katy Perry helped deliver a baby —in a living room—she joined the ranks of celebrity superheroes. The Stir rounds up eight more. A sampling:
  • Ryan Gosling: When he saw a tourist who was about to be hit by a taxi in New York City, he grabbed her
...

Muslims Blast 'Blasphemous' Katy Perry Video

As more news comes out about split with John Mayer

(Newser) - More than 65,000 people have signed a petition calling for YouTube to take down Katy Perry's "Dark Horse" music video because it portrays "blasphemy." A Muslim man started the petition because the video featured one man, a suitor to Perry's Egyptian queen character, wearing...

Katy Perry, John Mayer Kaput Again

Please let the third time be the charm

(Newser) - Stop us if you've heard this one before , but you can officially stop wondering what the heck Katy Perry sees in John Mayer: They're over, a source tells E! . The "news" (which is painfully lacking in detail other than the break-up happened within the past few days)...

7 Things to Know About Last Night's Grammys

Pharrell Williams wore a really odd hat

(Newser) - Opted not to sit through 210 minutes of Grammy action? No worries. Here's your cheatsheet to seven people, moments, and sartorial choices worth knowing about:
  • Taylor Swift didn't win, but she maybe thought she did. Her Red was up for Album of the Year, and as they named
...

Katy Perry's Demands: Dried Figs, Crudites

And granola, but only if it's 'healthy granola'

(Newser) - Are these the healthiest diva demands of all time? TMZ got its hands on the backstage requirements Katy Perry set for her New Year's Eve concert at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, and they include "fresh veggies AT ALL TIMES"; two large fruit baskets (one had to...

Teen With Cancer Finds YouTube Fame Before Death

Olivia Wise's Katy Perry cover gets Perry's attention

(Newser) - A 16-year-old with terminal brain cancer died Monday—but not before her YouTube cover of Katy Perry's "Roar" moved countless viewers, including Perry herself. After learning that she had exhausted her treatment options, Olivia Wise recorded the song in a Toronto studio in September. The video , which shows...

Taylor Swift Wins Big at AMAs
 Taylor Swift 
 Wins Big at AMAs 
Nov 25, 2013 12:03 AM CST

Taylor Swift Wins Big at AMAs

She takes top prize for 3rd time

(Newser) - Taylor Swift's fans have done it again, voting her the American Music Awards artist of the year for a third time. The 23-year-old pop star also won country album of the year for Red and favorite female country and pop/rock artist, giving her a leading four trophies as fans...

Nonverbal Autistic Boy Stuns Mom, Sings Katy Perry

8-year-old had never uttered more than single words previously

(Newser) - An autistic boy in Texas who had never strung together more than a few words is now a bit of a YouTube sensation for doing far more than that. Jack Robbins, 8, stunned his parents when he began regularly singing the lyrics to Katy Perry's song "Roar" around...

Katy Perry's Album Is a Biohazard: Australia

No, not because of the music, sadly

(Newser) - Australia just declared Katy Perry's new album, Prism, a potential biohazard, news.com.au reports. And if you're thinking, "Yep, that's how I'd describe her music, too," well, sorry. It was actually some seed packets, not songs, that got the album designated as such....

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