The pop singer’s latest LP, “143,” has been gleefully panned, but its musical faults aren’t as remarkable as Perry’s failure to read the current cultural moment.

The 11-track album is Perry's first since Smile, which dropped in 2020. It includes collaborations with 21 Savage, Kim Petras, JID and Doechii, who performed "I'm His, He's Mine" with Perry at the MTV Video Music Awards Sept. 11. Perry was also the Video Vanguard Award recipient at the show.

The 11-track album is Perry's first since Smile, which dropped in 2020. It includes collaborations with 21 Savage, Kim Petras, JID and Doechii, who performed "I'm His, He's Mine" with Perry at the MTV Video Music Awards Sept. 11. Perry was also the Video Vanguard Award recipient at the show.

ToplineKaty Perry released her seventh album, “143,” on Friday to mostly negative reviews, the conclusion of a rough rollout for one of the biggest pop stars of the 2010s that began with a series of poorly received singles and a much-criticized decision to work with a controversial producer.

Following a breathless medley of hits at the MTV Video Music Awards last week, Katy Perry clutched her gold-plated Moon Person to accept the Video Vanguard trophy. “There are so many things that have to align to have a long and successful career as an artist.

With her seventh studio album 143, out today, Katy Perry recently told fans she “set out to create a bold, exuberant, celebratory dance-pop album.”