Despite her return to music and unveiling a new era over the past few months, 2024 has been full of intense headlines for Katy Perry.
First, in July, the pop star faced criticism for working with producer and alleged abuser Dr. Luke on her single Woman’s World. Perry’s decision was met with strong reaction from fans and critics, given the allegations against Dr. Luke and the song’s strong feminist message.
Then, in September, their album 143 was labeled “painfully dated and frankly out of touch” by The Independent. Meanwhile, The Guardian gave the album two stars, and Rolling Stone labeled it “utterly hollow”.
Know news from 7NEWS app: Download today
Now, overnight, Perry has inadvertently become the entry point of a new interview with Fleetwood Mac icon Stevie Nicks. The Firework singer became the subject of discussion when American journalist Angie Martocchio of Rolling Stone asked Nicks if her iPhone had internet (it didn’t).
Nicks — who followed the chat by performing her recent single The Lighthouse on Saturday Night Live — then detailed a conversation she had with Katy Perry a decade ago about internet trolls.
“Katy Perry was talking to me about all the Internet armies of girl singers and how cruel and stale they were,” Nicks told Rolling Stone US.
“I said, ‘Well, I don’t know because I’m not on the Internet.’ He said, ‘So who are your rivals?’ I just looked at her, ‘Katy, I don’t have any competition.’ Become it and your rivals will no longer be there.”
While the wide-ranging conversation included the time her former partner Don Henley publicly announced her abortion, why she didn’t vote until she was 70, and supporting Vice President Kamala Harris, among many other topics, it There was an alleged sarcasm on Katy Perry. He is filling up social media timelines.
While Nicks is likely reacting to the infamous 2013 feud between Taylor Swift and Katy Perry, and shedding light on a larger issue regarding the role of social media in the psychological safety of celebrities, this isn’t the first time that Stevie Nicks mentions the same conversation with Katy. Perry.
In a 2022 interview with The New Yorker, Nicks said: “People get frustrated with their fame, the Internet, and all the things I hate. Hope you keep yourself above this.
“I always think about Katy Perry and I once having such a long conversation at the Corinthia Hotel in London, and she said to me – this was probably 10 years ago – she said, ‘So, Stevie, your rival Who are they?’ And I said, ‘I have no rivals.’ And his big blue eyes became bigger and bluer.”
Last month, Katy Perry announced she would be returning to Australia for The Lifetimes Tour in June 2025.
The arena visit marks his first local visit in six years, apart from his rousing, yet divisive performance in the AFL Grand Final earlier this month.
Katy Perry 2025 The Lifetimes Tour — Australian tour dates
- Monday, June 9, Sydney, Qudos Bank Arena
- Thursday, June 12, Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena
- Friday, June 13, Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena
- Tuesday, June 17, Brisbane, Brisbane Entertainment Center
- Sunday, June 22, Perth, RAC Arena
- Thursday, June 26, Adelaide, Adelaide Entertainment Center
- Friday, June 27, Adelaide, Adelaide Entertainment Center
- Sunday, June 29, Adelaide, Adelaide Entertainment Center
