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Katy Perry Hits Water Park In New 'Part Of Me' Clip

25 May 2012 14:02:41 EDT

'When we have a day off, she always likes me to explore something fun with her,' sister Angela Hudson says of Katy in upcoming film.
By James Dinh

Katy Perry's 3-D docu-concert "Part of Me" will showcase the darker side of the pop darling's roller-coaster ride to fame, including her divorce from Russell Brand.

Still, there will be tons of fun thrown in the mix. In between scenes from her 2011 worldwide California Dreams trek, the July 5 film will also feature footage of the singer's family, including a water-park outing with her sister.

In an almost minute-long teaser clip from the film, Katy's older sister, Angela Hudson, talks about how she grew up promising to work with Katy "when she made it big." In between takes of the duo in choir and backstage at concert halls, Angela explains, "My sister, not only does she work hard on tour, but she likes to play hard on tour.

"Anytime we go to a city when we have a day off, she always likes me to explore something fun with her," she continues.

With her hit "Firework" serving as appropriate background music, KatyCats catch a glimpse of the Perry sisters basking in the adventures of a water park. But what would any amusement park be without a little action-ride anxiety? Asked how she's feeling before going on a bungee-jumping ride, the pop star responds, "I feel great. I'm really, really excited about my sister, who is scared of heights."

Unfortunately, Angela doesn't appear to enjoy the ride as much as Katy thought she would, as the older sis offers cameras a frown.

MTV News recently caught up with Perry at the Pepsi Fleet Week "Part of Me" Concert, where the patriotically-dressed songstress told us about how deep the film will take fans.

"It's the most intimate I've ever been. I mean that in a non-sexual way ... I mean it in a vulnerable way," she explained. "And so I'm not scared of it because I think it's important for me, and important these days, for people to not think people in my position are perfect and that if they want to achieve this type of dream or achieve a goal that they have to be flawless. They don't."

What do you think of the new "Part of Me" clip? Share your opinion in the comment section!

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Katy Perry's 'Part of Me' Shows Singer At Her Most 'Vulnerable'

25 May 2012 06:53:15 EDT

'I think it's important ... for people to not think people in my position are perfect,' Perry tells MTV News.
By Christina Garibaldi

Katy Perry is not looking to hold anything back when she releases her 3-D concert movie, "Part of Me," in July. Shot throughout 2011, the film takes fans backstage on her California Dreams Tour, into the studio with the singer and on set for her videos, giving audiences a behind-the-scenes look at the hard work involved in being a pop star.

Yet, with so many moments captured for this movie, Perry admits it's hard to narrow down the one scene that all fans will be talking about.

"There's lots of moments," Perry told MTV News at the Pepsi Fleet Week Katy Perry "Part of Me" Concert. "I love making music videos and I like them to be jam-packed visually, and I want there to not be a dull moment in this film. There's really high-energy moments. Of course, there's the concert. If some people didn't see the show — which a lot of people haven't seen the show because really I've done 124 shows — but a lot of people couldn't get a ticket or they just couldn't make it out that night, so I cut together the best of the show."

But there is much more to this film than the dazzling onstage performances. The singer is out to show all her Katy Cats the real Katy Perry. The film delves into Perry's struggle with making it as a singer, her strict Christian upbringing and, of course, her much publicized divorce from Russell Brand.

"There's a lot of background of how I got to where I am, but such a huge emotional palette in the movie, and it's going to be really exciting," Perry said. "It's the most intimate I've ever been. I mean that in a non-sexual way ... I mean it in a vulnerable way. And so I'm not scared of it because I think it's important for me, and important these days, for people to not think people in my position are perfect and that if they want to achieve this type of dream or achieve a goal that they have to be flawless, they don't."

And Perry admits she is far from flawless in this film, revealing to her fans that even though she may be one of the biggest pop stars in the world, she is still just a normal girl.

"What you see in the movie is all the mechanics of the operation," Perry said. "And there's a lot of me bloated, with zits, fat, not shaded, not carved, not snatched, just normal."

The "Katy Perry: Part of Me" concert film hits theaters July 5.

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Katy Perry Lights Up New York's Fleet Week

24 May 2012 13:22:49 EDT

Before her 'Part of Me' concert, Perry tells MTV News, 'They deserve to celebrate, and they deserve to be celebrated.'
By Christina Garibaldi

Katy Perry brought her patriotic sprit to New York's Fleet Week, lighting up Pier 9 in Brooklyn for a special concert for troops. Members of the sea services stepped off their ships to enjoy a rousing show, with Perry sparkling in an American flag-style dress.

When MTV News caught up with Perry moments before she took the stage at the waterfront Pepsi Fleet Week Katy Perry "Part of Me" Concert, she said she was thrilled to put on a show in their honor: "I think if anyone deserves a party, I think it's probably the people in service. They are the ones that are actually deployed and protecting us from all the bad guys, and they deserve to celebrate, and they deserve to be celebrated," she said. "I've always heard about Fleet Week in New York; I've never been a part of it. It's really exciting to see a lot of seamen in white, but they all look gorgeous. It's kind of vintage-y feeling and really patriotic, and I love a theme. So, it's really cool to be a part of this and be entertaining for them. I think that it's appropriate to go out there in a little dress, and they're all in uniform."

Perry performed her hit songs "Teenage Dream," "Part of Me," and her newest single "Wide Awake," which was written for her upcoming 3-D movie, "Katy Perry: Part of Me."

Yet, the highlight of the night was when Perry chose one lucky U.S. Marine from the crowd to join her onstage to recreate the iconic WWII photo of a sailor's kiss in Times Square. A 20-year-old Marine was more than happy to oblige, planting a big kiss on the pop star in front of a screaming crowd.

"I'm sure that they all have cabin fever, so I'm going to bring the one that has the most cabin fever onstage," Perry said. "I have cabin fever, for crying out loud!"

Perry's new flick, "Katy Perry: Part of Me," hits theatres July 5.

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Katy Perry's 'Part Of Me' Film To Show 'Everything,' Including Divorce

22 May 2012 10:30:54 EDT

'It's about how I got there and the ride along the way, which can be bumpy,' pop star tells Ellen DeGeneres of her upcoming 3-D flick.
By Jocelyn Vena

Katy Perry's July film release, the 3-D concert spectacular "Part of Me," will not only take fans on her tour, but will also bring them behind the scenes as she faces both highs and lows, professionally and personally. Most notably, while shooting the film back in 2011, she split from her husband, comedian Russell Brand, and the cameras were rolling through it all.

"I thought it was important for me to show everything in between," she said about including both the good and the bad when she sat down with Ellen DeGeneres on her talk show Tuesday (May 22).

"Sometimes, people think that we're perfect, and we know we're not perfect at all," Perry continued. "I think it's important to start breaking down the idea that to achieve your dream, you have to always be perfect or flawless or live in a fantasy world. So that's why I decided to put everything into the film, in the most tasteful way.

"But, mostly, it's about how I got there and the ride along the way, which can be bumpy, but mostly, it was extremely fun."

Besides her recent personal bumps, Perry also opened up about the time before she became the pop star she is today, when record labels weren't sure what to do with the bubbly singer, given her strict religious background. "There was just a lot of the word 'no' being sent my way, and I just never accepted that," she explained about having to overcome industry woes and her upbringing to become the artist and person she wanted to be.

Perry also tweeted art for her new song, "Wide Awake." The track, the lead single for the July 5 flick, was also included on her Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection re-release, which dropped earlier this year.

The art is pretty simple: a close-up shot of Perry, her hair dark purple and done in soft waves, with butterflies in it.

Perry performed the track at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night, the same day she dropped a lyric video to tease the release of her music video for the song, which she filmed back in early May. The lyric video has a Facebook timeline theme that, with every lyric, a different milestone pops up on her timeline, ranging from winning awards to releasing music videos.

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Katy Perry Splits From Boyfriend Robert Ackroyd

21 May 2012 17:59:59 EDT

Billboard Music Award winner's breakup with Florence and the Machine guitarist 'not a nasty thing.'
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Katy Perry's love life is making headlines once again. The pop princess has reportedly split with relatively short-term love Robert Ackroyd.

According to Us Weekly, the "Part of Me" singer and the Florence and the Machine guitarist parted ways very amicably, due in large part to the fact that they were dating for only a few weeks.

"It wasn't that serious," a source told the magazine of Perry's relationship with Ackroyd. "It's not a nasty thing, and they are still talking, but Katy told him to do his thing, and they'll talk soon."

Another source added, "No hard feelings. She's really busy, and so is he."

News of Perry and Ackroyd's romance broke last month when the pair were spotted holding hands, kissing and generally canoodling at the Coachella music festival in California.

The 27-year-old is reportedly still recovering from her highly publicized breakup with husband Russell Brand back in December after two years of marriage. She has yet to speak publicly about the split, but during her acceptance speech of the Spotlight Award at Sunday night'sBillboard Music Awards, she hinted that her new single, "Wide Awake," might reflect emotions she dealt with regarding the divorce.

"Tonight, later, when I get on the stage, I'm going to be singing my personal, intimate song," she said, before shouting out her date. "The real rock star here is my grandmother. She's 91, and she's from Las Vegas. I can't wait to go and do shots with you after this!"

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Katy Perry Flies High At Billboard Music Awards

20 May 2012 22:44:17 EDT

Singer debuts 'Wide Awake' ahead of her 'Part of Me' 3-D concert film release in July.
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Katy Perry was "Wide Awake" at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night (May 20).

The purple-haired singer took the stage in glittering Las Vegas to debut her new single, the slow-motion breakup track from her Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection album. It's also the song she's picked to promote her 3-D concert film, "Part of Me," out in July.

Dressed in all white, almost like a bride (ironic, given she's back on the market after her split from husband Russell Brand), the performance opened with Perry descending from the ceiling over the stage, surrounded by Cirque du Soleil-type acrobats and steampunk touches, including dancers in top hats and a setting that almost looked like it was from the Smashing Pumpkins' "Tonight, Tonight" video.

Perry mostly floated over the stage in a white ribbon that kept her hanging in the air as she sang about letting her heartbreak go to start anew. The dreamy vibe of the performance mirrored the song's ethereal feeling.

Earlier in the night, in a sparkling lavender gown, Perry took the stage to accept her Spotlight award for amassing five #1 hits from her Teenage Dream album. "Thank you. They told me the only other person who received this award is Michael Jackson, so I feel incredibly honored," she told the room. "I always say the people have the power, so I want to thank all the glittering, gorgeous [people] out there. Rock on, KatyCats!

"Tonight, later, when I get on the stage, I'm going to be singing my personal, intimate song," she added, before shouting out her date. "The real rock star here is my grandmother. She's 91 and she's from Las Vegas. I can't wait to go and do shots with you after this!"

The same night she was in Vegas to perform the song, a lyric video was released as a teaser to the song's music video, which Perry filmed earlier this month.

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Katy Perry Releases 'Part Of Me' Movie Poster

18 May 2012 10:55:06 EDT

'From a hairbrush to a headliner,' singer tweets of image, which shows her singing into a hairbrush in her bedroom.
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Katy Perry's "Part of Me" movie poster is super-colorful and a little kitschy. After teasing fans with pieces of the poster, she officially debuted the image on her Twitter.

"So happy to share with you the official #KP3D movie poster ... from a hairbrush to a headliner," she tweeted. "Get ready, JULY 5TH!"

So happy to share with you the official #KP3D movie poster...from a hairbrush to a headliner...get ready, JULY 5TH! twitter.com/katyperry/stat...
— Katy Perry (@katyperry) May 17, 2012

That "love who you are" message is represented on the poster itself, which features Perry in her PJs singing into a hairbrush in her bedroom. In the mirror next to her, she's dolled up in a sparkling red costume and bright blue hair, singing into a candy-cane microphone. "Be yourself and you can be anything," the poster reads.

The big reveal came with a bit of a contest. The first 20 people who were able to put the full poster together out of the puzzle pieces she'd released and tweet a photo to @KatyPerry using #KP3D will be picked to have a chance to see their Twitter handles featured in the closing credits of the colorful 3-D flick.

The July 5 release was directed by Magical Elves' Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz, who also served as producers on Justin Bieber's successful "Never Say Never" concert movie. In a trailer released in early April, fans got a taste of what they would see and hear in the flick, including Perry's candid confessions about her religious childhood and her split from Russell Brand.

MTV News spoke to Perry in March about the film, and she explained just what fans will see in it. "It's closing the chapter on [my album] Teenage Dream, but it's giving you such an inside perspective," Perry said. "This film, you're going to see it from my best friend/buddy perspective, you're going to see exactly what I mean and feel and think about everything."

The movie was filmed during her California Dreams trek. "That tour was so life-changing to me. I learned so much, I went through so much along the way," Perry said. "I'm not necessarily trying to prove anything to anyone, but not only will people really hands-down know me after they see this film, but you'll see me as the Dorothy wearing the red ruby slipper and at the end of it all I'm the [Wizard of] Oz as well."

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Russell Brand Has 'Only Love And Positivity' For Katy Perry

17 May 2012 11:49:25 EDT

'I still love her as a human being,' MTV Movie Awards host tells Ellen DeGeneres.
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Russell Brand has only the kindest words for his pop-star ex, Katy Perry. The actor chatted with Ellen DeGeneres on an episode of her talk show airing Thursday (May 17), and when asked about the split, Brand said that while they are no longer together, he still loves and respects her.

"I still love her as a human being," the comedian said. "But sometimes when you're in a relationship, I suppose it doesn't work out, does it? But that doesn't mean I regret it or anything. I was very happy to be married with her. She's such a beautiful human being and I just have only love and positivity for her.

"You can't absolutely make everything the way you want it to be in life," he added. "Sometimes things are just different and then you have to just move with that and try and remain in contact with what is beautiful about yourself and with each other with any situation."

Brand and Perry announced their split in December 2011, after a year of marriage. During the interview, he added that she's "a person I still consider to be beautiful. ... I have nothing but positivity for her. She is [an amazing person]."

The actor/comedian is now poised for a busy June. Brand is set to host the 2012 MTV Movie Awards, which will air live from the Gibson Amphitheatre on Sunday, June 3, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. This marks the third time he's hosted an MTV awards show, having hosted the Video Music Awards in 2008 and 2009.

And it seems that his signature cheeky humor will be in full force at the show. "MTV Movie Awards incorporates two of my favorite things: movies and awards. If somehow group sex could be involved, it would be the greatest night of my life," Brand said.

In addition to his MTV Movie Awards hosting gig, his new flick, the big-screen adaptation of "Rock of Ages," opens June 15.

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Katy Perry Wraps New Video For Complete Confection Track

03 May 2012 10:37:35 EDT

Pop singer hints that the new clip will play a part in her upcoming 3-D flick, 'Katy Perry: Part of Me.'
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Katy Perry has some news for her Katy Cats. She just wrapped up production on a brand-spankin'-new music video. The singer tweeted about the shoot, teasing that the video will play some part in her forthcoming 3-D big-screen spectacle "Katy Perry: Part of Me," out in July.

"3rd long ass day of shooting ... the new music video!!!!! #workinggirl," she tweeted late Wednesday. "About to shoot one of the last scenes for the music video ... I have to pick a costume from the Cali Dreams Tour, which would u pick? #KP3D."

While she didn't specify for which track she was shooting the video, when she sat down with MTV News in March, she noted that she did have a video concept in mind for her Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection track "Wide Awake."

About to shoot one of the last scenes for the music video... I have to pick a costume from the Cali Dreams Tour, which would u pick? #KP3D
— Katy Perry (@katyperry) May 3, 2012

"I know exactly what that music video is. I know exactly who is directing it. I know the art direction, the people, the narrative," she explained. "And I had that idea while I was writing the song."

In the same interview, Perry talked about the dreamy breakup track. "Well, there were two songs that I had from Teenage Dream that I couldn't put on, it was 'Part of Me' and 'Dressing Up.' And then I knew we were doing the re-release and so I was like, 'I got to get in the studio,' because I can't wait eight months to be able to put out this feeling that I'm feeling right now," she said. " 'Cause God knows, it would take eight months to do another record. I couldn't do it on the fly, to set up records it takes time.

"So I was like, 'I'm getting into studio.' I had two days to write and I wrote it with my regular crew," she said of working with Dr. Luke, Max Martin and Bonnie McKee for the song. "Then I had two days to record. It was literally ... I submitted the lyrics before I submitted the music because it was by the hair of my chinny chin chin that I put that song on the record. But I have a film that's coming out in the summer that's like a concert documentary. Not only did I write the song because I needed to flush that out of my system, but I wrote it for the film as well."

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