Katy Perry is popping to music after upheaval in her private life.
The pop star, 41, dropped her highly effective new music, “Bandaids,” and its self-deprecating music video on Thursday, November 6, marking her first launch since her break up from ex-fiancé Orlando Bloom.
Within the video, a down-on-her-luck Perry finds herself in a sequence of near-death conditions. It begins with the singer washing dishes (a nod to her viral “Name Her Daddy” remark final yr about Bloom getting his “d*** sucked” at any time when he did chores) when her ring instantly falls down the drain. As Perry sticks her hand within the sink to retrieve the gold band, she by chance activates the rubbish disposal, leaving her bloodied and screaming.
Because the visible progresses, Perry’s misfortune solely will get worse: Her shoelace will get caught within the escalator at a shopping center, inflicting her to face-plant; the lid comes off her espresso cup whereas she’s driving, spilling throughout her lap and burning her; and she or he sinks into quicksand after narrowly avoiding an oncoming prepare.
The video is stuffed with Easter eggs, from a daisy rising in the course of the prepare tracks (Perry and Bloom’s 5-year-old daughter is known as Daisy) to the Grammy nominee’s 2024 single “Girl’s World” taking part in earlier than a fuel station explosion within the last scene, signaling the tip of her 143 period and the start of one other.
“Bandaids” options candid lyrics about Perry’s “damaged coronary heart” that supply a glimpse into her mindset after her breakup. She sings within the first verse, “Hand to God, I promise I attempted / There’s no stone left unturned / It’s not what you probably did / It’s what you didn’t / You have been there, however you weren’t.”
Later, Perry references Daisy as one of many constructive issues that got here out of the connection, singing, “If I needed to do it another time / I might nonetheless do it another time / The love that we made was value it ultimately.”
The discharge comes after a number of main adjustments in Perry’s private life. Us Weekly confirmed her separation from Bloom, 48, in June after almost 10 years collectively. A supply revealed on the time that it was “a very long time coming,” as issues between the now-exes had “been tense for months.”
Nonetheless, Perry and Bloom stay cordial as they moved ahead with their concentrate on their daughter.
“They’re nonetheless very a lot in contact and coparenting Daisy collectively,” an insider instructed Us in June. “It’s not messy between them.”
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The supply famous that Perry and Bloom have been “prioritizing stability and consistency for Daisy” because the household tailored to their new regular.
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Within the aftermath of the break up, the Pirates of the Caribbean star emphasised his wholesome coparenting dynamic along with his ex.
“I’m so grateful. We have now essentially the most lovely daughter,” he stated on the At this time present in September. “You recognize, while you depart all the things on the sector, like I did in [the movie The Cut], I really feel grateful for all of it.”
He added, “We’re nice. We’re going to be nice. It’s nothing however love.”
After her breakup from Bloom, Perry moved on with former Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau, to whom she has been linked since July. On the time, the pair — who “have a number of mutuals within the music business” — have been noticed on a “informal” dinner date in Canada after being “in contact for the final month,” based on a supply.
Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau retains his love life largely non-public, however his marriage to ex-wife Sophie Grégoire unfolded in entrance of the world. Grégoire and Trudeau first met as youngsters rising up in Montreal, as Grégoire was a classmate and pal of Trudeau’s youngest brother, Michel. Nonetheless, it wasn’t till years later, when […]
Though Perry doesn’t “have numerous additional time” for the time being on account of her ongoing Lifetimes Tour, the insider instructed Us, “That is all new to her, as she hasn’t dated in so a few years, and it’s been thrilling to place herself on the market once more. … Katy is happy to maneuver on however isn’t on the lookout for something severe.”
In October, a supply revealed that Perry and Trudeau, 53, are staying beneath the radar whereas pursuing their connection.
“Katy is basically into it. She’s very completely happy,” the insider instructed Us. “She’s attempting to maintain it low-key, they usually’ve spent numerous non-public time collectively. She’s not seeking to publicize this relationship.”
