celeb news The Guardian: 143 is "salvageable" only with GH Tour

[Bends]

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"Inside her camp there is likely "probably a lot of hurt", said an independent publicist for significant major-label pop clients, speaking anonymously.

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"To counter the backlash, they said, "I would zoom right out and think about the legacy of Katy and all the amazing things she stands for and has achieved in her career to date – and own [the response], really make something of it. You can really do that in this era – and find your superfans."

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As for Luke, they said, "it would have helped if the song was a banger because pop fans can be forgiving. Maybe [her team] thought Katy was bigger than the controversy."

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"But the MTV Video Vanguard award – recognising her rarely matched career highs – might suggest a path forward. "I think she can salvage the era by attempting to pivot to a greatest hits tour."

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[KFC]

Maybe 2 eras ago but I don't imagine there are many people who want to see Katy live in 2024, even for nostalgic reasons

[glitch]

6 minutes ago, Bends said:

all the amazing things she stands for

 

 

 

 

Edited August 18 by glitch

[KatyPrismSpirit]

My God can they stfu 

[SinnerCity]

Not everyone can have their 'eras tour' moment, and certainly not Katy Perry

[shoganai]

Scrapping the project before its release (like Rihanna did before Anti) and pretending singles were just stand-alone projects is the only way to get out of this mess

[justlore]

6 minutes ago, glitch said:

 

 

 

 

the effort… are u a fan? 

[KillingYourCareer]

Katy is uninspired, she has nothing to offer currently. I agree that she should just cling on to her long list of classics.

[glitch]

3 minutes ago, justlore said:

the effort… are u a fan? 

Oops I missed one, thanks for the notification

 

[P!NK2LOVE]

Why do we care so much again. Like.. it's getting weird. Ok. She's a flop. What now

[SharGaga]

The sad part is what is she even going to say in her VMA acceptance speech that's going to be positive? Her legacy is being erased as we speak. 

[Princess Aurora]

My face reading the OP's post. Poor Stacy, I mean Katy 

Edited August 18 by Princess Aurora

[allforyou]

I don't think it would make much difference to market the tour as a greatest hits one, if I were her I would just continue the era's rollout

[Mordecai]

She needs to clean up her public perception before going on tour otherwise she's just gonna get the same reception. We're past the days of people willing to pay extortionate prices for concert tickets (aside from a select few), she really should get back in the studio and try and come up with something different. But she never makes career decisions in her own interests so we'll get a tour and KP7 in 2028

[Janet]

Good luck booking that stage you speak of

[magazine]

Or maybe, I don't know, get a 9-5 job like everyone else that can't be a famous singer?

 

[Digitalism]

That should have been done even if 143 was a success. People wanted her old hits either way 

[Vroom Vroom]

This gives me flash backs to when JLO changed her album tour into a greatest hits tour … and then canceled it 

[Badgalbriel]

She should go for it, it's her only shot at relevance. 

[Alaska.]

Waking up to read the weekly Katy Perry lashings like my morning newspaper 

 

 

[Dante Silva]

I don't think it's over for her. I think it's over for Dr. Luke. There are other strong songwriters/ producers out there (who are not problematic like he is). Bizarrely she never found them for her last two album eras.

[HASHTAGPOW]

Or just stream The California Dreams Tour online 

 

[Khal]

A tour isn't going to salvage the era because a tour isn't going to 'un-flop' her singles and the album. The only thing a tour would prove is that she's still marketable as a legacy act, and that's if tickets actually sell

Edited August 18 by Khal

[ImpressMeMuch]

The tarnished legacy tour

[KatyPrismSpirit]

56 minutes ago, SinnerCity said:

Not everyone can have their 'eras tour' moment, and certainly not Katy Perry

Who said she wants to have an eras tour moment? She can easily just do a tour and perform her hits on it as well as tracks from the new LP, just like every artist does