Reactions to Katy Perry’s “Woman’s World”

Like an apple hanging on a tree, Katy Perry’s latest album has ripened and is almost ready for release. After months of teasing what fans have dubbed “KP6,” Perry this week announced the album’s lead single, “Woman’s World,” which will be released July 11 — and shared a ten-second snippet.

The album will be Perry’s first in four years and it’s already sparking plenty of conversation. Hours after Perry announced “Women’s World,” Kesha tweeted “lol” — a dig often linked to rumors and then a subsequent report from rolling stone, that Perry worked with Dr. Luke on the upcoming album. Kesha accused Dr. Luke, who was her longtime producer, of sexual assault and emotional abuse in 2014. He filed a defamation lawsuit, leading to a lengthy legal battle that was never settled. than last year.

On TikTok, some observed the irony that a song purportedly about female empowerment would be produced in collaboration with an alleged abuser. Others were turned off by the snippet itself, which sparked countless AI jokes as well as comparisons to TJ Maxx’s retail playlist and toilet paper commercials. While some fans, including RuPaul’s Drag Race Star Katya – appeared disappointed, others seemed wedded to the earlier narrative that Perry’s return would dominate the summer.

Maybe just take a minute to enjoy “Teenage Dream” before you go back to streaming Charli XCX all summer?