# KATY PERRY IS NO. 1

- Link: https://digitalwarble.com/2017/06/katy-perry-is-no-1/
- Published: 2017-06-19T17:49:00+00:00
- Author: Digital Warble

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 19, 2017

KATY PERRY IS NO. 1

Witness, Katy’s Third Album To Debut At No. 1 On Billboard 200,
Sets Record For 
Biggest First-Week Sales By A Female Artist In 2017

Album Tops The iTunes Chart In 46 Countries

Katy Is First Person To Reach 100 Million Followers On Twitter

“Witness World Wide,” 96-Hour Live Stream Event On YouTube, Generates More Than 
49 Million Views, Reaching Fans In Over 190 Countries

Tickets On Sale Now For WITNESS: The Tour

Katy Appears On Cover Of The New York Times Sunday Arts & Leisure Section

“‘Witness’ is the confessional album the world has been waiting for Katy Perry to
make. And her admission is this: She’s indomitable and awesome.”- Variety

Katy Perry’s new album, Witness (Capitol Records), is No. 1 on the Billboard 200,
marking her third album to debut atop the chart. With 180,000 equivalent album units
earned in the U.S., it marked the biggest week for an album by a female artist in
2017. It also claimed the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Top Current Albums and Current
Pop Albums charts.

Globally, Witness topped the iTunes Albums chart in 46 countries. It contains the
Platinum-certified hit “Chained to the Rhythm” featuring Skip Marley, “Bon Appétit”
featuring Migos, and Katy’s new single, “Swish Swish” featuring Nicki Minaj, which
has begun its climb, breaking into the Top 40 at Pop radio, iTunes and Spotify this
week.The official video for “Bon Appétit,” which can be seen HERE, has set a new
record for Katy, surpassing 100 million views in just 18 days.

Last week, she reached a new milestone on Twitter, becoming the first person to 
reach 100 million followers. Katy has been the most followed person on Twitter since
2013. She recently partnered with YouTube on the 96-hour online phenomenon, “Katy
Perry – Witness World Wide.” Documenting every minute of every day, Katy revealed
it all throughout the live-streamed global event, which generated over 49 million
views by fans from over 190 countries. From thought provoking conversations about
feminism, politics and issues of diversity, to lighthearted segments and exclusive
music performances, the event featured such celebrities and friends as: James Corden,
Sia, Caitlyn Jenner, Gordon Ramsay, Anna Kendrick, Dita Von Teese, America Ferrera
and Arianna Huffington plus YouTube stars like Pentatonix, Liza Koshy and Gigi Gorgeous.
The event culminated with an exclusive concert in Los Angeles for 1,000 fans, which
was broadcast live exclusively on YouTube.

Tickets are on sale now for Katy’s upcoming North American tour. Each ticket purchase
for WITNESS: The Tour also includes a copy of her new album.The run, which kicks
off on September 7, will include three New York City shows – October 2 and 6 at 
Madison Square Garden and October 11 at Barclays Center – plus three evenings at
STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on November 7, 8, and 10. See below for itinerary 
or visit http://katyperry.com. Katy will be partnering with Boys & Girls Clubs of
America in a variety of ways on the tour and $1 per every ticket sold will also 
be donated to the organization.

Katy spoke at length about Witness to The New York Times’ Caryn Ganz for yesterday’s
Arts & Leisure cover story, which can be found HERE. “Change is…the theme of the
throbbing ‘Witness,'” Ganz noted. While there are still plenty of relationship songs…
seven tracks deal plainly with her new mind-set. The most direct is ‘Bigger Than
Me,’ a statement of purpose akin to Michael Jackson’s ‘Man in the Mirror.'”

Variety said, “‘Witness’ is the confessional album the world has been waiting for
Katy Perry to make. And her admission is this: She’s indomitable and awesome.”Stereogum
praised the album’s “bright, bold melodies and exultant shades of gospel and house”
while Entertainment Weekly observed,”the thumping jam ‘Swish Swish’ is one of the
best party-starters of her career.”

Katy wrote each of the album’s 15 soul-baring songs, working with a variety of collaborators.
She and longtime collaborator Max Martin served as Executive Producers. Witness 
follows 2013’s PRISM, which has sold more than 12.5 million adjusted albums worldwide.
Katy is the first female artist to earn two RIAA Digital Single Diamond Award. A
Diamond Award honors U.S. sales of 10 million or more. In her 10 years with Capitol,
she has racked up a cumulative 18+ billion streams alongside worldwide sales of 
more than 40+ million adjusted albums and 125+ million tracks.

Katy Perry’s WITNESS: The Tour – North American Leg

2017
9/7 – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center9/9 – Montréal, QE @ Bell Centre9/
10 – Quebec City, QE @ Videotron Centre9/12 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre9/13–
Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre9/16 – Buffalo, NY @ KeyBank Center9/18 – Philadelphia,
PA @ Wells Fargo Center9/21 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza9/
22 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena9/25 – Washington, DC @ Verizon Center9/27–
Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center9/29 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden9/30 – Boston, MA @ 
TD Garden10/2 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden10/6 – New York, NY @ Madison
Square Garden10/8 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center10/11 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays
Center10/16 – Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum! Center10/18 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone
Arena10/22 – St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center10/24 – Chicago, IL @ United Center10/
25 – Chicago, IL @ United Center10/27 – Kansas City, KS @ Sprint Center11/7 – Los
Angeles, CA @ STAPLES Center11/8 – Los Angeles, CA @ STAPLES Center11/10 – Los Angeles,
CA @ STAPLES Center11/14 – San Jose, CA @ SAP Center at San Jose11/22 – Santa Barbara,
CA @ Arlington Theatre11/24 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Vivint Smart Home Arena11/26 –
Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center11/28 – Omaha, NE @ CenturyLink Center11/29 – Tulsa, OK@
BOK Center12/1 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center12/2 – Des Moines, IA @ Wells 
Fargo Arena12/4 – Milwaukee, WI @ BMO Harris Bradley Center12/6 – Detroit, MI @ 
Little Caesars Arena12/7 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena12/9 – Indianapolis,
IN @ Bankers Life Fieldhouse12/10 – Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena12/12 – Atlanta,
GA @ Philips Arena12/15 – Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena12/17 – Orlando, FL @ Amway Center12/
20 – Miami, FL @ AmericanAirlines Arena

2018
1/5 – New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center1/7 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center1/
10 – San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center1/12 – Little Rock, AR @ Verizon Arena1/14 – Dallas,
TX @ AmericanAirlines Center1/19 – Phoenix, AZ @ Gila River Arena1/20 – Las Vegas,
NV @ T-Mobile Arena1/31 – Sacramento, CA @ Golden1 Center2/2 – Portland, OR @ Moda
Center at Rose Quarter2/3 – Tacoma, WA @ Tacoma Dome2/5 – Vancouver, BC @ Pepsi 
Live at Rogers Arena