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Line 46: In order to create a "[[dance party]]" album, Perry worked with previous collaborators [[Max Martin]], [[Dr. Luke]], and [[Stargate (record producers)|Stargate]], while also approaching first-time collaborators [[Vaughn Oliver]] and [[Rocco Did It Again!]]. Dr. Luke's involvement in the album was widely criticized because of fellow singer [[Kesha]]'s [[Kesha v. Dr. Luke|sexual assault allegations against him]]. ''143'' features guest appearances from German singer [[Kim Petras]] and American rappers [[JID]], [[21 Savage]] and [[Doechii]]. Three singles preceded the album's release: "[[Woman's World (Katy Perry song)|Woman's World]]" was released as the [[lead single]] on July 11, 2024. The song peaked at number 63 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and number 47 on the [[UK singles chart]]. It was followed by the ''143'' received negative reviews from music critics, becoming the worst-reviewed album of Perry's career. The album was criticized as being creatively stagnant, with its songwriting considered subpar and its production outdated and insipid. Several critics compared ''143'' to [[Generative artificial intelligence|AI-generated]] music. Line 61: == Release and promotion == [[File:Katy Perry on the iHeartAwards2024 Yellow Carpet 02.jpg|thumb|right|170px|Perry at [[2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards]] yellow carpet]] Perry revealed on July 10, 2024, that her seventh album is titled ''143'' and will be released on September 20, 2024, by [[Capitol Records]], aligned with her headlining live performance at the Rock in Rio Festival, in Brazil.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ahlgrim |first=Callie |date=July 10, 2024 |title=Katy Perry's new album is called '143.' Here's everything we know so far. |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/katy-perry-143-new-album-tracklist-release-date-2024-7?amp |access-date=July 11, 2024 |website=[[Business Insider]] |archive-date=July 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240710232724/https://www.businessinsider.com/katy-perry-143-new-album-tracklist-release-date-2024-7?amp |url-status=live }}</ref> To further excite her fans, she went on a social media livestream that day and teased new songs from the album, including "Nirvana", "Gimme Gimme" featuring [[21 Savage]], and "I'm His, He's Mine" featuring [[Doechii]], which samples "[[Gypsy Woman (Crystal Waters song)|Gypsy Woman]]" by [[Crystal Waters]].<ref name=Variety143>{{cite magazine |last=Horowitz |first=Steven J. |title=Katy Perry Teases Sixth Album '143' With Features From Doechii and 21 Savage, Plus a Crystal Waters Sample |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/katy-perry-143-doechii-21-savage-crystal-waters-1236066908/ |date=July 10, 2024 |access-date=July 10, 2024 |magazine=Variety |url-status=live |archive-date=July 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240711010857/https://variety.com/2024/music/news/katy-perry-143-doechii-21-savage-crystal-waters-1236066908/ }}</ref> During her interview with Lowe, Perry shared snippets of two other ''143'' tracks: "Lifetimes" and "Gorgeous".<ref name=PartyNME>{{cite magazine|first=Alex|last=Regatti|title=Katy Perry talks new album '143': "It's a dance party and everyone's invited"|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/katy-perry-talks-new-album-143-its-a-dance-party-and-everyones-invited-3774456|magazine=[[NME]]|date=July 12, 2024|access-date=July 12, 2024|archive-date=July 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712161207/https://www.nme.com/news/music/katy-perry-talks-new-album-143-its-a-dance-party-and-everyones-invited-3774456|url-status=live}}</ref> The album was available as eight vinyl variants, four CD variants, a cassette tape, and multiple digital download variants with exclusive bonus tracks.<ref name=StoreRelease /><ref name=":13">{{cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=September 29, 2024 |title=Future Scores Third No. 1 Album in Six Months as ''Mixtape Pluto'' Debuts Atop ''Billboard'' 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/future-mixtape-pluto-debuts-number-one-billboard-200-albums-chart-1235788076/ |access-date=September 29, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> Line 111: Multiple critics compared the album's quality and content to those of [[Generative artificial intelligence|artificial intelligence (AI) generated]] music,<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Ahlgrim |first=Callie |date=September 21, 2024 |title=Katy Perry's '143' doesn't have a single redeeming song {{!}} Business Insider India |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/katy-perrys-143-doesnt-have-a-single-redeeming-song/articleshow/113535913.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921103722/https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/katy-perrys-143-doesnt-have-a-single-redeeming-song/articleshow/113535913.cms |archive-date=September 21, 2024 |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=Business Insider India |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Horowitz223">{{Cite magazine |last=Horowitz |first=Steven J. |date=September 19, 2024 |title=Katy Perry Struggles to Reclaim Past Glory on the Flat '143' |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/album-reviews/katy-perry-143-album-review-1236151356/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920041030/https://variety.com/2024/music/album-reviews/katy-perry-143-album-review-1236151356/ |archive-date=September 20, 2024 |access-date=September 20, 2024 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Mikael |date=2024-09-20 |title=In a year of great pop music, Katy Perry's latest is pop trash |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-09-20/katy-perry-143-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921103620/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-09-20/katy-perry-143-review |archive-date=September 21, 2024 |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Graves |first=Wren |date=2024-09-21 |title=Katy Perry's Soulless New Album 143: Review |url=https://consequence.net/2024/09/katy-perry-143-new-album-review/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=[[Consequence (website)|Consequence]] |language=en-US}}</ref> with some suspecting AI could have been involved in the making.<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Sowman-Lund |first=Stewart |date=2024-09-24 |title=I listened to Katy Perry's new album 143 so you don't have to |url=https://thespinoff.co.nz/pop-culture/24-09-2024/i-listened-to-katy-perrys-new-album-143-so-you-dont-have-to |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=The Spinoff |language=en}}</ref> Others felt that ''143'' confirms Perry's perceived loss of creativity after having been a prominent pop star of the 2010s; Fred Thomas of [[AllMusic]] opined, "''143'' rings the [[death knell]] for Perry".<ref name="Williams22">{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Tom |date=2024-09-20 |title=Katy Perry '143' Review: A Joyless, By-the-Numbers Comeback |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/katy-perry-143-album-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920170715/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/katy-perry-143-album-review/ |archive-date=September 20, 2024 |access-date=2024-09-20 |website=Slant Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Thomas |first=Fred |title=143 - Katy Perry {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |date=September 21, 2024 |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/143-mw0004327724 |access-date=2024-09-21 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Murray2222">{{Cite magazine |last=Murray |first=Robin |title=Katy Perry: 143 review |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/katy-perry-143/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920091719/https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/katy-perry-143/ |archive-date=September 20, 2024 |access-date=September 20, 2024 |magazine=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]}}</ref><ref name=":10" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Connor |first=Roisin |date=2024-09-20 |title=Katy Perry review, 143: Painfully dated and glaringly out of touch |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/katy-perry-review-143-tracklist-dr-luke-b2616096.html |access-date=2024-09-20 |work=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> ''143'' was declared a generic and derivative album in reviews from Thomas,<ref>{{Citation |last=Thomas |first=Fred |title=143 - Katy Perry {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |date=September 21, 2024 |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/143-mw0004327724 |access-date=2024-09-21 |language=en}}</ref> Juzwiak,<ref name="Pitchfork review">{{Cite web |last=Juzwiak |first=Rich |title=Katy Perry: 143 |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/katy-perry-143/ |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> Sowman-Lund,<ref name=":7" /> Victoria Wasylak of ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'',<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last=Victoria |first=Wasylak |date=September 23, 2024 |title=Katy Perry Lumbers Hollowly Through Her Flop Era on 143 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/katy-perry/katy-perry-lumbers-hollowly-through-her-flop-era-on-143 |access-date=September 24, 2024 |website=Paste}}</ref> John Murphy of [[MusicOMH|''musicOMH'']],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=John |date=2024-09-21 |title=Katy Perry - 143 {{!}} Album Reviews |url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/katy-perry-143 |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=musicOMH |language=en-GB}}</ref> Mark Kennedy of [[Associated Press]], and Wren Graves of ''[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]''. They found the songs to be boring, "uninspired", "forgettable" and "lifeless", describing the songwriting as hollow and formulaic.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kennedy |first=Mark |date=2024-09-20 |title=Music Review: Katy Perry returns with the uninspired and forgettable '143' |url=https://apnews.com/article/katy-perry-143-music-review-419ff9b2b01354518084c30b3b9d4fab |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921103620/https://apnews.com/article/katy-perry-143-music-review-419ff9b2b01354518084c30b3b9d4fab |archive-date=September 21, 2024 |access-date=2024-09-20 |work=Associated Press News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Graves |first=Wren |date=2024-09-21 |title=Katy Perry's Soulless New Album 143: Review |url=https://consequence.net/2024/09/katy-perry-143-new-album-review/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=[[Consequence (website)|Consequence]] |language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[Exclaim!]]'' critic Sydney Brasil wrote, "It's confusing why Perry continues to make such soulless music when she has enough resources to quietly quit and be remembered dearly".<ref name="Exclaim review">{{Cite web |last=Brasil |first=Sydney |date=September 23, 2024 |title=Katy Perry's '143' Is So 2000 and Late |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/katy-perry-143-album-review |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=Exclaim! |language=en}}</ref> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' writer Steven J. Horowitz described ''143'' as a "flat" album of lyrical clichés and "limp" music production, marking a new creative low for Perry. Horowitz argued that Perry's decision to reflect on her older catalog to create new music was a bad creative decision.<ref name="Horowitz223" /> On a positive note, [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] author Rania Aniftos regarded ''143'' as a "characteristically Katy Perry" album that her fans are "sure to enjoy".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Aniftos |first=Rania |date=2024-09-20 |title=Katy Perry's '143': All 11 Songs Ranked |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/katy-perry-143-songs-ranked/ |access-date=2024-09-20 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=September 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920180637/https://www.billboard.com/lists/katy-perry-143-songs-ranked/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Some reviewers, such as Horowitz, Petridis, and Khuttapan, declared "Wonder" as the best track of the album, complimenting the display of sincere emotion.<ref name="Petridis">{{Cite news |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |title=Katy Perry: 143 review – wan Europop revival falls short of total catastrophe |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/sep/20/katy-perry-143-review-wan-europop-revival-falls-short-of-total-catastrophe |access-date=September 20, 2024 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |archive-date=September 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921103620/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/sep/20/katy-perry-143-review-wan-europop-revival-falls-short-of-total-catastrophe |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=" The album's critical reception was a topic of media coverage. Nick Levine of the [[BBC]] opined that the album's reception "may also have been hampered by a toxic combination of misogyny and ageism that tends to affect female artists over 35."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240919-why-katy-perrys-comeback-has-gone-so-wrong |title=Why Katy Perry's comeback has gone so wrong |last=Levine |first=Nick |work=[[BBC]] |date=September 20, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920103907/https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240919-why-katy-perrys-comeback-has-gone-so-wrong |archive-date=September 20, 2024}}</ref> Ahlgrim argued that one might believe the criticism "is overblown or prejudicial, a cliché result of [[herd mentality]]" but said that is not the case with ''143'' and that "the adverse reaction [...] is very much earned, if even a little generous."<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last=Ahlgrim |first=Callie |date=September 21, 2024 |title=Katy Perry's '143' doesn't have a single redeeming song {{!}} Business Insider India |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/katy-perrys-143-doesnt-have-a-single-redeeming-song/articleshow/113535913.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921103722/https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/katy-perrys-143-doesnt-have-a-single-redeeming-song/articleshow/113535913.cms |archive-date=September 21, 2024 |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=Business Insider India |language=en}}</ref> == Commercial performance == | |||