The wait is over! Katy Perry 's first new album in four years is set to release later this year. On Wednesday, the 39-year-old pop star confirmed that her sixth studio album, titled 143 , will debut on Sept. 20 via Capitol Records.
It will mark her first album since 2020's Smile . Its first single and video, "Woman's World," releases on Thursday at 4 p.m.
PT. "I set out to create a bold, exuberant, celebratory dance-pop album with the symbolic 143 numerical expression of love as a throughline message," Perry explained in a press release. The "Firework" singer looks ethereal in album artwork by acclaimed British photographer Jack Bridgland.
"Jam-packed with the kind of empowering and provocative pop anthems fans have come to love, 143 is an album with a lot of heart – and a lot of BPM," the press release teased. Perry's girl-power single, "Woman's World," is described as "a powerful celebration of womanhood in all its forms" in the press release. Perry wrote the track with songwriter Chloe Angelides and producers Vaughn Oliver, Aaron Joseph and Rocco Did It Again! -- as well as controversial producer Dr.
Luke. This comes shortly after Dr. Luke settled his defamation lawsuit with Kesha .
The two settled their contentious public legal battle in June after nine years. Perry is entering a sexy new era in her music career . Ahead of "Woman's World," Perry has been leaving little to the imagination in bold looks.
Last week, she stunned in a skimpy patriotic bikini . Continuing her.