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By Shannon Power
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Katy Perry is under fire for reportedly working with music producer Dr. Luke
Some social media users noticed that music site Genius had listed Perry's new song as "Woman's World" with Dr. Luke credited as a co-producer.
Genius is a music information website whose information is uploaded by the public, and verified by in-house editors, according to its website.
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Newsweek cannot verify the collaboration and has contacted Perry and Dr Luke's representatives via email for comment. We also emailed Genius for comment.
Dr. Luke—whose given name is Łukasz Sebastian Gottwald—is a prolific music producer who has worked with stars such as Avril Lavigne, Kim Petras, and Britney Spears.
He previously worked with Perry on many of her songs, including the hits "I Kissed a Girl" and "California Gurls."
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Accusations by singer Kesha against the music producer in October 2014 brought him under scrutiny. Kesha left her record label and recording contract with his Kemosabe Records label after a 10-year battle, after she had accused him of sexual and emotional abuse. The producer has denied the allegations.
He later sued Kesha for defamation in a case they eventually settled out of court in June 2023.
Since going public with her allegations, many musicians have come under fire for continuing to work with Dr. Luke, especially female artists.
The latest to receive backlash is Perry over the unconfirmed song credits on Genius.
Even Kesha herself was speculated to have weighed in on the news.
"lol," she simply wrote on X, formerly Twitter on Monday, with fans rushing to ask her if this was "Katy shade?"
People asked the same thing over on Reddit.
"Kesha seemingly responds to rumors that Katy Perry's upcoming single/album was produced by Dr. Luke," one person wrote in the r/FauxMoi subreddit.
User babysfirstbreath wrote: "Katy and Kesha knew each other before either one blew up so extra gross."
Newsweek has emailed Kesha's representatives for comment.
People also reacted to Perry's supposed return to collaborating with Dr. Luke.
"katy perry darling please ditch dr luke and just pump out an album of this," wrote @GRIT0DESAUDADE alongside a snippet of the video for her song "Never Really Over."
"Yo@katyperry a badly written women's empowerment anthem produced by DR LUKE is not the look," added @robtswthrayguns.
Some suggested waiting for verification about the production credits from Perry before passing judgment.
"A lot of you (including Kesha) are going to have egg on your face when you find out Dr Luke had no involvement in Katy's single. You fall for the same stan trickery every. single. time. We need to extend the school day I think.." wrote @ohmygodthatshot.
Perry has started making new music after announcing her departure from judging duties on American Idol.
She bid farewell to her stint as judge after seven years, but her replacement is yet to be announced.
"I love Idol so much, it's connected me with the heart of America," the singer said on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in February after announcing she was leaving. "But I feel like I need to go out to feel that pulse of my own beat."
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