Katy Perry Says New Single Is One of Her "Biggest Songs Ever"

Amidst winding down her American Idol run, US pop star Katy Perry is gearing up for her next music era. 

Earlier this week during an Idol promo, Perry snuck in a tantalizing tease about her upcoming single, which, low-key, she thinks is among her greatest work to date.

The singer described the untitled track — whose release date has not yet been revealed — as “one of my biggest songs that has yet to come out.” 

The track was co-written by 28-year-old Canadian-Congolese singer Lu Kala, best known stateside for her feature on Latto’s 2023 song “Lottery.”

“But it’s coming out,” Perry, 39, says excitedly telling Kala, “Don’t say anything!” as she covers her mouth in mock horror.

Kala, who could hardly contain her excitement, shared a slew of pics with Perry from her visit on Tuesday with the caption, “To know me is to know that I’ve been a Katy fan FOREVER!! You can’t spell Pop without @katyperry and as a Pop gurlll, this means the WORLD TO ME!!!!🥹💕 brb, still crying.” 

“I was not expecting any of this, wow😭 Thank you @katyperry for letting me be the tiniest part of what you have coming. I can’t wait for the world to hear it🥹💕,” Kala captioned the post. 

Kala, who was named a Vevo #DSCVR Artist to Watch for 2024, just released her new ballad “Nothing But Love.”

On the same night, Perry disclosed that her as-yet-untitled LP, the long-awaited follow-up to her 2020 album "Smile", is one of her happiest to date. 

“I just have yet to make a record from a place of feeling really happy and whole and full of love,” she told Access Hollywood. “Sometimes artists are like, ‘Oh, that’s boring, you want to make music from kind of like a tougher place,’ but actually it’s very bright and joyful, like pure joy and fun and playful and celebratory and a party.”