According to the 2012 book Katy Perry, the “Firework” singer noted there were famous songs about California by The Beach Boys and Tupac Shakur, but she wanted to write one from her perspective.

Will Cotton is an artist who creates images of women surrounded by candy. According to a 2010 article from Interview magazine, Cotton received an e-mail from someone who called themself “Katheryn ...

The summer smash California Gurls that features a collaboration between Snoop Dogg and Katy Perry has achieved the diamond number of 10x platinum, according to the Recording Industry Association of ...

To Katy Perry, the state of California is her own private version of the board game Candy Land. The pop starlet just released the video for “California Gurls,” the lead single off her August 24 ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: ...