POD clarifies Katy Perry’s former role in band

Before becoming a mega pop-star and selling out arenas worldwide, Katy Perry was a backup singer for a Christian metal band.

Diehard fans of the singer – whose parents are Pentecostal pastors – will have known she was a backing singer for the group in her early career – she even appears in Goodbye For Now’s official music video.

Can you guess the 10 music videos to get over 1 billion views on YouTube? Back in 2012, P.O.D. frontman Sonny Sandoval joked about reversing roles and playing backup for Perry, who had shot to super-stardom by that point. In response, P.O.D.’s Marcos Curiel shared a statement with Rolling Stone contradicting the reports. “We invited her to participate on our record as she was and is still is one of the few pop artists with strong musicianship roots…” Shabby reporting. No research. Her self-titled debut, 2001’s Katy Hudson, thematically reflected her intensely-Christian upbringing.

A friend pointed out to me that before Perry hit it big, she was a Christian rock singer.

Meanwhile, the pink clouds are a nice homage to Perry’s Teenage Dream album cover, while the rainbows and geometrical shapes seem to nod to Prism. Not only is she busy wrapping up her Prismatic World Tour, but she’s also coming out with a mobile game.