Dated girl-power anthems and by-the-numbers dance-pop lack the frivolity that once made the singer so entertaining

Even Perry’s few truly creative quips inspire little more than confusion. “Say the right thing, maybe you can be / Crawling on me like a centipede,” she sings on “GIMME GIMME”—a great line if you’re trying to charm Tim Burton,

Katy Perry’s new album title “143” is code for “I love you,” based on the number of letters in each word of the phrase.

Rather than doubling down on an already bad idea, Perry should have rested on her laurels and quietly faded into pop nostalgia.

Katy Perry’s new album: 143 has connected with music lovers, landing at the top of the Billboard all-genre poll for this week. Gaining a remarkable 59% of the vote, the pop icon’s sixth studio album shot over the newly launched albums of Gwen Stefani,