Pregnant Katy Perry delivers bad news to fans as new album SMILE is delayed
Pop songstress Katy Perry has taken to social media to announce the delay of her new album Smile due to production issues
Pregnant Katy Perry has been forced to delay her new album SMILE.
The I Kissed A Girl singer, 35, had been due to release her sixth studio album on August 14 but now due to unforeseen production issues it has been delayed by weeks.
Revealing the bad news, Katy wrote on Twitter : "Welp. I hate to throw this bad news at you like a pie in the face...but if there’s anything 2020 taught me, it’s to not get too attached to plans and be malleable.
"Due to unavoidable production delays, my album #SMILE will now be released weeks later on August 28".
However, it wasn't just bad news for fans of Katy as she revealed there would a consolation prize to make it up to them.
She tweeted: "To make this up to you, starting this Sunday (Aug 2) and until the album drops (or until #Babycat...whichever comes first) join me for #SmileSundays!
"Every Sunday, time TBA soon, I’m going to go on LIVE for 30 minutes or more and talk all things SMILE."
The singer then went on to elaborate more on what fans can expect.
Katy added: "you’ll see new merch... I’ll play some snippets... maybe we’ll go live together... we’ll def have a good chat!
"Clowns-n-Cats - Thanks for being so flexible in this time... it’s a wild one, for sure, but I hope the patience will be worth the wait!"
Katy is currently pregnant with her first child which she will share with her fiancé, Hollywood star Orlando Bloom.
The album delay comes after news that the couple were forced to delay their wedding day due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis news of their pregnancy.
She revealed to US Radio: "You can’t plan anymore in 2020 because those plans are always cancelled. We just want to deliver a healthy child. Everyone has to take life one week at a time right now."
Katy was previously married to British comedian Russell Brand from 2010 to 2012.
Katy Perry's SMILE is released on August 28, 2020, but her single Daisies is available now.
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