And so, Katy is the Woman of the Year!

Hey KatyCats!
   

     I have wonderful news! As of today, Katy Perry has been named Billboard's "Woman of the Year"! Congratulations to all of us, because we helped to get her there! This is such a wonderful achievement for her after her emotional ups and downs this year. She (although she is like no other) is following in the footsteps of past winners like Beyonce, Fergie, and last year's winner, Taylor Swift.
    Katy's success in her career is truly remarkable. She has had huge hits on both of her albums and in fact, both of her albums combined have sold over 4 million copies! She's also sold over 48 million single tracks in the U.S. alone! She even has songs like "Firework" and "California Gurls" among the top 30 downloaded songs EVER! That's pretty impressive! Not to mention, Katy's record of the only female with nine #1's on the pop songs chart. Katy's "Teenage Dream" album spent over 100 weeks in the Billboard 200. As I said, Katy's success has been AMAZING!!

   
    Katy's dominance over these also spilled over into the "California Dreams" tour. The tour sold out over 124 arenas while also sending money to charity. And then she had her summer blockbuster movie "Katy Perry: Part of Me" that she not only starred in but produced. This movie gave us a look into her personal ups and downs and the pressure and pleasure of her tour. It really made us love her even more. Another thing is that we as KatyCats have taken over twitter and facebook and that we are her "legion of fans." I think that's pretty cool. Katy has also become a lean-mean-branding-machine with her own fragrances and nail polish and false eyelashes. Not only that, but she has been the face of Proactiv and now Popchips. Billboard's editorial director Bill Werde called her "one of the most exciting and inspiring artists in the industry." Werde also said, "Katy Perry broke into the industry not even five years ago, and has already accomplished more than most artists can hope for in an entire career,"
    I am so excited for Katy I cannot even express myself! This is such a wonderful thing for her and I am excited to share in her victory. Think about it, if we weren't buying all of her amazing music, she would not be winning this award. Therefore, this is our win too, KatyCats! Katy will be officially  accepting her award at the 2012 Women in Music event in New York on November, 30th.

Congrats, KatyCats!
 -Autumn the Purrfect KatyCat