To me, after you make it, you work harder than you’ve ever worked.ĪLESSO: Twice as hard. It’s funny, everyone says that after you make it, you retire to, like, an island in the Bahamas. I can’t believe you were there for what-20 hours? I’m nowhere close to anything that they do body choreography-wise, but I put in the old college try.ĪLESSO: You killed it. This was the first time I went heavy into choreography with Sean Bankhead-he does Normani and Lil Nas X, he does all the greats. We shot that music video in a day-we were doing dance scenes until about 3:30 a.m. PERRY: It was definitely a moment to double down, for sure. I looked pretty cool walking through that computer room.ĪLESSO: Yes, we know, the label told us.
I was pretty specific about our scene being in a data bank, because who doesn’t wanna look sexy in a system server area?ĪLESSO: You did such an insane performance in that video, and I just had to do a couple of walks. My stylist Tatiana Waterford did it all, and I basically just told her that I wanted the video to have a near-future look.
We curated a lot of really cool looks-everything from Vivienne Westwood customs to vintage John Paul Gaultier, a custom Dolce and Gabbana look, some Chrome Hearts jewelry which was fun. What do you think of the video, and your looks and everything? I want to hear it. So let’s talk about your outfit.ĪLESSO: Let’s jump straight into it.
You have to have a game plan, and our game plan really worked.ĪLESSO: I agree. PERRY: You gotta be a little bit innovative these days-especially because like 20,000 new songs come out every day on streamers. It was really cool to see the football and the music together. I was in Sweden at the time of the halftime show, and it was on too late for me. Let’s take this opportunity.” It definitely went more mainstream because of the halftime launch.ĪLESSO: I got hit up by so many people about it. We wanted it to be on their radar, too, so we were like, “Football! And a club music video directed by Hannah Lux Davis, let’s go. To me, the song is a big, gay club banger and we thought, “Okay, the kids are gonna know that it’s out there, but you know who’s not going to know it’s out there? People who watch football.” I mean regular people who listen to Ed Sheeran. We did a really unusual premiere-we collaborated with ESPN during a huge football game. It makes me feel so alive.ĪLESSO: Did you see the premiere of our halftime show on ESPN? I gotta tell you, I’m feeling like a sexy hot Gen Z-er, even though I’m Gen X. It’s made to help people let loose, have fun, and dance-and it’s sexy. I played it on New Year’s, and even though it’s just been out a little while, it just fits so well. It’s definitely a club banger, but it works at festivals and shows. I was ready to put out something purely dance-especially because I knew I was going to begin a residency in Vegas, so I wanted to give the kids their fix for a hot second.ĪLESSO: I love that. I get sent hundreds each year, and typically I’m like, “No thank you, god bless you on your journey.” With this one, the brakes stopped and I was like, “This is dope.” I’m obviously an Alesso fan, and I thought we could take this song to the next level. I get sent all kinds of crazy things all the time, whether it’s beats or fully-produced songs. It didn’t have my spin on it at that time, but I could already see it-even in its rawness. I wasn’t doing anything new, but he sent it, and it was undeniable. I had just put out a record called Smile, and I had just given birth. PERRY: It’s like giving the kids a Casio keyboard and being like, “You can do it, too.” Readers, for background, Alesso sent me “When I’m Gone” back when it was in a very different shape. I did two of those TikToks, and the fans seem to really be loving them. PERRY: Not to be offensive, it doesn’t look complicated.ĪLESSO: It’s supposed to look simple, but it’s more like a breakdown that reveals what’s really inside of the song. KATY PERRY: Hi! I saw your TikTok about how you made the new song-the beat, and stuff. On the occasion of the duo’s new song-and Perry’s upcoming appearance this weekend on Saturday Night Live-the duo hopped on the phone to discuss their next collaboration, the thrill of performing for a rowdy Vegas crowd, and what really happens when you make it in the industry. In fact, he’s been a staple in the Vegas’ electronic music festival circuit for years. Alesso, for his part, is no stranger to Sin City. and U.K., marks the dawn of a new era for Perry: her new Las Vegas residency, Katy Perry: PLAY sold out in the blink of an eye, prompting the star to tack on a string of new dates in Summer ’22. The collaboration, which is currently topping charts in the U.S. Last week, Katy Perry and Alesso joined forces on “ When I’m Gone”-a perfect pop banger that marks a return to the dance floor for both stars.
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