Could Katy Perry’s ‘143’ Album End Up Belatedly Becoming the Secret Pop Gem of Summer 2026?
Categoria: Musica
Two years after 143 was first released, it may be time to give the dance pop album a second spin -- and a second opinion.
Por Billboard | 30/06/2026
They say timing is everything when it comes to putting on a show and Katy Perry was right on time last month for her FIFA World Cup performance , as the singer dazzled a sold-out SoFi Stadium crowd as part of the global soccer tournament’s official U.S. Opening Ceremony on June 12. The singer took to the pitch just before kickoff to perform “Wonder,” an euphoric EDM cut from her much-maligned 2024 album, 143 , which is seemingly back in the zeitgeist two years later. Official on-demand U.S. streams of the album have been steadily climbing virtually all year, and reached a new weekly peak for 2026 in the tracking week ending June 18, with nearly 10.9 million streams, according to Luminate. “Wonder” was responsible for more than 300,000 of those weekly streams, after notching just over 10k the prior week. Meanwhile, Perry’s concert film from the tour supporting the album — The Lifetimes Tour – Live From Paris — recently premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival , further adding to the resurgence in interest. On the heels of a new single, “ Watch It Burn, ” Perry is officially back in the spotlight — and while the singer is seemingly gearing up for a new era, it’s giving fans a chance to reevaluate the last one. 143 debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 albums chart when it was released in September of 2024, earning Perry her seventh top ten album, though it marked one of her lowest-performing album debuts to date. The album was generally panned by reviewers, with critics bemoaning what they believed to be uninspired production, while even longtime KatyCats cringed at lead single “Woman’s World,” which saw the singer re-team with writer-producer Dr. Luke. Fans felt the messaging of the supposed feminist anthem was at odds with Perry’s choice of working with Dr. Luke, who was accused of sexual misconduct by Kesha and then countersued for defamation (the pop star and Dr. Luke settled their nine-year legal battle in 2023 before it was scheduled to go to trial). The music video for “Woman’s World,” meantime, also courted controversy, with Perry dressed as a provocative pin-up girl while cozying up to polarizing internet star Trisha Paytas. As viewers complained that the video actually set women back , Perry took to Instagram to defend herself, saying it was just “satire.” (Also: the less said about Perry revealing the lyrics to the song on a dress with a 500-foot-long train , the better.) But almost two years after 143 was first released, and with the promotional tactics and lead single a more distant memory, it may be time to give the album a second spin — and a second opinion. The anthemic refrain and buoyant lyrics of “Wonder” were a joyous party starter to welcome the World Cup, but the rest of Perry’s dance-pop record is similarly ready for a rose-colored revival, as an adrenal