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Katy Perry is 'freaking out' over Woman's World flop and holding crisis talks in frantic bid to save her album - as insiders reveal her desperate plan to win back her fans
The singer, 39, released the lead single from her upcoming album 143 last Thursday, but the track - billed as an empowering feminist anthem - was quickly dismissed as unoriginal and formulaic.
With the single plummeting down the US iTunes chart less than a week since its July 11 release, Katy is said to be 'freaking out' and demanding that her team go 'back to the drawing board' to save her album from suffering the same fate. The source claimed the biggest risk Katy had taken was reconnecting with Dr. Luke - the music producer who worked on her hit singles including 2008's I Kissed a Girl and 2010's California Gurls before later being accused of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse by Kesha. When asked if she thought working with Dr. Luke would have a potential impact on the success of a future release, the Dark Horse singer responded: '[People would] protest against it, a smear campaign, just 20 different narratives than the one that I am.'
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