LOS ANGELES: Pop star Katy Perry on Tuesday announced a new single, bandaids, that will mark her first major release in more than a year and lead into upcoming work after her 2024 album 143, her team said.
Perry posted the single’s artwork and release date on her official social media accounts, announcing bandaids will be released on 6 November, with a planned live debut on 7 November during her Lifetimes tour stop in Lyon, France, Billboard reported.
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November 6https://t.co/78LQ4FezbD pic.twitter.com/LTEFMpgdUJ— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) November 4, 2025
The track’s production is credited to established hitmakers Greg Kurstin, Cirkut, Andrew Watt and Max Martin, according to the announcement cited by Billboard.
World Tour and recent album context
Perry is currently on the Lifetimes World Tour, which began in April and runs through December with more than 90 shows across several continents.
Her most recent studio album, 143 (2024), debuted at No. 6 on the US Billboard 200, the music industry chart shows. bandaids is being presented as the next step in her recording comeback.
Romance with Trudeau
The singer’s professional news comes amid intense media interest in her private life. Several outlets have reported that Perry has been linked romantically with former Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau; neither Perry nor Trudeau have publicly confirmed the reports.
People magazine and other media cited unnamed sources suggesting the pair have spent time together.
TMZ published photos of the two together in Paris. Representatives for both Perry and Trudeau declined to comment, a standard practice when neither party issues an official statement.
DJ and producer Diplo joked about the rumours on the Smart Girl Dumb Questions podcast, quipping about past links to both Perry and Trudeau, the show’s episode showed. The comments were made in jest and framed as light on-air banter.
