Katy Perry fans have to wait an extra two weeks to get her new album, the singer announced Monday.
“Welp. I hate to throw this bad news at you like a pie in the face...but if there’s anything 2020 taught me, it’s to not get too attached to plans and be malleable,” Perry wrote on Instagram, blaming “unavoidable production delays” for bumping the release of Smile to Aug. 28.
“Thanks for being so flexible in this time... it’s a wild one, for sure, but I hope the patience will be worth the wait!”
Perry announced the Aug. 14 release date earlier this month. “I wrote the title track from the album when I was coming through one of the darkest periods of my life and had lost my smile,” she explained at the time. “This whole album is my journey towards the light – with stories of resilience, hope, and love.”
The pop star said Monday she will go live on Instagram every Sunday until the album drops – or her baby comes.
Smile is the 35-year-old’s first album since 2017’s Witness.