--- title: Grammys 2017: Katy Perry Threw Shade at Britney Spears description: The "Chained to the Rhythm" singer referenced her fellow pop star's public breakdown in red carpet interviews. canonical: https://time.com/4668380/katy-perry-britney-spears-grammy-red-carpet/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-02-13T01:14:51.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:46:30.641Z og:title: Katy Perry Just Shaded Britney Spears on the Red Carpet og:description: The "Chained to the Rhythm" singer joked about mental health. og:url: https://time.com/4668380/katy-perry-britney-spears-grammy-red-carpet/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt56df7b81aa7e89be/6988b9e94dd21567b5efdba4/katy-perry-grammys-fb.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1534 og:image:height: 863 og:image:alt: 59th GRAMMY Awards - Red Carpet og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Katy Perry Just Shaded Britney Spears on the Red Carpet twitter:description: The "Chained to the Rhythm" singer joked about mental health. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt56df7b81aa7e89be/6988b9e94dd21567b5efdba4/katy-perry-grammys-fb.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Katy Perry Just Shaded Britney Spears on the Red Carpet > Sponsored content. 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Lester Cohen—Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Feb 13, 2017 1:14 AM UTC Katy Perry is back in a big way with a new single and a chic blonde look. But as the [“Chained to the Rhythm” singer](http://time.com/4667037/katy-perry-single-chained-to-the-rhythm/?iid=sr-link1) walked the red carpet at the [Grammy Awards](http://time.com/4664551/grammys-2017-see-winners/) Sunday night, Perry snuck in some unexpected remarks referencing Britney Spears and her famously public breakdown. In not one but two different interviews on the red carpet, Perry threw shade at her fellow pop star, mentioning that she took time for her own mental health over the last year—and that her break from producing pop hits has gone well for her. ### Grammys 2017: See Celebrities Hit the Red Carpet  Adele attends the 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center, on Feb. 12, 2017 in Los Angeles. 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Rodriguez—Getty Images  Jason Derulo attends The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center, on Feb. 12, 2017 in Los Angeles. Kevin Mazur—Getty Images  Keith Urban attends the 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center, on Feb. 12, 2017 in Los Angeles. Lester Cohen—Getty Images  Michael Keaton and son Sean Douglas attend the 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center, on Feb. 12, 2017 in Los Angeles. Alberto E. Rodriguez—Getty Images  Betsey Johnson and John Cale attend the 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center, on Feb. 12, 2017 in Los Angeles. Lester Cohen—Getty Images  Patton Oswalt attends the 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center, on Feb. 12, 2017 in Los Angeles. Lester Cohen—Getty Images  Maren Morris attends the 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center, on Feb. 12, 2017 in Los Angeles. Kevin Mazur—Getty Images  Kelsea Ballerini attends the 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center, on Feb. 12, 2017 in Los Angeles. 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Britney fans were _not_ here for her jokes, and quickly took to Twitter to chastise Perry for making light of mental health. > [](https://twitter.com/Musicnews%5Ffeed/status/830939912685895680) > [](https://twitter.com/majtague/status/830939937600057345) > [](https://twitter.com/melaninbarbie/status/830941295828938752) > [](https://twitter.com/emilynussbaum/status/830940930257649665) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4668380/katy-perry-britney-spears-grammy-red-carpet/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4668380/katy-perry-britney-spears-grammy-red-carpet/"},"headline":"Katy Perry Just Shaded Britney Spears on the Red Carpet","datePublished":"2017-02-13T01:14:51.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:46:30.641Z","description":"The \"Chained to the Rhythm\" singer joked about mental health.","url":"https://time.com/4668380/katy-perry-britney-spears-grammy-red-carpet/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","awards","Music","Grammys 2017"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt56df7b81aa7e89be/6988b9e94dd21567b5efdba4/katy-perry-grammys-fb.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt56df7b81aa7e89be/6988b9e94dd21567b5efdba4/katy-perry-grammys-fb.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"59th GRAMMY Awards - Red Carpet","caption":"Katy Perry attends The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center, on Feb. 12, 2017 in Los Angele.","creditText":"Lester Cohen—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4668380/katy-perry-britney-spears-grammy-red-carpet/","name":"Katy Perry Just Shaded Britney Spears on the Red Carpet"}}]}] ```