--- title: Katy Perry on 'Bad Blood' Response on New Album description: Since Taylor Swift revealed that "Bad Blood" was about another female artist, it's been rumored that Katy Perry was the subject in question. canonical: https://time.com/4771017/katy-perry-bad-blood-response-new-album/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-05-08T18:33:47.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-08T09:01:26.105Z og:title: Katy Perry on 'Bad Blood': "Everything Has a Reaction" og:description: The singer addresses the question of whether she responded to Taylor Swift og:url: https://time.com/4771017/katy-perry-bad-blood-response-new-album/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltca24c8b24a0db722/6988cc68a988ca6e0c6bc1fd/taylor-swift-katy-perry.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: 2011 American Music Awards - Red Carpet og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Katy Perry on 'Bad Blood': "Everything Has a Reaction" twitter:description: The singer addresses the question of whether she responded to Taylor Swift twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltca24c8b24a0db722/6988cc68a988ca6e0c6bc1fd/taylor-swift-katy-perry.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Katy Perry on Whether Her Album Indirectly Responds to 'Bad Blood': 'Everything Has a Reaction' > Sponsored content. 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Orlando Bloom Snuggled with Katy Perry’s Dog One Day Before They Announced Their Separation_  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer May 8, 2017 6:33 PM UTC It costs a lot to hang with this famous girl squad.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer May 8, 2017 6:33 PM UTC Ever since [Taylor Swift](http://time.com/4744904/harry-styles-on-taylor-swift/) revealed that “[Bad Blood](http://time.com/3541210/taylor-swifts-bad-blood-1989/)” was written about another female artist, some speculated that [Katy Perry](http://time.com/4762550/met-gala-katy-perry-red-dress/) was the subject in question. “She basically tried to sabotage an entire arena tour. She tried to hire a bunch of people out from under me,” Swift told [_Rolling Stone_](http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/taylor-swift-1989-cover-story-20140908)of the unnamed foe in 2014, leading some to believe she was referencing her and Perry’s shared backup dancers. Perry has never directly responded to Swift’s song or subsequent comments. However, during a recent interview with [_Entertainment Weekly_](http://ew.com/music/2017/05/08/katy-perry-new-album/), the “Chained to the Rhythm” artist spoke about whether she addresses the supposed diss track on her upcoming album. “I think \[my new album is\] a very empowered record,” she said. “There is no one thing that’s calling out any one person.” Perry continued by offering a somewhat ambiguous answer to the question. --- > “” --- ## Transcript [00:00] The couple revealing their taking a break after little [00:02] over a year of dating. Reps for both stars, release a [00:05] statement to People, saying before rumors or [00:07] falsifications get out of hand, we confirmed that [00:10] Orlando and Katy are taking respectful, loving space at [00:13] this time. On Monday, Bloom posted this photo of [00:16] himself with Perry's dog, captioning it a mighty heart. [00:19] Perry and Bloom's ex- wife Miranda Kerr liked the [00:22] Instagram post. On Sunday night, Perry and Bloom [00:24] reunited at the Vanity Fair Oscar's Party after weeks of [00:27] travelling apart. The two continue their tradition of only [00:30] posing together inside events and cozy it up for the [00:33] cameras, however, an onlooker told People the duo [00:36] didn't interact much aside from posing for the cameras [00:39] saying, Katy didn't spend much time with Orlando. [00:41] They got together for a photo, but that was about it. 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