Katy Perry handed down the ultimate compliment to one of her pop peers, calling them the “best singer of our generation.”
The 39-year-old American Idol judge and “Harleys in Hawaii” pop icon made the revelation while praising the latest Idol winner Abi Carter.
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Speaking to Extra, Katy revealed that the voice of the generation was Ariana Grande.
After saying that Abi “was singing with an angelic frequency” and had a voice “unlike anything I’ve heard in pop music,” she turned her praise to Ariana.
“I mean the last time I said that I said that about Ariana Grande when she went on The Ellen [DeGeneres] Show. I was like, ‘Oh, this girl is the best singer of our generation.’ So I don’t say that lightly.”
If you missed it, Katy is teasing a huge musical comeback of her own now that she’s stepping back from Idol.
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