A Cynic Stands Corrected: Witnessing Fan Love at Katy Perry's YouTube Crib

 I went to the spot where Katy Perry recently hosted her four-day live-streamed existence to promote her latest album, Witness. Now an empty makeshift “home” and temporary pop-up shop, super fans were allowed to visit and poke around. You could lay in the bed Katy jumped on, sit on the couches that several comforted several of her celeb friends and things of the sort.

Why Katy Perry's 'Witness' Pop-Up Embodies What Being a Fan Is All About

https://www.instagram.com/p/BVDwBHgDMok/?taken-by=katyperryCovering it for Billboard, I have to admit that I essentially came into it with a “Who would want to go to this?” attitude. But after hanging around a bit, seeing how dedicated some of Katy's fans are and reading bits of the notes they wrote her, I left with a lot more respect for not only Katy (who I’ve always appreciated as an artist), but her followers—many who have used her music to power themselves through breakups and sickness. Give it a read.