Perry back with song of unity – Rihanna’s France concert cancelled after attack in Nice

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NEW YORK, July 15, (Agencies): Pop superstar Katy Perry re-emerged Friday after a quiet spell with a song of unity as part of the television coverage of the 2016 Rio Olympics.

The singer — one of the most successful artists of her generation — offered her first new music since her blockbuster 2013 album “Prism” with the song “Rise.”

A midtempo electronic track, “Rise” takes on a triumphant tone befitting sports competitions, a change from the giddier pop feel of Perry’s biggest hits.

“When you think the final nail is in / Think again / Don’t be surprised / I will still rise,” Perry sings on the song.

The song will feature in the coverage of the Olympics opening ceremony on August 5 on NBC television, which has the lucrative contract to broadcast the Summer Games in the United States.

A video for “Rise” produced with NBC will also appear before movies in more than 20,000 cinemas across the United States, her label said.

Perry said the song had been “brewing” inside her for years but that she saw it as timely in light of troubles around the world.

“I was inspired to finish it now, rather than save it for my next album, because now more than ever, there is a need for our world to unite,” she said in a statement.

“I know that together we can rise above the fear — in our country, and around the world.

“I can’t think of a better example than the Olympic athletes, as they gather in Rio with their strength and fearlessness, to remind us how we ALL can come together, with the resolve to be the best we can be.”

Perry released the song Friday as an exclusive on Apple’s iTunes and the tech giant’s streaming service Apple Music.

At age 31, Perry has already achieved phenomenal success and is the most followed person on Twitter, with more than 90 million followers.

She has released a string of viral singles including “Roar,” “Teenage Dream,” “Firework” and “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.).”

But Perry has had a comparatively quiet 2016 as she works on a new album.

She finished a 151-date global tour in October last year in Costa Rica, although she has since then performed to support Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

Rihanna’s concert in Nice, France, has been canceled following the Bastille Day attack in the French Riviera city that killed at least 77 people and injured upwards of 100 more.

Rihanna was in Nice at the time of the attack, but her rep confirmed to Billboard that “she’s safe.” Christian Estrosi, the former mayor of Nice and current president of the PACA region, tweeted the news on Thursday. He also announced that the Nice Jazz Festival has also been canceled, and that flags would be flown at half mast in the city on Friday.

Rihanna was set to play at the Allianz Stadium in Nice Friday night as part of her Anti World Tour. She’s next schedule to perform Sunday night at the Commerzback Arena in Frankfurt, Germany.

A Bastille Day celebration turned fatal Thursday when a 15-meter truck drove into a crowd that had gathered for fireworks. The driver of the vehicle, which also had explosives and weapons inside, was killed.

President Obama condemned the attack as a “horrific act of terrorism,” and the anti-terrorism unit in France has launched an investigation. It’s the second-deadliest attack in France since World War II — the terrorist attacks on Nov 13 of last year killed 130 people.

Authorities say their investigation into the death of Grammy-winning Tejano star Emilio Navaira (nah-VY’-rah) shows he died of natural causes due to cardiovascular disease.

The New Braunfels Police Department said Thursday that it’s completed its investigation into the 53-year-old singer’s death and found no sign of foul play.

Officers were dispatched to Navaira’s home in New Braunfels on May 16 after relatives found him unconscious and not breathing. He was pronounced dead at a hospital in New Braunfels, 20 miles northeast of Navaira’s hometown of San Antonio.

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