Katy Perry returned to her whimsical roots as a glamorous, sad clown on the cover of her upcoming album, Smile, which she debuted in an Instagram post on Thursday.
The popstar said the new album is about her ‘journey towards the light’ and revealed that the title track was penned during one of the ‘darkest’ times in her life.
The pregnant 35-year-old seemed to be celebrating her success early and was spotted test driving a classic baby blue Mercedes in Santa Barbara on Wednesday with Orlando Bloom.
Big reveal: Katy Perry returned to her whimsical roots as a glamorous, sad clown on the cover of her upcoming album, Smile, which she debuted in an Instagram post on Thursday
All week Katy had been teasing her new album cover with virtual circus games for her fans to play online.
Katy channeled a retro circus vibe for her new album art and she began her social media caption: ‘step right up! step right up!’
‘KP5 is called #SMILE,’ the expectant mother wrote along with a circus emoji. Smile is Perry’s fifth studio album, hence the ‘KP5’.
The cover features the popstar as a sad clown in a billowy long sleeve silken navy and champagne checked top with a large neck ruffle that mimicked the print of a circus tent.
‘KP5 is called #SMILE I wrote the title track from the album when I was coming through one of the darkest periods of my life and had lost my smile. This whole album is my journey towards the light – with stories of resilience, hope, and love.’
Katy’s candy-floss blonde curls have a slight pale pink tint and were piled up on her head.
She is gazing at the camera in the snap with sad, puppy-dog eyes framed by long fluttery eyelashes and wearing a red clown nose.
Katy’s matching crimson lips were painted in a way to accent her frown and she sits with her head in her hands, cocked to one side in a sort-of defeated stance.
‘I wrote the title track from the album when I was coming through one of the darkest periods of my life and had lost my smile,’ she wrote in her post.
Supermom-to-be: Katy’s fifth studio album Smile debuts August 14 and the title track drops Friday at midnight
Adding: ‘This whole album is my journey towards the light – with stories of resilience, hope, and love.’
The titular track off of her fifth album streams at midnight on Friday.
Prior to unveiling the album cover, Katy was spotted test driving a vintage automobile with her fiance Orlando Bloom.
The pair looked like they had driven right out of another time period in the retro baby blue Mercedes 420SL.
Swanky! Prior to unveiling the album cover, Katy was spotted test driving a classic car with her fiance Orlando Bloom
Retro vibes: Orlando was in the drivers seat, resting his arm comfortably on the door as he cruised around with Katy the $70,000 Mercedes convertible while in Santa Barbara on Wednesday
Orlando was in the drivers seat, resting his arm comfortably on the door as he cruised around in the $70,000 convertible.
He sported a light toned woven hat and a dark chambray shirt seated alongside his bride-to-be who sported a khaki colored sun visor.
The 43-year-old Pirate’s of the Caribbean star and the songbird are expecting a baby girl, due to arrive this summer.
Their upcoming addition will make Bloom’s nine-year-old son, who he shares with his ex-wife Miranda Kerr, a big brother.
Exciting times ahead: The 43-year-old Pirate’s of the Caribbean star and the songbird are expecting a baby girl, due to arrive this summer
Last week, the hunk gushed about how ‘excited’ he is to welcome his first daughter on Good Morning America.
‘It’s a magical time, you know, when an angel pops into the planet, which is what it feels like for me,’ the Lord Of The Rings dreamboat said.
He eagerly anticipates ‘being present’ for Katy and the baby and is ‘looking forward to those very late nights’ as well as ‘doing the bottle thing.’
Katy’s new album, Smile, drops August 14 but is already available for pre-order.
Getting ready: Last week, the hunk gushed about how ‘excited’ he is to welcome his first daughter on Good Morning America calling this ‘a magical time’