This is blatantly the weirdest interview ive ever been a part of. It’s @katyperry ‘s fault, really. bit.ly/wwJoXl

— shannonwoodward (@shannonwoodward) March 2, 2012

Why does the world love Katy Perry? The conventional wisdom is that if you have to ask the question, then you’ll never fully understand the answer—although, tens of millions of people do, which is why she is one of the biggest pop stars on the planet. But after a titanic and tumultuous year that began with an epic world tour, hit its peak with a run of five No. 1 singles, and ended with her husband of 15 months, comedian Russell Brand, filing for divorce, Perry is now out to prove that she’s something else, too: unsinkable.

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It was released a commercial for The Sims 3 in Poland, on the video Katy sings her new single, Part Of Me.

Katy Perry and Electronic Arts are joining forces for The Sims 3 Showtime Katy Perry Collector’s Edition, a themed expansion pack for PCs and Mac out March 6 ($50, rated T for ages 13-up). Exclusive in-game items will celebrate the “California Gurl” and her colorful clothing, hairstyles, accessories and stage props.

Since 2000, EA’s Sims games have let players take control of the lives of little simulated people, from their love interests to career choices and home décor. More than 150 million copies have been sold worldwide.

“I’ve always thought of myself as a cartoon, so I thought it wouldn’t be so bad to be a Sim,” Perry says in an exclusive interview. “I’m involved with The Sims because it’s pure fun, and creative. And you can change my hair color even more than I do,” she adds, flicking her blue ‘do.

Along with downloading Perry as a playable character, gamers can play her signature guitar, wear outfits and use stage props from 2011′s sold-out California Dreams tour (even the giant banana).

Requiring The Sims 3 ($30) to play, the Showtimeexpansion disc focuses on four performance-based careers — singer, DJ, magician and acrobat — each of which requires the Sim to work up from rags to riches. Perry says she likes the fact that there are no shortcuts to achieving success.

“I started out playing at coffee shops and on the side of the street with my guitar case open, and that’s how you start in The Sims,” she says. “I don’t think people should think success comes easy, on a silver platter, and in The Sims it doesn’t.”

And things likely will go wrong as the Sim climbs the ladder of success, be it a singer falling during a performance, a magician accidentally catching fire or dissatisfied audience members tossing vegetables at the stage.

Showtime isn’t Perry’s first Sims involvement. The 27-year-old Santa Barbara native recorded a special version of Hot N Cold for The Sims 2 in 2008, sung in “Simlish,” the gibberish language spoken by Sims. It went on to become a YouTube hit.

Corey Higgins, EA vice president of marketing, says the partnership with Perry is the most elaborate in the franchise’s 12-year history. “Katy has been very involved throughout the creative process in developing the unique fashions, furniture, hairstyles, props and marketing materials,” he says. “The end result truly celebrates her distinct personality and imagination.”

“With anything I do, I’m involved to an annoying point; I’m a bit of a control freak,” says Perry with a laugh.

Even though Perry sings about throwing away her phone in her latest single Part of Me, she considers herself quite tech-savvy. “I was always found on the Internet through MySpace, I’ve had a blog and I’m Twitter-savvy,” she says. “If you don’t adapt or adopt, you’re going to miss the boat.”

Music, of course, remains her top priority. On March 27, a supersized version of her 2010 hit album Teenage Dream will be released. Subtitled The Complete Confection, it will include all the songs from the original, which produced five No. 1 hits — a feat equaled only by Michael Jackson’s Bad— but also features three new tracks, as well as remixes, an acoustic track and a 20-minute megamix mash-up, says Perry. “I felt like I had more to say on Teenage Dream, plus I couldn’t include all the songs I wanted to on the original record.”

Perry says she was most excited about one of the new songs in particular, though she wouldn’t reveal which one. “I wrote and recorded it in only two days,” she says. “I had to literally slap myself in the face while in the studio and tell myself to stay awake to finish it.”

Perry’s also secretive about a new song she’s about to record, but strongly hints it’s for another collaboration with The Sims that will allow you to turn your world into “Candy-fornia.”

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The Complete Confection will feature tracks that didn’t make it on the original album.

Katy Perry gave fans their Teenage Dream when she dropped the album back in 2010, and now fans should expect to experience a bit of déjà vu.

The singer will drop a re-release of the album scheduled to March 13, 2012. Playing up the album’s sugary-sweet imagery, it will be called Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection. While little else is known about what will appear on the album, producer Tricky Stewart did shed some light on the project when he spoke to MTV News last fall. He teased that several tracks that didn’t make the final cut for Teenage Dream were being reworked for this project.

“Katy and I went into [the studio] just to address some issues with records that we had done in the past that didn’t end up going on Teenage Dream,” he said in October. “So we are in the process of just listening and freshening up things and getting ready for something special she has going on.”

While the track listing for the re-release is still unknown, Tricky did shed light on one particular song. “This song is really special. It’s called ‘Dressing Up,’ so it’s going to be a big record, I think,” he said. “It definitely fits. It’s right there in what her sensibilities are as a musician and a songwriter. She doesn’t change much. She has a very keen musical taste. It’ll be really good.”

“We always knew that the records we created were special [and] at the time it was more contractual obligation [that they didn't make the record],” he added. “I can only have so many songs produced by me on the record. She didn’t need to have extra songs at the same time.”

In addition to the new album news, Katy tweeted about ending her California Dreams Tour over the weekend in Manila. She dedicated the last show to a fan who had committed suicide. “I hope you’re finding peace up there on that pink cotton candy cloud. I dedicate this last show to u, sweet dreams angel #RIPKatyCatAllie,” she tweeted.

Perry is expected to next appear at the Grammy Awards, where she is up for two awards.

Watch below the whole Saturday Night Live show hosted by Katy Perry last night! Pretty hilarious, LOL. We love it!!

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