Featured on this page:
- Unreleased Covers
- Unreleased Live Collaborations
Unreleased Covers:
Criteria:
- Covers perfomed live
- No official release
- Broadcasted by TV, radio or HQ internet stream, high quality audio available
Head Over Heels
(Tears for Fears cover)
Live on BBC Radio 2.
Don't Stop Me Now
(Queen cover)
Live at iHeartRadio Awards.
Like a Virgin
(Madonna cover)
Live at the 2008 MTV VMA's.
We Will Rock You
(Queen cover)
Live at 2009 MTV VMA's.
Katy Kat Club Medley
Live at 2009 MTV EMA's.
Medley of:
Halo (Beyonce cover)
I Gotta Feeling (Black Eyed Peas cover)
When Love Takes Over (David Guetta cover)
Use Somebody (Kings of Leon cover)
Poker Face (Lady Gaga cover)
I Now Live
(Crystal Lewis cover)
NOTE: a preview of this song's TV performance was shown as a part of the E! Entertainment Special: Katy Perry.
Performed as Katy Hudson. She was 15 at the time.
Hey Jude
(The Beatles cover)
2012 MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute to Paul McCartney.
Niggas In Paris
(Kanye West/Jay Z cover)
Live from Radio 1 Live Lounge
Yesterday
(The Beatles cover)
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles. On air date: February 9, 2014
When You Wish Upon a Star
(Song from the Disney film Pinnochio.)
Katy performed this song on an episode of American Idol along with contestants.
Also, a version of the song recorded by Katy was played during this episode.
Baby Mine
(Song from the Disney film Dumbo)
Katy performed this song on the live broadcast of Disney Family Singalong Volume 2.
NOTE: Katy performed this song at her home for this broadcast. This was done due to the COVID-19 pandemic during 2020 which resulted in stay at home orders and lockdowns throughout much of the world.
(Tears for Fears cover)
Live on BBC Radio 2.
Don't Stop Me Now
(Queen cover)
Live at iHeartRadio Awards.
Like a Virgin
(Madonna cover)
Live at the 2008 MTV VMA's.
We Will Rock You
(Queen cover)
Live at 2009 MTV VMA's.
Katy Kat Club Medley
Live at 2009 MTV EMA's.
Medley of:
Halo (Beyonce cover)
I Gotta Feeling (Black Eyed Peas cover)
When Love Takes Over (David Guetta cover)
Use Somebody (Kings of Leon cover)
Poker Face (Lady Gaga cover)
I Now Live
(Crystal Lewis cover)
NOTE: a preview of this song's TV performance was shown as a part of the E! Entertainment Special: Katy Perry.
Performed as Katy Hudson. She was 15 at the time.
Hey Jude
(The Beatles cover)
2012 MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute to Paul McCartney.
Niggas In Paris
(Kanye West/Jay Z cover)
Live from Radio 1 Live Lounge
Yesterday
(The Beatles cover)
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles. On air date: February 9, 2014
When You Wish Upon a Star
(Song from the Disney film Pinnochio.)
Katy performed this song on an episode of American Idol along with contestants.
Also, a version of the song recorded by Katy was played during this episode.
Baby Mine
(Song from the Disney film Dumbo)
Katy performed this song on the live broadcast of Disney Family Singalong Volume 2.
NOTE: Katy performed this song at her home for this broadcast. This was done due to the COVID-19 pandemic during 2020 which resulted in stay at home orders and lockdowns throughout much of the world.
Unreleased Covers 2.0:
Criteria:
- Covers perfomed live
- No official release
- Not broadcasted by TV, radio or HQ internet stream, or no high quality audio available
- Full songs or part of a medley
Only Girl (In the World)
(Rihanna cover)
Big Pimpin’
(Jay-Z cover)
Friday
(Rebecca Black cover)
Whip My Hair
(Willow Smith cover)
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
(Whitney Houston cover)
Please Mr Postman
(The Marvelettes cover)
Build Me Up Buttercup
(The Foundations cover)
Born This Way
(Lady Gaga cover)
Everybody's Changing
(Keane cover)
Black and Yellow
(Wiz Khalifa cover)
Frère Jacques
(Traditional)
Someone Like You
(Adele cover)
So Far Away
(Carole King cover)
You've Got a Friend: A Live Celebration of Carole King and Her Music @ Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, December 4, 2012
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
(Song from "The Wizard of Oz") (Performed at 2016 LA Children's Hospital Once Upon a Time Gala.
Let's Stay Together
(Al Green cover)
Katy performed a rendition of this song at three President Obama re-election rallies in 2012.
(What If God Was) One of Us
(Joan Osborne cover)
Performed during Witness: The Tour in Barcelona, Spain.
All By myself
(Eric Carmen cover, also recorded by Celine Dion.)
(Rihanna cover)
Big Pimpin’
(Jay-Z cover)
Friday
(Rebecca Black cover)
Whip My Hair
(Willow Smith cover)
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
(Whitney Houston cover)
Please Mr Postman
(The Marvelettes cover)
Build Me Up Buttercup
(The Foundations cover)
Born This Way
(Lady Gaga cover)
Everybody's Changing
(Keane cover)
Black and Yellow
(Wiz Khalifa cover)
Frère Jacques
(Traditional)
Someone Like You
(Adele cover)
So Far Away
(Carole King cover)
You've Got a Friend: A Live Celebration of Carole King and Her Music @ Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, December 4, 2012
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
(Song from "The Wizard of Oz") (Performed at 2016 LA Children's Hospital Once Upon a Time Gala.
Let's Stay Together
(Al Green cover)
Katy performed a rendition of this song at three President Obama re-election rallies in 2012.
(What If God Was) One of Us
(Joan Osborne cover)
Performed during Witness: The Tour in Barcelona, Spain.
All By myself
(Eric Carmen cover, also recorded by Celine Dion.)
Unreleased Covers 3.0
Critera:
- Recorded in studio
- Not officially released
Imagine
(John Lennon cover)
For UNICEF Imagine Project
(John Lennon cover)
For UNICEF Imagine Project
Unreleased Live Collaborations
Criteria:
- Collaborations performed live
- No studio version or official release
- Broadcasted by TV, radio or HQ internet stream, high quality audio available
Live at VH1 Divas
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper cover) with Nicki Minaj
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy with Keri Hilson and Jennifer Nettles
Live at VMAs
We Will Rock You (Queen cover) with Joe Perry
Live at SXSW 2008 (South By Southwest Music Festival)
Rush with Ferras
The Rolling Stones 50th Anniversary Tour @ Las Vegas MGM Grand Grand Garden Arena
Beast of Burden with The Rolling Stones
CMT Crossroads With Kacey Musgraves
01 Teenage Dream
02 Merry Go Round
03 Here You Come Again (Dolly Parton cover)
04 Thinking of You
05 Step Off
06 Firework
07 Follow Your Arrow
08 I Can't Make You Love Me (Bonnie Raitt cover)
09 Roar
2016 Academy of Country Music Awards (ACMs) With Dolly Parton
Coat of Many Colors
Jolene
9 to 5
2019 Grammy Awards
Dolly Parton Tribute
Here You Come Again (with Kacey Musgraves and Dolly Parton)
9 to 5 (Katy sang this along with Dolly, Miley Cyrus, Maren Morris and Little Big Town.)
Unreleased Live Collaborations 2.0:
Criteria:
- Collaborations performed live
- No studio version or official release
- Not broadcasted by TV, radio or HQ internet stream, or no high quality audio available
Stand & Deliver with No Doubt
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas with Gabriel Mann
When We Are One with Gabriel Mann
California Christmas with Gabriel Mann
Baby It's Cold Outside with Gabriel Mann
Silent Fart with Gabriel Mann
Teenage Dream with Darren Chriss
How I Go with Yellowcard
Friday with Rebecca Black
Hot N Cold with Taylor Swift
Unapologetic Bitch with Madonna
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas with Gabriel Mann
When We Are One with Gabriel Mann
California Christmas with Gabriel Mann
Baby It's Cold Outside with Gabriel Mann
Silent Fart with Gabriel Mann
Teenage Dream with Darren Chriss
How I Go with Yellowcard
Friday with Rebecca Black
Hot N Cold with Taylor Swift
Unapologetic Bitch with Madonna
