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The SoCal singer has been dialing it back ever since then.

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Her hook for the Calvin Harris and Pharrell single Feels was understated and effortless.

The follow-up collaboration between Katy and Zedd, her new solo single Never Really Over, keeps the streak.

Never Really Over is a slight return to the motivational fare Katy Perrys best at.

The post-breakup reckoning of the new single goes for the same.

(Remember whenTaylor Swift delivered1989to streaming serviceson the exact night ofWitnesss release!?)

Thats par for the course when you pillage a two-year-old single for melodies.

Can she keep it up?

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