VIDEO: Katy Perry Shares New Music Video for Olympic Anthem 'Rise'

Katy Perry has released a new music video for "Rise," a new song composed and recorded by Perry, which will be used by NBC Olympics coverage as an anthem leading up to and throughout the 2016 Rio Olympics. Check it out below! Get "Rise": http://smarturl.it/KatyRise

"This is a song that's been brewing inside me for years, that has finally come to the surface. 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," said Katy Perry. "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. I hope this song can inspire us to heal, unite, and rise together. I am honored that NBC Olympics has chosen to use it as an anthem before and during the Rio Games."

Katy Perry is the largest-selling digital artist in history with more than 10 billion streams worldwide. She is the most-followed person worldwide on social media. Katy made her CapitolRecords debut with 2008's One of the Boys and cemented her status as a global superstar with the follow-up album, Teenage Dream (2010). PRISM, her latest album, debuted at #1 on iTunes in 100 countries and has sold more than 11 million adjusted albums worldwide. With the singles "Firework" and "Dark Horse" each surpassing the 10 million threshold including song sales and streams, Katy is the first female artist to earn two RIAA Digital Single Diamond Awards. She played to a total of two million people on the sold-out, 151-date Prismatic World Tour and headlined the SUPER BOWL XLIX halftime show, which set a record as the most-watched SUPER BOWL halftime show ever.

The Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Rio Olympics will air tonight on Friday, August 5, on NBC.

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