Katy Perry narrowly avoids a wardrobe malfunction as bikini-clad star unwinds with shirtless fiancé Orlando Bloom on the Amalfi Coast after disastrous new single was mauled by critics

The tepid reception afforded her new music was swept aside on Monday as Katy Perry enjoyed her latest European holiday with Orlando Bloom, this time on Italy's Amalfi Coast. 

The American singer is preparing for the release of her sixth studio album, but an ongoing promotional missive has been overshadowed by the brutal response to its lead single, Women's World.

Perry, 39, released the track, billed as an empowering feminist anthem, and its accompanying video in July, but the track was promptly dismissed as unoriginal, hypocritical and formulaic.

New single Lifetimes will be released on August 9, and Perry was evidently pleased to be out of office before unleashing it on the general public. 

Making an appearance in Maiori, a popular Amalfi Coast tourist resort famed for its long stretch of coastline, the singer caught the eye in a forest green bikini set while froclicking in the surf with her British fiancé.  

But she narrowly avoided a potentially embarrassing wardrobe malfunction after almost losing her bikini top in the ocean, with the singer seen hastily protecting her modesty as she stood in waist-deep water.  

Meanwhile Bloom, 47, showed off his muscular physique in a pair of black Prada swimming shorts as he reclined in the surf, where he showed off his impressive flexibility while going through as variety of stretching exercises and yoga positions. 

Perry's outing comes after DailyMail.com revealed she is 'pointing the fingers at everyone but herself' after her comeback single, Woman's World, failed to set the charts alight.

Insiders claim she is desperately scrambling to devise a new plan to save her musical comeback.

The Teenage Dream singer also faced criticism for the sexualised nature of the accompanying video, as well as her decision to work with music producer Dr. Luke, 50, after his highly publicised legal battle with Tick Tock singer Kesha, 37.

With the single plummeting down the US iTunes chart less than a week since its July 11 release, Perry is said to be 'freaking out' and demanding that her team go 'back to the drawing board' to save her album from suffering the same fate.

'Katy is freaking out right now because she is very aware of the feedback that Woman's World is getting,' an insider exclusively told DailyMail.com.

'She is pointing the fingers at everyone but herself, but it is her own fault.'

The source claimed the biggest risk Perry had taken was reconnecting with Dr. Luke - the music producer who worked on her hit singles including 2008's I Kissed a Girl and 2010's California Gurls before later being accused of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse by Kesha.

The super producer, whose real name is Łukasz Gottwald, denied all allegations, including Kesha's claim that he raped Katy – something she shut down.

A New York state judge ruled against Kesha in 2020 saying she had defamed her former producer with the claim, and an appeals court upheld that decision in 2021.

Music lovers have been vocal about their disdain for any artist choosing to work with the hitmaker following Kesha's allegations, despite the pair reaching a settlement in 2023.

Some of Perry's fans have defended the star by claiming she was forced to work with Dr. Luke due to contractual obligations, but the singer previously confirmed that she has no ties with him.

During her 2018 deposition for Kesha's suit against Dr. Luke, Perry confirmed that she had only ever signed a three-album publishing deal with Dr. Luke's Kemosabe Records and that the pair were no longer in a contractual relationship.

She also acknowledged what the public feedback would be if she chose to collaborate with Dr. Luke amid his battle with Kesha.

'Working with him at this moment would mean - would not be - would not be received well because of this lawsuit,' she stated.

When asked if she thought working with Dr. Luke would have a potential impact on the success of a future release, the Dark Horse singer responded: '[People would] protest against it, a smear campaign, just 20 different narratives than the one that I am.'

After DailyMail.com previously revealed that Perry had been warned not collaborate with Dr. Luke for the new album, the source confirmed that the Roar singer had ignored pleas.

'She was insane to think that Dr. Luke was a good idea. She didn’t listen to anyone', the insider stated. 'Instead of diving deep and creating art she put something out that sounded like it could have been on an album of hers from 2010.'

Not only did the track see Perry team up with the producer, the track was also mainly written alongside men.

Dr. Luke, Aaron Joseph, Vaughn Oliver, and Rocco Did It Again! all co-wrote and produced the track - while Katy and Chloe Angelides are the only women who helped pen the song.

Not a single woman produced the album.

'You don’t make a song about female empowerment with basically all men,' the source said.

'Katy cannot identify with other women because she lives in her celebrity bubble. She knows nothing about what it is like to be a woman in the real world.

'She is not using her star power to make change in the world – she is using it to make money.'