This summer, the music industry’s most popular on-and-off-again couple John Mayer and Katy Perry signaled that they had greenlit their romance again with the release of “Who You Love,” a decidedly affectionate single, featuring Perry, off of Mayer’s sixth studio album Paradise Valley. In August, Mayer discussed the acoustic-based love song, explaining that he hoped audiences would look past the singers’ celebrity appeal when listening to the track. “If the music is framed correctly and quality,” Mayer told the A.P. this summer, “And if it’s right and the soul is there, it would be the highest compliment to the record if somebody said or people said, ‘I don't even think about it being [about] a relationship, I just hear it as a great song.’”
To commemorate the couple’s studio collaboration, Mayer and Perry recent sat for the pair’s first posed portraits by photographer Mario Sorrenti. The gorgeous black-and-white photos, given to VF.com exclusively, are being used for the “Who You Love” artwork. The single, as well as the complete Paradise Valley album, are currently available for purchase on iTunes.
Related: Katy Perry Photographed by Annie Leibovitz.
