Katie Sutherland checked in with fans on her official web site’s blog (katiesutherland.co.uk) on Saturday (December 3), announcing that she’s dropping her “Pearl and The Puppets” moniker and instead performing under her own name. The UK indie pop writes:

I am now known as Katie Sutherland and no longer “Pearl & The Puppets”. Do not fret, it’s still me. Always has been, always will be.

I will be working with a company called Pledge Music. This will allow you lot to be involved in the making of the album and help me release it next year! I can’t wait to get you all involved. I will update you all once the Pledge Music campaign begins.

Pearl and the Puppets singer Katie Sutherland spoke with InStyle in a Q&A, where the Scottish singer talked about what it’s like to have a famous fan of her work like Elton John. “He’s lovely. The first time I met him he could name all my songs,” the 23-year-old said. “He’s really thoughtful, sends wine at Christmas and stuff. He calls me up if something is going on; if the single is coming out or something important is happening. When I signed with my label he called me and said congratulations.”

Katie Sutherland of Pearl and the Puppets checked in with fans on her blog at MySpace (@pearlandthepuppets) on Wednesday (August 4), making the pitch on why they should be picking up her new single ‘Make Me Smile’ when it comes out August 16th. Katie writes:

You could get it for yourself or maybe a boyfriend or a girlfriend or a wife or a husband or a bro or a sis or a gran or a grandad or a cat or a dog or a fish…or you could give it to all of them?
It’s multi purpose too…. It plays my single along with a b-side ‘Inside Out’ and a remix of ‘Make Me Smile’ by Grum….. It can also be used as a Frisbee, a coaster, a mirror, a weapon to blind people in the eye using light, a pizza cutter, a wheel….. and so on and so forth.
So yes. All that for just a few quid. Bargain if you ask me.
It will also be available on iTunes *please note it won’t be multi purpose via iTunes*