There is a song called California Gurls.
`` California Gurls '' is a song recorded by American singer Katy Perry for her third studio album , Teenage Dream ( 2010 ) . The song features verses from rapper Snoop Dogg . According to Perry , the song is an answer song to `` Empire State of Mind '' ( 2009 ) , by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys . On December 2 , 2010 , the song received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals .