Dude you should calm down, katy's momentum is not going to fade just because of this, even if gaga snatchs the number one spot, that won't affect katy's sales at all.
i love this competition actually at the end we know ROAR will outsell Applause.

She's doing amazing

It was gonna leak soon? No honey

Gaga and her team leaked the snippets on purpose then acted like it was a travesty that it was gonna leak only to rush release it. Anyone who can deny the obvious is delusional. This is malicious and even though Gaga is gonna dominate initially I hope it comes to bite her back in the ass.

Roar puts Applause to shame tbh. I'm not a Katy stan, but I might be buying myself a copy of Prism in the future

So,we just should sleep & wait until gaga reach #1,After gaga reach #1 we do something right?:/

WHAT? Sis, lie down, you aren't thinking straight.

I don't think you are but whatever... if you don't want to believe it then that's fine but that's what I think.

everything is fair in war and the music industry is kinda like war

I trust in the GP and the radios to make the right choice

I can't believe Katys iTunes lead! If not for certain circumstances I'd say her rising to #1 next week would've been pretty damn likely.

Has it been confirmed that Roar samples Brave or is it just a coincidence?

Do y'all think its possible to get #1 this week?

When will Capitol put this on Spotify?

via press release:

Katy Perry Roaring Back To The VMAS!
Perry will perform 'Roar' for the first time live at the August 25 show
Get ready to show your claws at this year's VMAs! Katy Perry has just been added to the superstar lineup of performers for the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, which will touchdown at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on August 25 at 9 p.m. ET.

Four-time VMA winner Perry will perform her new single, "Roar," for the first time live during the show. In celebration of the TV debut of the uplifting first track?from her upcoming Prism album, MTV Hits will feature an hour block of Katy performances and music videos from 2-3 p.m. ET on Tuesday (August 13).

No stranger to the VMA stage, Perry has won four MTV Video Music Awards, including the highly-coveted, "Video of the Year" for her #1 worldwide smash-hit, "Firework." She also performed her hit "I Kissed a Girl" at the 2008 show as well as a cover of Queen's "We Will Rock You" with Aerosmith's Joe Perry in 2009.

"Roar" leaked early on Saturday and was quickly offered for sale on iTunes and was, of course, an immediate hit with Perry's fans.

Guys, stop talking about Applause, you're going to get warned...

It's definitely a coincidence that it sounds like Brave. They were released too close together to have been a rip-off. I guess the music industry just loves using that style of production for giant inspirational songs.

there' a bunch of instrumental elements that studios just buy in bulk from time to time
like premade instrumental bit and pieces
Maybe Dr. Luke chose the same piano instrumental as the producer of Brave?

i just bought it on itunes. My very first Itunes purchase
where do i find it in my pc? or how does it works

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