1. These are pre-PRISM facts. Katy has now sold an amount of 14,5M albums.
2. Stop focusing only in album sales.
3. Let's stop this, a Swiftie just tried to make the two bases fight, do we need to do this
Katy's music is definitely more global. Aren't 3/4 of BEYONCE's sales from the US or something?
Newflash, The US is part of the world. Katy had 2 months head start, with all the heavy promo, discounts and clear channel deals. Yet Beyoncé outsold her, and Lorde is about to outsell her in the US.