KATY PERRY #1 ARTIST IN CANADA!
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KATY PERRY #1 ARTIST IN CANADA!
PRISM - KATY PERRY’S THIRD SMASH ALBUM - DEBUTS AT #1
PRISM Shoots To #1 on iTunes In 90 Markets around the World
First Single “Roar” is 4 x Platinum in Canada
(Toronto, ON – 30 October 2013) – Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company is proud to announce that PRISM, Katy Perry’s new studio album, has debuted at #1 on the Nielsen SoundScan’s ‘Top Current Album Chart’ with more than 31,000 units sold in the album’s first week of release. PRISM, a global smash, shot to #1 on iTunes in 90 markets around the world including Canada. First single “Roar” is already four times platinum in Canada and had the biggest selling first week sales in chart history. The international hit single has sold more than five million singles worldwide. Following the success of “Roar,” PRISM’s second single, ‘Unconditionally’ is undeniably Katy's next hit. "Perry has never sounded better,” said People. "This is a pop blockbuster that easily beats 2010's hit-laden behemoth Teenage Dream." "She's making the mainstream not just swimming in it," noted Entertainment Weekly while Idolator hailed the album as a “transcendental pop experience." "Prism strikes a newly sophisticated balance between accessibility and idiosyncrasy," observed the Los Angeles Times and The New York Times said, “Katy Perry is the most potent pop star of the day.” Katy co-wrote each track on PRISM, with various producers including Max Martin, Dr. Luke, Klas Ahlund, and Greg Wells. PRISM also features collaborations with Bloodshy ("Love Me"), Greg Kurstin and Sia ("Double Rainbow"), as well as a return to the studio with "Firework" producers Stargate ("This Moment").-30-