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October 21, 2013 at 3:04 PM

Katy Perry’s ‘Prism’ another big winner | New Recordings

Posted by Gene Stout

Katy Perry, ‘Prism’ (Virgin EMI) Effervescent pop queen Katy Perry’s last album, “Teenage Dream” (2010), was a runaway hit, generating five No. 1 singles and placing her giddy singing career on terra firma. Perry’s fourth studio album, “Prism,” will likely be another big winner. “Roar,” a song of empowerment that references her painful, text-message breakup and subsequent…

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