“Katy Perry’s new album Smile launches at No. 5 with 50,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, album sales total 35,000 (aided by merchandise/album bundles sold via Perry’s official webstore) ...

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Did Katy release Smile as a way to complete some contractual agreement with her label? It seems like a premature era for an act on the decline. Or did she truly believe new music would salvage her ...