

“I don’t feel like anything was taken from me artistically.

31.īareilles said she and Perry are good friends and that they spoke when the comparisons were made. “Brave” has reached gold status and so far has peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and Bareilles’ song shot to the Top 40 after the Internet drama. Music fans caused a stir when Perry released “Roar” last month, claiming she stole the song’s melody from Bareilles’ “Brave,” released in April.

“I was like, ‘You guys want to go get (mad) about something and buy my music, that’s great.'” I was like, ‘Great,'” Bareilles said in an interview Tuesday. NEW YORK - Sara Bareilles says although she doesn’t think Katy Perry’s “Roar” steals from her song “Brave,” she’s enjoying her tune’s newfound success because of the chatter.
