Sara Bareilles said the Katy Perry didn’t steal her new song, “Roar” from Sara Bareilles’ “Brave.” Sara Bareilles and Katy Perry are just so close that they’re starting to sound alike. Sara Bareilles does like how the Katy Perry controversy boosted sales of her “Brave.”

Katy Perry and Sara Bareilles did talk about it though.

The 33-year-old singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles says she doesn’t hear enough “Brave” in Katy Perry's "Roar," but she likes all the talk. The Katy Perry controversy sent Sara Bareilles’ “Brave” to debut on Billboard at number 2. Katy Perry’s "Roar" No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart right now. Sara Bareilles' "Brave" has reached gold status and so far has peaked at No. 31.

In an interview, Sara Bareilles said "I was stoked. I was like, 'Great,'. I was like, 'You guys want to go get [mad] about something and buy my music, that's great.'"

Katy Perry and Sara Bareilles songs sound similar. Sara Bareilles said it took a “rough year' to inspired her to writer her most personal album yet.

Similar enough for fans to claim that Katy Perry stole the melody of her new song “Roar” from Sara Bareille’s melody from "Brave," which Sara Bareilles released in April."To be totally honest, I was sort of disappointed in how aggressive fans were being about it. I don't promote drama in my life and competition and stuff like that."

Sara Bareilles said "We actually talked about it. We're like, 'Should we just work on a mash-up and let everybody know we're not mad at each other?'"

The Grammy-nominated performer Sara Bareilles, who is best known for the 2007 hit "Love Song," said Katy Perry is a good friend. "I don't feel like anything was taken from me artistically. I wasn't the one having any problems with it. I've known Katy a long time. We are friends, and she and I spoke about it. I look at it as two female artists who are releasing a message of empowerment."
said she's upset with some of the fans, though.

Sara Bareilles co-wrote "Brave" Jack Antonoff, the guitarist of fun. guitarist. Brave is the first single from Bareilles' third album, The Blessed Unrest, which she put out in July.