Lady Gaga & Katy Perry at the MTV Video Music Awards 2013 Seated Next to Each Other [PHOTO & VIDEOS]
Brooklyn's Barclays center, which is the venue for the MTV VMAs this year, announced Thursday via Twitter that Lady Gaga and Katy Perry will be seated next to each other at the show on Sunday.
"@ladygaga and @katyperry with prime time front row seating at the #VMAs" the Center tweeted with a picture of the seating placement:
Both artists are slated to perform at the VMAs, with Gaga opening and Pery closing the event. Other VMA performers this year include Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke.
Perry and Gaga are arch rivals on the charts with their brand new singles Roar and Applause respectively, but industry sources predict that Perry's single will triumph over Gaga's. Fans eagerly await to see the ultimate face-off at the VMAs, when they give their respective performances. Seems like the Barclays Center is beefing up the mania by seating them together.
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Perry's Roar, off of her upcoming album Prism, debuted at No. 1 on the digital single charts. The song amassed 557,000 downloads in its first sales, week making it the third biggest digital debut and sixth largest sales week for a digital song in history. Gaga's Applause debuted at the No. 3 spot with 218,000 downloads.
Both songs officially released on Aug. 12. Perry's single claimed the No. 1 spot on the iTunes USA chart and stuck it out. Applause dropped from its initial number 2 spot to number 4 on Friday, Aug. 16.
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In an attempt to boost up the sales for her single, Gaga had launched a contest on Twitter this week offers the opportunity for fans to meet her at one of her shows by becoming one of two fans with the most number of copies of Applause.
Perry's album is set for release on Oct. 22. Gaga's new album ARTPOP is due out on Nov. 11.
Watch the official video for Gaga's Applause:
Listen to Perry's Roar:
