Elysa Gardner from '' USA Today '' gave the album a 3/4 rating and found the album to be " genuine and endearing " . Trent Wolbe from '' The Verge '' gave an overall 4/4 rating and praised Perry 's ability to " wrapping hyper-specific emotions into a new format that everyone can relate to " . He particularly praised the tracks " International Smile " and " Birthday " , declaring the chorus of " Birthday " to be " fucking perfect " . Jody Rosen from '' Vulture '' was disappointed with every track on the album except for " Roar " . Randall Roberts of '' Los Angeles Times '' gave the album a 3/4 rating , calling it " a shimmering , dynamic , heavy-duty modern pop album " . At the 57th Annual Grammy Awards , '' Prism '' was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album , but lost against Sam Smith 's '' In the Lonely Hour ''
57th Annual Grammy Awards
57th Annual Grammy Awards
Prism (Katy Perry album)