OH HELL NO! THE FUCK?:

Los Angeles industry analyst Paul Mueller not only confirms to this column that anybody who buys a cell phone with a two-year contract from Best Buy this week will be “sold” a free copy of Lady Gaga’s poorly reviewed CD Born This Way, but that the unwanted “sale” of the CD contributes to the Soundscan sales numbers for the album.

“Lady Gaga’s record company is hoping to sneak in first-week sales numbers to make the album look like it sold more than it actually did,” says Mr. Mueller, who is furious about Best Buy’s promotion. “I, as well as many other people, find Lady Gaga to an incredibly offensive person,” he continues. “I would probably use the CD as a frisbee for my dog, but would not want to support this woman in any way possible.”

Customers who purchase certain smartphones will add two indirect votes to Lady Gaga’s first week chart numbers as they will also be “given” a digital copy of the album in addition to the physical copy. All this could add at least 200,000 fake sales for the Born This Way album.

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