The way TGJ constantly skews and twists information (to the point where it damn near becomes lies) for the sake of baiting its readers, being catty, petty and/or to generate activity or a slow news day makes this whole blog a joke.

Who cares what some gas station in Bubblefuck, Oklahoma might be selling the album for Madonna's album isn't priced at $.41 at any half way prominent music retailer and you know it. And chances are if some private retailer indeed slashed MDNA to that minute a price, then they probably did that to a host of other titles they have in stock. My guess is that your precious Gaga's album is probably sitting on whosever store shelf that is with a similar markdown. I've worked in music retail, it's the popular selling albums that tend to go on sale with an offensively low sales price; not those that are struggling.

This is just like when Sam posted an article claiming that Madonna's camp was blaming Chris Brown for MDNA's lackluster chart performance, simply because tracks she passed on where shopped to him. What the hell kind of reporting is this? Seriously, where did you get your credentials? It's beyond obvious that you have a vendetta against Madonna, probably because she's a touted rival of some other female singer who you endorse and you resent how large Madonna's shadow looms over her. If Madonna is on a sold out tour that's going to net her a half a billion dollars by the end of it's run, do you *really* think she's in turmoil over its adjoining album not performing well.

You mention Janet, Gaga and Mariah, and how the performance of MDNA should be making them giggle. First of all, that's stupid. Janet and Mariah are basically in the same boat as Madonna. For the past decade, they have all been struggling commercially in terms of album sales and chart performance. If one of their contemporaries album flops, then if anything, that should make them worry about how well their own next album will be received, because chances are that it will be dealt the same fate. Second of all, do you think Janet, Mariah or Gaga wouldn't love to be out on a tour that is as well-received and profitable as Madonna's is? If I had to choose between having a hit album, but being unable to sell out a theater, and having a poor performing album, but ironically am able to sell out large stadiums every night, then guess what I'm going to choose. Singers make change from album sales; a sellout tour playing to 50,000+ people every night at $300 a pop will buy them a mansion. MDNA may be a "flop" for Madonna's Billboard chart run, but the tour is going to drive her to the top of another chart called Forbes. I'm sure she's crying over that. Billboard or Forbes? *scratches head* Which would I rather rank higher on?! Yeah, so embarrassing for her.

In closing, Sam, you're full of it. Every time I come here I'm reminded of the difference between a blogger and journalist. Sam is a bored and bitter blogger. A journalist, he's not. It takes no talent to create a blog for the sake of using it to biasly hero-worship some and malign others. Congrats on that.

Have fun peddling nonsense to your readers whose intelligence you insult on a daily basis, and who you play for dummies with misinformation and bait with bullshit. I'm done. Time to find a real site for music news.