Nice Try Jay...BillBoard: Samsung Album Sales Wont Count

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NEW YORK — Jay-Z's got 99 problems and the Billboard chart is one.

Billboard said Friday it will not include the 1 million album downloads Jay-Z is giving to Galaxy mobile phone users through a deal with Samsung. Jay-Z announced the partnership this week. His new album, "Magna Carta Holy Grail," will be released July 7, but it will go out to 1 million Samsung users on July 4.

In a letter posted on Billboard's website, editorial director Bill Werde says it won't count the downloads because Samsung ultimately isn't selling the album on its phones. He adds that it wasn't easy turning down Jay-Z's request to include the downloads on the Billboard chart.

Werde writes: "The passionate and articulate argument by Jay's team that something was for sale and Samsung bought it ... doesn't mesh with precedent."

Billboard: Jay-Z's Samsung Album Sales Won't Count

 

[L. Deezy]

I think Soundscan hating.. but its gonna suck when Jay sell only 100,000 copies since a million is given away..LLS

 

[SHAQAVELLI]

He still gettin paid tho

 

[ROFL_GUY]

 

[userofherb]

that was the only way he was going plat

 

[Long Live The Kane]

It's prolly for the best that it doesn't count...sets the precedent for unabashed corporate shilling just to juice the numbers...Puff sees French's numbers, and has Ciroc "buy" a half million copies and give out codes to redeem digital copies with fifths of vodka ...sh!t of that nature

 

[H.J.Duck]

Looks like Ciara is pretty much the only other "major" artist who is dropping in early July so Hov will still have another #1 album

 

[swerve]

If he sell 100k its not because of this. Its because no one gives a fukk about jay

 

[Blackking]

It's kinda weak that he asked them to count those records as sells.

 

[Droopy]

this counts though

 

[jerzboy]

this counts though

Lol. I wish they would give Steve Stout credit for these deals....

 

[CSquare43]

He still gettin paid tho

This.

There's a lot of albums that get moved and don't count toward Soundscan...why you think it's so many independent cats that aren't worried about going to a major label. They don't need them to earn a living...

This is a double win for J...he got a Samsung contract AND got them to buy his album...

 

[Black Gatsby]

Unlucky nikka

 

[Canada Goose]

50 Won




Weezy Won

 

[iamstr8fire]

You already know that he will count i personally whether billboard does or not.