Contrary to rumors, Lady Gaga has denied that her new album ARTPOP and its surrounding ad campaign lost Interscope Records over $25 million.

Shortly after the release of the record, an Examiner article appeared online claiming that ARTPOP underperformed to Interscope’s expectations, selling 258,000 copies in its first week in comparison to 2011’s Born This Way selling 1.108 million copies in the same timeframe. According to the article, which has since disappeared, the record’s underwhelming sales led directly to layoffs in the corporation.

However, in a recent post on her LittleMonsters website, Mother Monster herself shut down the reports, claiming that there is “no truth” to the rumors. She went on to lament over the woes of the professional music industry.

my heart breaks from the people i have trusted and loved who i’ve worked so closely with, who have used me, lied to me, worked me into the ground for the personal gain. when i woke up in the hospital after my surgery there were many people that were not there. my health did not matter. i did not matter unless i could perform. this is a very hard lesson. I have lost love ones to the greed of money. it is not interscope. They in fact love me very much and will see ARTPOP to the end.

ARTPOP was released on November 6, 2013 via Interscope Records.

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