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"Lady Gaga&amp;#039;s new album ARTPOP is predicted to sell an estimated 260,000 copies in its first week of sales in the US. The new figures come after industry experts predicted an initial pre-release forecast of 300k-350k.   ARTPOP is on course to debut at number one, though the estimated figures would mean a 75% drop in first week sales from 2011&amp;#039;s Born This Way which sold 1.1 million copies in its debut week, according to Billboard.  An estimated 440k of Born This Way&amp;#039;s sales were due to an Amazon promotion selling the album for 99 cents.  The predicted figures would mean ARTPOP will have sold less in its first week than Katy Perry&amp;#039;s PRISM and Miley Cyrus&amp;#039;s Bangerz, which sold 286,000 and 270,000 copies respectively.  Lady Gaga has said her new album represents the reverse of late artist Andy Warhol&amp;#039;s style. She also recently spoke about her feud with Madonna, saying Madonna is &amp;quot;aggravated&amp;quot; she doesn&amp;#039;t care about her. ARTPOP&amp;#039;s sales and chart placement will be announced on Wednesday, November 20.  Listen to Lady Gaga&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Do What U Want&amp;#039; featuring R. Kelly below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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