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Sunday, 15 July 2007

Prince gives new album Planet Earth away free with newspaper

Record stories angry over CD promotion

If you want a copy of Prince's new album Planet Earth, just pop to a newsagent or supermarket and buy today's Mail On Sunday.

Three million copies of Prince's new album Planet Earth have been bagged up with the newspaper.

The tiny Purple Rain star, 49, is reported to be receiving £250,000 for the deal and high street record stores are angry they're missing out on their profit.

Prince also plans to give away CDs at his 21 shows at the 02 Arena in London's next month.

'It's direct marketing and I don't have to be in the speculation business of the record industry which is going through a lot of tumultuous times right now,' the singer tells BBC News.