Complex sentence: The album sold 130,000 copies and Jackson was dropped from the Sony BMG label, however he claimed that being dropped was a'blessing in disguise' as he would be able to take the musical direction he wanted.
Split into simpler sentences: The album sold 130,000 copies and Jackson was dropped from the Sony BMG label. Jackson claimed that being dropped was a'blessing in disguise' as he would be able to take the musical direction he wanted.