Beyoncé is scheduled to make her triumphant return with the Renaissance album on Friday (July 29) but according to Variety, leaked copies have already made their way online. Social media posts have exploded with links to the purported projects and downloads are readily available with a simple search.
Photos of physical copies being sold in France have also been making the rounds, although they are being removed almost as quickly as they go up. A Twitter post from a Beyoncé fan account claims the album has already landed at No. 2 on the Amazon France Best Sellers list.
The leak comes as a surprise considering Beyoncé and her team are notoriously tight-lipped about their impending projects. In 2013, they famously kept a lid on her 2013 self-titled album, which arrived without any warning.
As for Renaissance, Beyoncé announced the project on June 16 via TIDAL’s Twitter account. She revealed the tracklist last week with titles such as “America Has a Problem,” “Alien Superstar,” “Church Girl,” “Cuff It,” “Thique” and “All Up in Your Mind” as well as the inaugural single “Break My Soul.”
Beyoncé Announces Release Date For Upcoming 'Renaissance' Album
Earlier this month, the Houston-bred megastar provided a short backstory into the making of the album, writing in an Instagram post, “Creating this album allowed me a place to dream and to find escape during a scary time for the world. It allowed me to feel free and adventurous in a time when little else was moving. My intention was to create a safe place, a place without judgment.
“A place to be free of perfectionism and overthinking. A place to scream, release, feel freedom. It was a beautiful journey of exploration. I hope you find joy in this music. I hope it inspires you to release the wiggle. Ha! And to feel as unique, strong, and sexy as you are.”
WHO cares ?
Beyonce fans care, so do all the people that worked on the album. I haven’t listen to a Beyonce album since „4” and I feel like I want to listen to this one. I LOVED „4” oh and the carters was cool too I forgot about that one
Albums leak everyday B..Beyonce is not special.
she was on about thousands of sounds she can use in her music. it seems to me this ain’t as deep as she is making out and she hadn’t put in the work.
2day better than the 3 months albums used to leak out 15 years ago, at this point really have no clue why people buy music I get kids because thats who its marketing too but whole grown adults haha 50% of people have ZERO savings cuz they suport people who care nothing about them
Leaked, of course. How cringy they always use the same PR tricks instead of making great music.
The only “cringey” thing here is the word “cringey” itself. Beyoncé is one of the few artists who’s project can leak and it won’t have much of an affect on her sales.
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her best album wil always b her delf titled one. no mater w how more albums he wil cre8/relaese, she wil ever top that album.