Outraged fans took to social media on Wednesday after Beyonce’s highly anticipated seventh studio album Renaissance was reportedly leaked two days early. The 16-track album is the 40-year-old pop superstar’s first release in six years, and was not supposed to be available until Friday.
But audio files circulated online reportedly allowed some listeners early access to the songs. It prompted angry responses from the superstar's fans – known colloquially as The Beyhive – who urged people not to share links and listen to it before its official release. Following the announcement of the album, her first full-length recording since Lemonade in 2016, she shared a striking piece of artwork showing her astride a luminescent horse, wearing only silver jewellery wrapped around her.
“I hope you find joy in this music,” she wrote on Instagram. “I hope it inspires you to release the wiggle. Ha! And to feel as unique, strong, and sexy as you are.”
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