Someone leaked “new” Beyoncé tracks on Spotify—and pranked us all
Woah, woah, woah—did Beyoncé just release another surprise album? Fans had a major freakout on Thursday night, December 20th, when two 10-track albums appeared on Spotify and Apple Music under the name “Queen Carter.” But there was something fishy about the “new” tunes. Apparently, the real Queen Carter had nothing to do with the drop and there’s now a streaming-site conspiracy in the works. According to The Guardian, the two Queen Carter projects were compilations of the artist’s old work and unreleased demos. One track was titled, “Hey Goldmember,” which true stans know is from Beyoncé’s 2002 film debut in Austin Powers in Goldmember.
We should have known something was up from the get-go. If and when Bey releases new music, it always hits hubby Jay-Z’s streaming site TIDAL first. However, we’re admittedly eager to forget the facts when we think new Bey tracks are a click away.
Within a matter of hours, members of the Bey Hive quickly went from this:
BEYONCÉ!! BEYONCÉ!! What have you done, how dare you give me my entire life on this here December evening! #QueenCarter pic.twitter.com/ir4Nj8F6sK
— marissa thee pony❄️ (@Marissa_Monae) December 21, 2018
Thank you Queen 👑 Beyoncé!!! The queen 👑 blessed us with all the songs that didn’t make her first two albums 😭😭😭😭#QueenCarter
— MBali 💫 (@TheJessieWoo) December 21, 2018
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So Beyoncé released a single last week and an album today under the title “Queen Carter” and no one is talking about it?!?!? pic.twitter.com/Kz1Kpa3xC8
— Natara Uzumaki (@Natara_Uzumaki) December 21, 2018
To this:
any true Beyoncé fan would know immediately that anything with songs like "Crazy Feelings" and "Lost Yo Mind" can't be new #QueenCarter
— Mark Sundstrom (@106th) December 21, 2018
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Me listening to Hey Goldmember like I have never heard it before. #QueenCarter pic.twitter.com/qp6ZJ51UDm
— Taylor Cabine (@TaylorCabine) December 21, 2018
Neither Spotify nor Apple Music have responded to the unauthorized leaks, and according to the Beyoncé fan Twitter account, @thebeyoncehub, Bey’s legal team may be seeking “registrar information” for the person who leaked the tracks. false
However, it should be noted that this document has not been verified (but honestly, if you mess with the big dogs, expect to get bitten).
Imagine having to be the person to inform Beyonce of this leak though. #QueenCarter pic.twitter.com/VmQJCDvDpF
— Jordan Barrow (@JordanT_B) December 21, 2018
Us waking up to no streaming services but Tidal because Beyonce sued the pants off them all. pic.twitter.com/OtqcFeou1Q
— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) December 21, 2018
R&B artist SZA was also affected by a strange leak yesterday, December 20th. An album called Comethru, credited to Sister Solana, was dropped on the same streaming sites. SZA quickly clarified that the tracks on Comethru are “random scratches from 2015” via her Instagram Story.
So, unfortunately, this Beyoncé drop was too good to be true. We’re sad, but at least we were reminded of those vintage Beyoncé classics.
