(CNN)You should know by now that a Beyoncé album release is a whole event."Renaissance" is that, of course, and the Grammy winner's eagerly awaited seventh album doesn't disappoint, if social media is to be believed.
The album officially dropped Friday morning. So much to digest, so much to dissect and so much to dance to. Here's what you need to know: Queen Bey addresses the leakBefore we even get into the actual music, the singer had something to say about it leaking days before its scheduled release."So, the album leaked, and you all actually waited until the proper release time so you all can enjoy it together," she wrote in a statement posted to social media. "I've never seen anything like it.
I can't thank y'all enough for your love and protection."Members of The Hive, as her devoted fan base is known, swarmed social media to ask people to please not share or listen to the leaked files that were out there.She thanked them for their "unwavering support" and "for being patient.""I appreciate you for calling out anyone that was trying to sneak into the club early," she wrote.
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