and I found an interesting forum post on amazon germany! people say that amazon is allowed to send items 2 days b4 release date! dont know if thats true!
If an album leaks, it is most likely due to the label letting it leak.
And if I recall, BTW was uploaded to YouTube a week before its release.
When it was first leaking, there were places (stores) actually playing the songs, but not selling the CDs. Soon after, the album was uploaded to a file sharing site in two parts. The label later uploaded the entire album, each song in a different video, the day of the album release, if that's what you're remembering.
When it was first leaking, there were places (stores) actually playing the songs, but not selling the CDs. Soon after, the album was uploaded to a file sharing site in two parts. The label later uploaded the entire album, each song in a different video, the day of the album release, if that's what you're remembering.
This. The upload dates of the songs on YouTube say the May 18 (that's when they were uploaded) but they were only made viewable on May 23 (release date).