Beyoncé's mew surprise album is starting to rub a lot of people the wrong way. It was rumored that Rihanna was upset with Beyonce for dropping the album without warning and called management - they both have the same management - and "cussed folk out."
A source told MediaTakeOut.com that Rihanna felt Beyonce dropped the album on Friday, Dec. 13 on purpose to steal the spotlight. Rihanna and Eminem were scheduled to release the music video for "Monster" on Dec. 16 but everyone was still talking about the Queen B.
Now according to Yahoo Music, Target is upset with the "XO" singer because she released a digital copy of the album online before giving it to the stores.
"At Target we focus on offering our guests a wide assortment of physical CDs, and when a new album is available digitally before it is available physically, it impacts demand and sales projections," Target spokesperson Erica Julkowski told Billboard. "While there are many aspects that contribute to our approach and we have appreciated partnering with Beyonce in the past, we are primarily focused on offering CDs that will be available in a physical format at the same time as all other formats. At this time, Target will not be carrying Beyonce's new self-titled album 'Beyonce.'"
Beyonce's record label, Columbia Records dropped the album on iTunes at midnight Dec. 13 without any warning or pre-release announcement. Target is also said to be upset because iTunes will have the exclusive rights to sell the CD until Dec. 18; after that date U.S. retailers will begin to receive hard copies.
Beyonce has worked exclusively with Target in the past and for her last album "4," released in 2011 she added sic additional songs to the album just for the mega-store. It's not clear whether Target refusing to sell "Beyonce" will hurt their relationship in the future.
Fans who want a physical copy of the album could buy it from Walmart and Amazon.
"[Walmart is] happy to be able to carry her album and support all physical music," Sarah McKinney, a Walmart spokesperson said.
