Beyonce announces, releases new album on same day

December 13, 2013 at 8:27p.m.

NEW YORK (AP) — Beyonce has released her new album in an unconventional way: She announced and dropped it on the same day. The singer released “Beyonce” exclusively on iTunes early today. She mirrors how Jay Z released “Magna Carta Holy Grail” earlier this year — through a deal with Samsung where he gave the album to 1 million users of Galaxy mobile phones days before its official release.